This sounds so cool! I loved the dynamic contrast, it made the piece sound much more alive, and the band did such a good job with changing style/ articulations so quickly while keeping consistently good tone. This really helps me know what it's supposed to sound like. My band is playing this for our spring concert, and I hope we sound as good as this does
No offense, but this recording is of a MUCH lower quality than I would expect from a professional ensemble. The number of key signature mistakes, fingering mistakes, etc., is inexcusable from a professional group.
Sorry you didn't enjoy the performance. If it makes you feel any better, this performance of American Overture was done with no rehearsal and just a run-through. Given those circumstances, I think the performance came off pretty good.
This was beautifully played and I heard a LOT of amazing musical expression. Mistakes happen even in “professional” ensembles. To have a “inexcusable” mentality in music is the mindset and reason why people quit or don’t continue a field in music education. Why can’t we just appreciate the overall sound and effort here!?
The first time I ever heard the President's Own Marine Band perform live I heard an obvious foul up in the very first piece played (Suppé's Light Cavalry Overture). We're all human; including the performers of any and all top tier ensembles. All those recordings you might know about where it seems like perfection was achieved? Yeah those almost always combine several takes of the same piece and mistakes are edited out to the best of the audio engineers' abilities. Even in auditions the performance is never flawless. Jeff Nelsen of the Canadian Brass openly remarked that every audition he ever won had visible mistakes in it in terms of note accuracy.
This sounds so cool! I loved the dynamic contrast, it made the piece sound much more alive, and the band did such a good job with changing style/ articulations so quickly while keeping consistently good tone. This really helps me know what it's supposed to sound like.
My band is playing this for our spring concert, and I hope we sound as good as this does
So glad the performance was helpful for you and your band. Thank you for the comment!
No offense, but this recording is of a MUCH lower quality than I would expect from a professional ensemble. The number of key signature mistakes, fingering mistakes, etc., is inexcusable from a professional group.
Sorry you didn't enjoy the performance. If it makes you feel any better, this performance of American Overture was done with no rehearsal and just a run-through. Given those circumstances, I think the performance came off pretty good.
@bigilworth I agree! I only recall one obvious mistake, so given the circumstances I'd say the band nailed it 👍
This was beautifully played and I heard a LOT of amazing musical expression. Mistakes happen even in “professional” ensembles. To have a “inexcusable” mentality in music is the mindset and reason why people quit or don’t continue a field in music education. Why can’t we just appreciate the overall sound and effort here!?
The first time I ever heard the President's Own Marine Band perform live I heard an obvious foul up in the very first piece played (Suppé's Light Cavalry Overture). We're all human; including the performers of any and all top tier ensembles. All those recordings you might know about where it seems like perfection was achieved? Yeah those almost always combine several takes of the same piece and mistakes are edited out to the best of the audio engineers' abilities.
Even in auditions the performance is never flawless. Jeff Nelsen of the Canadian Brass openly remarked that every audition he ever won had visible mistakes in it in terms of note accuracy.
As some one who's played the horn part for this piece, those horns are STRUGGLING lmao