Played this song my freshman year of band at our spring concert and while we were playing this it actually started storming but no one realized until we were done because we all just thought it was one of the percussion effects
Something similar to this happened, when we came in to practice our UIL music one day, mistakenly the day of UIL but we didn’t know, me and another Thunder Tube player were practicing on the tubes and it started to thunder and rain, which was funny and we said “we summoned the rain, we are Thor!”
This piece is definitely a winner. Gives me chills every time. Those of you that are saying that you rehearsed this song with John Mackey, don’t know how lucky y’all are. Would give anything to get that opportunity.
@@nismo29 the only thing i remember about this song was the fact that not a single note was on the staff the lowest note was a high B flat and was only ever 8th notes
This piece is constantly on my mind. My current middle school band director gave us the opportunity to sightread this just for fun thinking we would absolutely crash and burn yet we proved him completely wrong. He admitted this later saying he didnt think we would do as well as we did and his intention was not to keep the piece. We now play this everyday in band and soon will at our end of the year concert. I am so happy Ive been given the opportunity to even play this. Its one of my favorite pieces. THANK YOU JOHN MACKEY.
2:48 I remember absolutely *blasting* this part of this song senior year of high school at All Region with the rest of the trombone section. Man, probably the most fun I've ever had playing a song.
last week John Mackey actually came to our school, and watched us perform this, He's like the funniest guy I've ever met, he was also wearing $700 shoes
@@kadereese7865 I got to play the tuba part on bass trombone for our marching band show, it may not have been an actual part, but it was plenty close enough, hype stuff i tell you
@@kadereese7865 I basically composed my own. Dropped octaves mainly. mixed trombone, tuba and euphonium parts all together and made my own. director loved and and we performed this on front of john mackey!
I played this a few months ago at my state festival. We were the Illinois premiere and our conductor was the man who asked Mr. Mackey to write the piece. We took a video and sent it to Mr. Mackey. It is the best piece that I have ever played...I'm a trombone :).
I played the marimba part in 2016 at IHSA, and I wish I could go back honestly. Really fun piece, but not for someone who started percussion the school year before 😅
I played this piece 4 years ago and it was one of my favorites. I was just reminded of it because my old high school is playing it again this year! The first flute part rocks!!
Omg I know I'm super late to this comment lol but I'm playing the flute 1 part this year! I'm super excited but it's kinda scary bcs I'm in a small band so I'm the only flute 1.😭
Listen to the mother piece it came from, Wine Dark Sea by the same composer, John Mackey. There's a version by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble that is absolutely incredible. If will change your life.
Sabrina Becker ughhhh same but i don’t get to play thunder tubes i have to play tambourine but i’m gonna convince my band director to let me play vibraphone
My director just got them in the mail yesterday and I was the first to get to play around with them! Unfortunately I play the euphonium, so I won’t get to perform with them, but still cool!
When I was in middle-school, my symphonic got to work with one of John Mackey’s friends on this piece for a festival, and I really enjoyed that experience.
I recall being around 8-9 years old when I was introduced to this piece... as one our band was gonna perform in a competition. As a flute player, this DESTROYED my fingers.
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My daughter's a senior in high school and their marching band just won the State championship performing this selection. My daughter played the flute solo! So proud and what a beautiful piece music! #2023WhitesboroBandUILstatechampions
Oooh tell your daughter congrats from some random internet flute band kid! Especially on the flute solo I had one last year to open our show and it was very nerve-wracking and just more stressful in general. This seems like such a fun piece for marching band.
played this for All-District band a year or so ago, our director had us sightread and perform at 200 bpm jskfbe- worth it though, this is easily one of my favorite pieces
this song is awesome but as a first trumpet it MURDERS your lips. played it at all-region freshman year, we got one day to prepare it! coolest experience ever
Playing this piece in concert band (my Highschool split our ensemble into symphonic and concert bands, symphonic was better than concert) as a freshman gave my band director a huge new level of respect. Especially bc I was first chair trumpet, and dear god was first part fun
Just figured that out today lol, I played this in 8th and mvmt 1 is gonna be a part of next year’s show so when I got to 3 I was like waaaaaiiiitttt a minute
+EpicKittehDrawer It's fun when the whole ensemble actually cares and tries. I'm playing it in my HS concert band, and the quarter or so of the group who blow it off make it into a big jumbled mess.
dudeeeee we just played this for a Belmont winds camp and holy crap it was so cool (I’m a trumpet) it low key was giving vibes from the bfg when he’s like catching dreams. Prob just me but it reminds me of it
I got to play piano and omg it got so intense with the chain rattling across it, the chain made more noise if you hit the keys harder.. but I loved the piece 😂
I’m a freshman this year. We just got the music, and it looks intimidating. Not sure how well my mouth’s gonna hold up after the 180 bpm eight notes, but I’m excited.
playing 8th notes on a vibraphone at 180 bpm is not something i wanted to do as a freshman
Exactly thank you
Bro, our freshman percussionist played 16th notes at 184 for Give Us This Day 2 years ago. Chill fam
Jared Kloehr that part is so cool, but the mallet parts in his Symphony No 9 Shall we Gather at the River are so damn amazing
@@Lemony-po6km True
I had to play this in middle school region top band as well as imaginarium :( and like 4 more songs
*Those were my fav ones that we played*
Played this song my freshman year of band at our spring concert and while we were playing this it actually started storming but no one realized until we were done because we all just thought it was one of the percussion effects
LMAOOOO
I cant wait til im in high school, they play this piece like almost every year!!!
I'm learning this and I'm an eighth grader in middle school who plays flute were learning this for UIL
Something similar to this happened, when we came in to practice our UIL music one day, mistakenly the day of UIL but we didn’t know, me and another Thunder Tube player were practicing on the tubes and it started to thunder and rain, which was funny and we said “we summoned the rain, we are Thor!”
This piece is definitely a winner. Gives me chills every time. Those of you that are saying that you rehearsed this song with John Mackey, don’t know how lucky y’all are. Would give anything to get that opportunity.
Macy Martindale gives me the chills every time too! it’s such a cool piece!
this song was hell to play
@@justsomerandomasian408 especially as horn. just near staff quarter notes for 50 measures at a time. lips being giving out halfway through smh
@@nismo29 the only thing i remember about this song was the fact that not a single note was on the staff the lowest note was a high B flat and was only ever 8th notes
Def for the flute solo in the beginning
This piece is constantly on my mind. My current middle school band director gave us the opportunity to sightread this just for fun thinking we would absolutely crash and burn yet we proved him completely wrong. He admitted this later saying he didnt think we would do as well as we did and his intention was not to keep the piece. We now play this everyday in band and soon will at our end of the year concert. I am so happy Ive been given the opportunity to even play this. Its one of my favorite pieces. THANK YOU JOHN MACKEY.
YOOOO JULIA IT ME KYLE
also the fact we coukdnt write on it too is crazy
2:48 I remember absolutely *blasting* this part of this song senior year of high school at All Region with the rest of the trombone section. Man, probably the most fun I've ever had playing a song.
Our band I playing this piece right now, and man is it fun blasting that section on trombone😂
Trumpets in my all region band blasted lol
Woah you played this in your senior year? I played this in my middle school district honor band
@@brycenmceuen6794 We're playing that right now, and i play trombone too lol
last week John Mackey actually came to our school, and watched us perform this, He's like the funniest guy I've ever met, he was also wearing $700 shoes
I actual got to rehearse this with John Mackey.
+JoiningDuck That is a great honor. I wish I was on your place.
Yeah he was passing through town earlier this year and he came to my school because we were playing one of his pieces. He's hilarious.
JoiningDuck he's coming to our school for a week to work on it with us
JoiningDuck I'm sorry
My band teacher said that he met him once😭😂
This sounds really cool when I hear the whole band and not just the sax part.
Kathryn I berry and tenor sax
@@bigsnow2185 *bari
Kathryn I its death when you play 1st flute
felt this lmao
You mean the lawn mowers?
/j I'm a lawn mower myself
The big boi lawn mower
Mackey loves his bass trombones!
i played this for my honors band and i am a trombone! U MY FAM
Bass trombones are awesome. But there isn't even a 3rd trombone or bass trombone part in this piece.
@@kadereese7865 I got to play the tuba part on bass trombone for our marching band show, it may not have been an actual part, but it was plenty close enough, hype stuff i tell you
Writing this comment 6 years later and bass trombones STILL RULE 💯
@@kadereese7865 I basically composed my own. Dropped octaves mainly. mixed trombone, tuba and euphonium parts all together and made my own. director loved and and we performed this on front of john mackey!
Love how in this recording, you can hear the different thunder tubes with headphones in. Makes me feel like I’m actually there.
YES
I played this a few months ago at my state festival. We were the Illinois premiere and our conductor was the man who asked Mr. Mackey to write the piece. We took a video and sent it to Mr. Mackey. It is the best piece that I have ever played...I'm a trombone :).
Wait, I think we were at the same festival! Was it in Plano?
LinkedWithZelda712 yeah, what instrument are you?
+Dorface23 I play clarinet..
I played the marimba part in 2016 at IHSA, and I wish I could go back honestly. Really fun piece, but not for someone who started percussion the school year before 😅
HA!!! SO COOL!!!!
I got to rehearse this with John Mackey at honor band and it was AMAZING! He is such a nice and talented guy.
I played this piece 4 years ago and it was one of my favorites. I was just reminded of it because my old high school is playing it again this year! The first flute part rocks!!
And at the end your fingers get absolutely broken.
Omg I know I'm super late to this comment lol but I'm playing the flute 1 part this year! I'm super excited but it's kinda scary bcs I'm in a small band so I'm the only flute 1.😭
1:25 sounds like when you are about the battle the Elite Four 😂
LOL
Cheyenne Bethel who are they
@@iplaytrombone439 the four final bosses in the Pokemon video game series before you fight the Pokemon champion, the true final boss.
We played this for All-Region last year and it’s been one of my favorites since
Played this while conducted by Mr. Mackey himself!! A huge honor, and a super nice guy!!
Anna Stevenson From what I've heard from my band director my band is going to play with John Mackey conducting this, as well as Foundry.
LUCKY!!!!!!!!!
Very nice.
I didn't think John Mackey actually conducted his own pieces. I just figured he would just go over the pieces. But that's cool!
This song is so catchy I can't stop listening too it lol
Listen to the mother piece it came from, Wine Dark Sea by the same composer, John Mackey. There's a version by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble that is absolutely incredible. If will change your life.
Ashton Conley I heard it from them omg so amazing
I play clarinet, but we were short on percussionists, so I got to play the thunder tube!
I was just coming back to this song, I play trumpet but I got to play the thundertube for UIL
Just played this for a clinic and all of our thundertube players were clarinetists
Sabrina Becker ughhhh same but i don’t get to play thunder tubes i have to play tambourine but i’m gonna convince my band director to let me play vibraphone
i was the maniac on the cymbals. i played. all. the. cymbal. parts. at. once.
My director just got them in the mail yesterday and I was the first to get to play around with them! Unfortunately I play the euphonium, so I won’t get to perform with them, but still cool!
this is part of my marching band show
love it
Marching Mackey seems like it would be hell on earth.
@@dillonheider1270 HI DILLON ALSO I AGREE
@@Roman-mi1jk HI ALITA IM GLAD!
@@dillonheider1270 HELL YEAH
Marching Band on top
playing this for district honor band, one of the intense piece I've ever played. so much suspense! I love it!
Ikr! 😂😛
I just got this earlier today, and as a sophomore who sucks at his instrument, the 2nd trombone part makes me lightheaded
When I was in middle-school, my symphonic got to work with one of John Mackey’s friends on this piece for a festival, and I really enjoyed that experience.
this changed me back in middle school
just heard this last night live at my school. sounded just like this......amazing!
I'm lucky I'm playing the thundertube part for this piece its awesome as hell
same, its hella fun
dark dragon we just got kids to play the thunder tube for our band
thats lit
same oml it’s so fun
I played marimba
Loved playing the Euphonium part in band! Listening to this still gives me chills
Same!
same me too, i’m playing it right now and i love all my parts, the euphonium is amazing in this music!
I recall being around 8-9 years old when I was introduced to this piece... as one our band was gonna perform in a competition. As a flute player, this DESTROYED my fingers.
Definitely！！！
Yessssss lol I'm playing this for UIL this year and my fingers get SO tired lol
@@jennymatthews2670 no amount of practicing could fully prepare you for those end sections... good luck
Just played this song at my UIL All Region Concert LOVED THIS PIECE
Playing this peice in band right now. I play trombone, so this is naturally my favorite peice
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only if i could play this with an entire band. hearing it at a band concert played by another school was amazing
I played this my first year in band ☺️ bass clarinet
same also bass clarinet
Lysie LuLu ayy you play bass clarinet
Lysie LuLu BASS CLARINET
Bass clarinet also
I played the world premiere of this piece on bass clarinet
I love this guys work. First heard Xerxes played by a community orchestra, now am hooked!
Even though it’s after football season and I’ve probably played this song thousands of times this year, it’s still a gem and I don’t get tired of it.
Just got this song in band today, it’s a true masterpiece!
My daughter's a senior in high school and their marching band just won the State championship performing this selection. My daughter played the flute solo! So proud and what a beautiful piece music! #2023WhitesboroBandUILstatechampions
Oooh tell your daughter congrats from some random internet flute band kid! Especially on the flute solo I had one last year to open our show and it was very nerve-wracking and just more stressful in general. This seems like such a fun piece for marching band.
I love this song we played it last year and I can’t get it out of my head!!!!!
I played bass drum for this for middle school state honors and it was my favorite bass drum part ever and I was so into it👍🏻
Super fun song to close my high school band career with! First flute for life!
I love the way this song sounds. Also the trombone part is super fun!
Oh my god playing the trumpet to this song was so amazing- best year final concert ever 😭 this will always be my favorite song we played- its so fun
This is my favorite song, I listen to it on repeat forever and ever. I want this to play at my funeral
dang lost the staring contest
Played this Saturday for a senior high honors band festival, sounded awesome
This song was one of the best songs I've ever played in an honor band
Cadets used this in their show. We played it this year too :)
The piece they played was Wine Dark Sea, also by Mackey. Very similar!
We played this at all-region this year and OMG I loved this piece. One of my favorites.
I did this in Treasure Valley Honor band, it was so awesome. I loved playing this song, it was Spectacular
Such a beautiful peace
Playing the Alto Sax part was just absolutely amazing I love feeling the chart and the emotion behind it
My son played this with his middle school band earlier this year. He played tympani. It was very impressive.
hardest song ive ever played
yea it is i have a concert today
the marimba peacie is really hard
I had vibraphone for this piece. But I can't argue with you in saying that marimba is hard for this piece
Seriously? How long have you been in percussion for?
2 years
played this for All-District band a year or so ago, our director had us sightread and perform at 200 bpm jskfbe- worth it though, this is easily one of my favorite pieces
Currently working on this at my school! I play trombone and I love this piece! I hope Mackey visits us!
I’m listening to this again. I played this my freshman year. I am now already graduated. I played 3rd part trumpet
🤩 love this song!
Got to rehearse this WITH John Mackey at a music festival in Texas! He’s such a genuine guy, and really fun to talk to!
tuba me was STRUGGLING with where to breathe in this piece, worth it
this song is awesome but as a first trumpet it MURDERS your lips. played it at all-region freshman year, we got one day to prepare it! coolest experience ever
the vibraphone part literally killed me
honestly one of the loudest but most fun piece I got to play, in District band
Played the Tom part for this at an honor band concert last night, the funnest I’ve ever had in band so far
This is the 4th and final part in my Jurassic period show for marching band! And it’s very well written.
Playing this piece in concert band (my Highschool split our ensemble into symphonic and concert bands, symphonic was better than concert) as a freshman gave my band director a huge new level of respect. Especially bc I was first chair trumpet, and dear god was first part fun
im possibly playing this for my spring concert. so excited
I was able to play the alto, tenor, and bari sax parts. I love this piece
I have to play this piece now please pray for me
Isnt this just a simplified version of Movement III of Wine-Dark Sea?
+Quinton Nickum Nice. I like the idea that Mackey made a piece so complex into something anyone can play.
+Quinton Nickum Yeah, and it could open new players up to much more challenging literature. Mackey has some of the hardest ensemble music.
+Quinton Nickum No, I am going to check him out now that you mention him.
Man, Maslanka HURTS to play. Like, emotionally, it's painful.
Just figured that out today lol, I played this in 8th and mvmt 1 is gonna be a part of next year’s show so when I got to 3 I was like waaaaaiiiitttt a minute
We played this piece at Superstate! A super fun song to play, indeed.
+EpicKittehDrawer It's fun when the whole ensemble actually cares and tries. I'm playing it in my HS concert band, and the quarter or so of the group who blow it off make it into a big jumbled mess.
I am playing this song next year.
dudeeeee we just played this for a Belmont winds camp and holy crap it was so cool (I’m a trumpet) it low key was giving vibes from the bfg when he’s like catching dreams. Prob just me but it reminds me of it
As a beginning Trombone this was my favourite piece in middle school
We played this at our school last year and i got to play the timpani and it was probably the most fun I’ve ever had playing the timpani!
I've never put a song I've played in band on my playlist before. This is a happy first
Played this my Freshman year and I still have the Trombone part.
I got to play piano and omg it got so intense with the chain rattling across it, the chain made more noise if you hit the keys harder.. but I loved the piece 😂
The timpani part is so fun on this piece.
Branson Wren It's so confusing though switching from the e flats to the d's (first year of timpani)
Same loved the timp. and Tom Tom solo 👌
Bro on GOD
This piece is honestly epic! I play clarinet and it’s pretty fun.
And 3:13 is hell for me
W another clarinet
I was practicing my part and it sounded really lame because I have the French horn part, but when I listened to this recording I was blown away!
Agreed. Horns don't get much action in this piece.
Supreme Dorf As a horn I love it. G is the best
Maja Nielsen we don't. But still a cool piece nonetheless
yep french horn part is hell on top split
feels like youre falling into another dimension and this is the fall to said dimension
Probably the funnest song to play
I played the timpani part at an honor band concert. The best thing I've played, it's so much fun.
Playing xylophone on this and we have our concert and contest coming up soon with this piece included. Wish me luck fellow band mates.
Our middle school band is doing this and we sound FIRE. But no seriously the piece is amazing and I love it.
my schools concert band played this last year and i was a freshman AND 1ST PART FRENCH HORN AND WHEN I TELL U IT WAS SO STRESSFUL
Brooo I’m a freshman and we are playing this in symphonic band 😅it’s a little scary😅
Im playing this on bassoon and its a blast so far
Me too!
As the concert toms player, this song was great and hard at 180bpm
playing this song in 7th grade. It's amazing!
HOWWW LMAO
I remember doing this in middle school
Played this at our school speech day. Sounded amazing in person!
im playing french horn for this, i love it!
I also play French horn and this is still my favorite piece I've played
i play french horn and the the part for us is honestly really fun!!
not me, this was hell imo lmfao
The feeling of playing this song during my concert was dreadful
Played this in the first ever Highschool honor band
I played this last year and our band is playing Foundry this year
I played this my freshman year, I’m a junior now ! I love this piece I would do anything to play it again
I’m a freshman this year and we’re playing this song for competition
I’m a freshman this year. We just got the music, and it looks intimidating. Not sure how well my mouth’s gonna hold up after the 180 bpm eight notes, but I’m excited.
BRUHH I REMEMBER THIS FROM 8th grade
That sure is some lightning
We're playing this piece as 8th graders with the high school's top band in about a month woo I'm scared
Im only listing to this because i have to play it for my schools band
we are playing this for our next band concert