REVELLI ~ U of Mich Symphony Band plays CHESTER OVERTURE. by William Schuman

maestrojimbo Says:

Apr 26, 2011 - What can I say? Too bad?

dj4eagle Says:

May 16, 2011 - 1st Trombone, favorite concert piece I've ever played.

saxophoneftw Says:

Jun 28, 2011 - Did you play a very difficult rendition?

derekmei1995 Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - I'm actually playing 1st trombone on this right now, and I find it extremely random. I think both the beginning and the end are nice, but the middle is too dispersed with random chord.

dj4eagle Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - I agree

malefootcrazy Says:

Oct 28, 2011 - I love this piece and always liked playing it. This is a wonderful recording of it, and Revelli was incredible. But finding these box sets of the Revelli Years is like findling 5 sets of the Holy Grail.  Very hard to find. I have this volume (1) but am trying to find the other 4. If anyone knows of anyone with copies they want to sell, please let me know. Also, if you want to hear another great piece from this set, hopefully someone will post the Menotti 'Overture and Caccia'. VERY hard.

dj4eagle Says:

Oct 30, 2011 - We did this same arrangement

maestrojimbo Says:

Nov 1, 2011 - Thia isn't an arrangement.

WanderingFilms Says:

Nov 16, 2011 - there aren't arrangements of it....it's just this song....

lkreykes7035 Says:

Dec 10, 2011 - I'm playing this is band and I play tenor saxophone. i like the beginning and end but the middle is kinda random!!

mAsTeRsLiCk109 Says:

Dec 12, 2011 - Played 1st trumpet. We played this amazing piece for Texas State Honor Band and surprisingly won State! We played this in middle school. Very difficult piece for a 13 year old!

DavidoffeTV Says:

Dec 13, 2011 - Where can I find a recording of this?

maestrojimbo Says:

Dec 13, 2011 - @DavidoffeTV Email  donozga211@comcast.net Thanks for watching/listening

drayday05 Says:

Dec 22, 2011 - 0 dislikes

MJITDGlover Says:

Jan 18, 2012 - im playing 3rd clarinet part and i just got it today. ITS REDICULUS!! Im in grade nine so im 14! thers like 4 differant octaves im hitting all of a sudden at some point!

rdsmith925 Says:

Feb 8, 2012 - Actually this is a bit of a confusing point. as it is the third movement from Scumann's New England Triptych written for orchestra. Its transcription for band was by Schumann himself, adding to the continuing confusion...original piece for band or an "arrangement".

rdsmith925 Says:

Feb 8, 2012 - Probably because it was too hard for them...when I've both performed and conducted this piece, it was very hard for groups to get thier head wrapped around it when they were working too hard at it. Very under-rated in it's difficulty.

maestrojimbo Says:

Feb 8, 2012 - My recollection is that the orchestra and band versions are not the same structually. To add to the confusion, Schuman did a rework for solo piano for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

CorrectiveDetention Says:

Feb 14, 2012 - As a 10th grade percussionist band nerd, I was very much looking forward to playing this piece in my school's Wind Ensemble. He recently took this off the list. Now it's Molly on the Shore by Percy Grainger, Sleep by Eric Whitacre, Poem by Jonathan Frazner (?), and Ride by Samuel Hazo. All still great pieces. I just really like the spontaneous, abrupt, precision with which the fast part is written to be played.

TheHimom263 Says:

Mar 13, 2012 - I sounds very nice! :DMy high School band is going to perform this piece next year and our director is a UMich alumni was "The Man Up Front" for two years. I know the video was uploaded in 2010 but when was this performance? I'm curious to know if he was playing in this ensemble

maestrojimbo Says:

Mar 13, 2012 - It was recorded in 1962 -so most of the players are over retirement age now.

TheHimom263 Says:

Apr 7, 2012 - Ohh okay. My director is like 30 so I don't think he was in this... Thanks!

Karlinberlin1 Says:

Apr 10, 2012 - I like the unpercussive quality. Big sound. Clean articulation. No harsh accenting. No over blowing. Piece is written percussively enough. No need to add more.

jerelwells72 Says:

Apr 11, 2012 - I love the beginning of the song it reminds you of a beautiful early day

LlammaCrazy Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - WHOOOOOAAAAA best articulation I have ever heard expressed on this piece.