We loved Fred! I played under him at Interlochen for our tour in 1975. He was wonderful with kids and loved being at camp in the summer. You might not know but he was a camper when Sousa came to conduct in the early thirties. Sousa brought his very last March with him “The Northern Pines” Fred played bass drum! So if you have been in a band or orchestra that F.F. Conducted you only have two degrees of separation from Sousa! That concert was at The Interlochen Bowl and after Fred died his wife came and scattered his ashes around the trees at the back of the bowl. Now Fred is always at Interlochen we did love him.
I was one of those kids - 14 in 1974 when he came for a week to NC School of the Arts to conduct a Concert Band summer program. I'd forgotten he told us about playing under Sousa. He was merciless on the percussionists and trombones - Laziest players in the band :)
I love the way he conducts the last few measures, with that signature Fennell move at the end...purpose... to make sure NO ONE accidentally plays a stinger!
Certainly one of the liveliest conductors who ever lived. I love how energetic and happy he is, even in his elderly state. I was actually born in the same city as Mr. Fennell, which I am so happy about. Congratulations to Mr. Fennell and this wonderful ensemble!
Every time I hear this stirring song I reminisce. I visualize a battery of 155 Long Toms on Saipan facing Tinian. The battery commander yelling:, "Fire Mission!", the earth-shaking roar as the projectilesoar
FF was one of the great, largely unheralded conductors of our time. At one point, he was talked about as Fiedler's successor at the Pops but that didn't pan out. He seemed somehow to disappear from the major leagues in the last twenty-thirty years of his career, and it's puzzling in the extreme as to why that happened. He was of the few conductors I played for who make musicians play better than they thought they knew how!
I'm a cellist. We just got the music for "Crown Imperial Coronation March" arranged for symphony orchestra, and I'm not familiar with it. I started looking around UA-cam, found the TKWO with Fennell conducting and had to see more of his conducting. When he started to sing the lyrics - "So it's hi, hi, hee in the field artillery" - oh my. He must have been a joy to play for.
The explanation is easy: he was a wind band specialist. Had he spent the bulk of his career conducting symphony orchestras, he'd have had a much higher profile.
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His conducting is sooooo unique. There has never been anyone like him with all his micro baton queues.
1:52 I believe that, at that moment, he was *the* happiest man on earth.
Yeah
may he rest in peace (next comment please be in 3 years)
Don’t be so sure…
@@kommandantgalileo.
@@armandojacobangue5134 I do wonder what that was for.
Fantastic conductor
This man's smile just made my day
We loved Fred! I played under him at Interlochen for our tour in 1975. He was wonderful with kids and loved being at camp in the summer. You might not know but he was a camper when Sousa came to conduct in the early thirties. Sousa brought his very last March with him “The Northern Pines” Fred played bass drum! So if you have been in a band or orchestra that F.F. Conducted you only have two degrees of separation from Sousa!
That concert was at The Interlochen Bowl and after Fred died his wife came and scattered his ashes around the trees at the back of the bowl. Now Fred is always at Interlochen we did love him.
I was one of those kids - 14 in 1974 when he came for a week to NC School of the Arts to conduct a Concert Band summer program. I'd forgotten he told us about playing under Sousa. He was merciless on the percussionists and trombones - Laziest players in the band :)
I love the way he conducts the last few measures, with that signature Fennell move at the end...purpose... to make sure NO ONE accidentally plays a stinger!
1:58 slay fred.
Wow, Fred looks like he's really having fun. Sort of sword fighting with his baton. Very well done. Too bad they didn't sing the words in the trio.
fantastic conductor! Fantastic work from John Philip Sousa!
Certainly one of the liveliest conductors who ever lived. I love how energetic and happy he is, even in his elderly state. I was actually born in the same city as Mr. Fennell, which I am so happy about. Congratulations to Mr. Fennell and this wonderful ensemble!
Every time I hear this stirring song I reminisce. I visualize a battery of 155 Long Toms on Saipan facing Tinian. The battery commander yelling:, "Fire Mission!", the earth-shaking roar as the projectilesoar
FF was one of the great, largely unheralded conductors of our time. At one point, he was talked about as Fiedler's successor at the Pops but that didn't pan out. He seemed somehow to disappear from the major leagues in the last twenty-thirty years of his career, and it's puzzling in the extreme as to why that happened. He was of the few conductors I played for who make musicians play better than they thought they knew how!
I'm a cellist. We just got the music for "Crown Imperial Coronation March" arranged for symphony orchestra, and I'm not familiar with it. I started looking around UA-cam, found the TKWO with Fennell conducting and had to see more of his conducting. When he started to sing the lyrics - "So it's hi, hi, hee in the field artillery" - oh my. He must have been a joy to play for.
The explanation is easy: he was a wind band specialist. Had he spent the bulk of his career conducting symphony orchestras, he'd have had a much higher profile.
この指揮者さんスゴい！ スーザのマーチがよほど好きなんだろうな。
Just IMAGINE if he was around to conduct the Baylor Wind Ensemble. They would actually be able to do everything he wanted.
I love this man.
Fred is amazing, and the Japanese orchestra is cool as well.
A great rendition of a great march
good
Very good
well there are some liberties taken with the tempi but what can you say about fennell conducting sousa - what a treat!
Yes, it’s called artistic license and NOT DOING EVERYTHING THE FUCKING SAME WAY ALL THE TIME.
@@starwarsjunkie7776 exactly!
@@starwarsjunkie7776 If I could like this comment a thousand times I would!
1:36 when he was the most serious man on earth
"Yates" is the name of the Famous Briths Poet. I remember. Great name it is!
Braaaaaavo !!!!!!!!
Ooooh conductor!!!!!!!!!
音が生き生きしてる！
😊😊😊😊😊
楽しそう(^^)
noramlly I would be annoyed if a whole show was just a dude's face... This is worth it.
Trop rapide
Dude needs a haircut
put some respect on his name lil bro 😈☠
@@Pierre777-ok lil dude needs a haircut
下品なスローダウン。
まったく正調演奏からかけ離れた演奏といわざるを得ない。