If i had known at the time that this would be my very last piece of my music that I ever played in high school as a member of the class of 2020. If I had known that, i would have cried more than i already did during playing this song.
Fun fact I learned from my band director was that Mackey wrote this piece for middle school bands originally and realized when he finished that no middle school could play it like it's supposed to be done without a true time signature attached
Nick T actually a lot of middle schools out there play this piece musically and beautifully. My sons middle school has 8 members in all state and they played this piece for their adjudication. I was very impressed with them and this is coming from a pianist.
@@thispromisePVP I think he means a middle school band probably couldn't play this in 4/4 with rubato so Mackey wrote all the stretching of tempo by using mixed meter.
The title “Sheltering Sky” seemed oxymoronic to me before I performed the piece because I couldn’t understand how one could be sheltered in an open sky. It took me until after I performed it to realize it was because it was conveying freedom. One cannot truly be free unless they are safe out in the open and exposed. True freedom is when one’s shelter has no limits.
My son's HS Wind Ensemble played this for their final concert of the year. It brought me to tears, especially since he's a senior. What a beautiful piece and Baylor did a beautiful job.
We're playing Sheltering Sky in my university wind symphony, and we're right by the Shenandoah River so the hints of Shenandoah are not unnoticed. To me this piece is heavenly, dreamlike, surreal... Jake Wallace's program note mentions a "sense of hazy distance as though...from a half-remembered dream," and I feel like if I had that dream, then in the dream I would be standing in an infinite prairie landscape while this tune is faintly coming from the bright blue sky.
has to be one of my favorite concert band pieces of all time. Having played it, I feel, makes the listening experience all the more better. Little nuances that you pro0bably wouldnt notice with ordinary headphones unless youve played at are noticable. Something my band director told me about this piece is that it does not Resolve to the I chord until the last chord of the piece. I feel a lot of the tension and emotion I feel are because of this and it makes the resolution at the end all the more beautiful
😮the band i play in playrd this last spring. It was very good and all enjoed playing it. We played it as it is played here. I thought ofAron Copeland. ❤
Other directors just don't fucking understand how to make beautiful music. Baylor is one of the VERY FEW places that truly understands in the wind band world. There are only a handful of places like this in the world. Baylor is one of them.
I wonna make an arrangement of this for piano, I played sheltering sky this year with my band and I was sad because most people didn't understand what they were playing and I broke my heart because I felt like I was the only who understood the beauty behind your piece , but thankfully those days are gone.
If i had known at the time that this would be my very last piece of my music that I ever played in high school as a member of the class of 2020. If I had known that, i would have cried more than i already did during playing this song.
Exact reason why I saved my part for this, 1st trumpet sounds incredible in this piece I play it from time to time. Beautiful.
Fun fact I learned from my band director was that Mackey wrote this piece for middle school bands originally and realized when he finished that no middle school could play it like it's supposed to be done without a true time signature attached
Nick T actually a lot of middle schools out there play this piece musically and beautifully. My sons middle school has 8 members in all state and they played this piece for their adjudication. I was very impressed with them and this is coming from a pianist.
GUY ON A unicycle that's awesome!
I played this piece as a euphonium player when I was in seventh grade
@@thispromisePVP I think he means a middle school band probably couldn't play this in 4/4 with rubato so Mackey wrote all the stretching of tempo by using mixed meter.
when i was in 7th grade we played this w a soprano sax for the oboe solo, took it to chicago
This has to be my favorite rendition. Such a supportive low brass sound and very cohesive.
Thomas C. Gosnell IKR
Unbelievable. I played this song in highschool and I'll always have a special, emotional connection with it. Amazing composition and performance.
The title “Sheltering Sky” seemed oxymoronic to me before I performed the piece because I couldn’t understand how one could be sheltered in an open sky. It took me until after I performed it to realize it was because it was conveying freedom. One cannot truly be free unless they are safe out in the open and exposed. True freedom is when one’s shelter has no limits.
Cadee Havard That must also be why it is supposed to be played with no true time signature, as a previous comment I read suggests.
Reading this while the song played was beautiful. I love your explanation
My son's HS Wind Ensemble played this for their final concert of the year. It brought me to tears, especially since he's a senior. What a beautiful piece and Baylor did a beautiful job.
We're playing Sheltering Sky in my university wind symphony, and we're right by the Shenandoah River so the hints of Shenandoah are not unnoticed. To me this piece is heavenly, dreamlike, surreal... Jake Wallace's program note mentions a "sense of hazy distance as though...from a half-remembered dream," and I feel like if I had that dream, then in the dream I would be standing in an infinite prairie landscape while this tune is faintly coming from the bright blue sky.
This band did an amazing job making a full and big sound for only very small band!😊
I played this 2 years ago and I still cry when I hear it
My band has the honor and privilege of getting to be the first band to march to this song should be a nice rendition of this beautiful music
What school or are you in?
Love your music. I performed this the beginning of the year in a regional band. Beautiful piece.
ClarinetAddict. IKR
has to be one of my favorite concert band pieces of all time. Having played it, I feel, makes the listening experience all the more better. Little nuances that you pro0bably wouldnt notice with ordinary headphones unless youve played at are noticable. Something my band director told me about this piece is that it does not Resolve to the I chord until the last chord of the piece. I feel a lot of the tension and emotion I feel are because of this and it makes the resolution at the end all the more beautiful
😮the band i play in playrd this last spring. It was very good and all enjoed playing it. We played it as it is played here. I thought ofAron Copeland. ❤
2:38 DANG IT, PERCUSSION!
Sylvan Evergreen IKR
I'm so excited I got the oboe solos for this. I hope I can pull it off.
Other directors just don't fucking understand how to make beautiful music. Baylor is one of the VERY FEW places that truly understands in the wind band world. There are only a handful of places like this in the world. Baylor is one of them.
starwarsjunkie7777 ikr
I went to Baylor Band camp a couple years ago over the summer. They have great teachers there
This is the best performance of this piece I've heard
Absolutely Beautiful...
This reminded me of why I picked up my flute back in fifth grade.
Beautifully done! A Great model for my group to emulate!
I'm learning the clarinet part for this song for the school band
Beautiful, such a lovely version!
deartotheheart ikr
we used sheltering sky in our 2021 marching show, Porter high school btw
I want to hear the ending of Angels in the Architecture on that huge organ
Kinda sounds like the end of Lux Aurumque at 0:17
My son’s middle school band plays it, it is a such beautiful piece.
Beautiful. Hints of Shenandoah and Nimrod.
Yay we played this price for our grade six concert band this will help me with the timing
Gotta love that contrabass clarinet part
Beautiful...
An amazing piece if I do say so myself
Oh hey it me!
I wonna make an arrangement of this for piano, I played sheltering sky this year with my band and I was sad because most people didn't understand what they were playing and I broke my heart because I felt like I was the only who understood the beauty behind your piece , but thankfully those days are gone.
So good :D
2:44
dat organ :o
That's what she said.
Yeahhh!!!! MDH BAND!!!!!
Joaquin?!
Allan Nguyen ALLAN???
I played this when I was in seventh grade.
Is it just me or is there a sound like a train wisle at this point 5:16
Clarinet squeak ;-)
I'm playing this I'm a flute and I effing suck
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1:16