When you think of these musicians at this level - I’m sure they each played the Posy at least in high school if not earlier. Rehearsal is not really learning it, but refining and polishing like a gemstone. One of the great pieces of the repertoire.

@albert6307

2 жыл бұрын

You got it. My college band was conducted by Col. Bourgeois back in the 80's and it was all about refining the parts and how it fit together. Not a single gesture wasted on the podium, and very little to say, but great insight and instruction. You couldn't help but reach for his musical ideas.

@LJ-wo1wf

Жыл бұрын

I watched the band rehearse with John Williams about.. oh wow, maybe twenty years ago before this new hall was built. They were executing the music perfectly fine already ("CD-quality" was the phrase I used), and then Williams would ask for changes, like in interpretation or balance. They'd make the change, run it maybe twice, and then move on to the next segment. SO MUCH TALENT in that room - zero issues with individual execution, quick adaptation to changes, and a lot of efficiency overall.

@HelloooThere

7 ай бұрын

WHAT DO YOU MEAN GEMSTONE

If everyone in the government were as good at their jobs as these people...

1.) Nice to see Colonel Fettig forget what he wanted to address then remember right before they band starts to play again. That’s about as real world as it gets. 🤣 2.) instruction/feedback offered and ensemble makes changes made immediately. That’s not something I experience regularly. 🤣 3.) Horkstow 😍 Thanks for “pulling back the curtain” to share!

This is such a great resource for the entire music community!

Mixolydian moment. No shortage of music theory! And love the emphasis on dynamics and resulting tonality. And even without the fine adjustments, still gorgeous.

Not only does Colonel Fettig have a mastery of Lincolnshire Posy, he seems to have a personal relationship with the band members - calls them by their first names - like his bravo to the trumpet soloist in mvt. 2.

Oh gosh to be able to perform with fellow musicians of this caliber must be such a joy! Great thanks, though, for peeling back the curtain for us to see how real professionals work to perfect their art.

This is great! Professionalism is preparation and is well demonstrated in this group(no surprise). It was the little things that stuck out to me the most, like the major tonal difference that was made when asked to fit inside the horn sound during the first movement, and also the way that they were able to start to "feel" the second movement on the first run-through. Very Impressive!!!

My intro to the sound world of Grainger was this work back in the '60s at Long Beach State under H Robert Reynolds. The fabulous blend, balance and beauty of sound with the Marine Band is absolutely wonderful!

the tuba-well all of the low brass in general, literally always delivers what’s needed behind everything else it’s amazing

It's not often that we get to "hear & see" this wonderful ensemble in rehearsal. This wonderful work, by Australian - Percy Grainger, is a must play in the repertoire of every aspiring wind band. Every conductor should familiarise themselves with this score, even if they don't have the band to play it. There are some movements, which even 'learning - school bands' can cope with. Col. Jason Fettig provides some wonderful insights into this work, which every band director can learn from.

Simply brilliant!

Thank you for sharing these rehearsals. Very beautiful and inspiring ❤

Such marvelous, rich, and expressive sounds! Thanks for posting this. It is a great model for all of us who conduct and play, and reminds us of the obligation to make beautiful each note!

Incredible to watch and hear!!! What a privilege.

Beautiful! Can't wait for Mvts. 3 and 4

Fabulous. Nice idea regarding the rehearsal video. Loved it.

The band members are so very disciplined, even reverential, in their devotion to this masterpiece! What a pleasure to see and hear a rehearsal at this sublime level of musicianship! I look forward to the next video.

Absolutely incredible. Thanks. I will be showing this to my elementary band kids next week.

thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for these rehearsals. my community band hasn't been able to rehearse since march 2020 and this helps me to keep music alive in my life. i even play along with the video. thank you all for your service to this country.

You young musicians out there. Notice their rehearsal discipline. Not a waste of time.

I don’t think you can run a rehearsal so damn smoothly but so professional while still having a more chill atmosphere I’m a trombonist (been playing for 10 years) currently in high school (I play a shires horn with a Hammond 11m mouthpiece) love from Sweden

Listening to Mvt 2 just gave me goosebumps on the first run through...bravo ladies and gentelmen!

Lovely rehearsal.. Wonderful sounds.. The Lincolnshire Posy is absolutely beautiful.. thank you to musicians and conductor this is really very nice!.. you are beautiful.. love it

I could listen to Lisbon all day. 😍😍🥰 Magnificent work!

Oh Percy Grainger played to perfection is such a joy to hear!

I wish they did these when I was in high school. This is gold.

Superb!!

I really like these

Can’t wait to hear the next movement. That’s the interesting one

sounds so gorgeous !

A great piece of depth of character and attitude! :)

I love listening to Col Fettig with his explanation ... Then watching him direct is true art!

Sounds great!

The dreaded major third of the last chord of the first movement. Only the tenor saxophone and English horn have it. I still have bad dreams from getting screamed at in college about pushing that note sharp.

This is really cool!

The slowing here is the same problem I have playing Chopin. It's all so beautiful I find myself lingering a little too much. This guy is such a great conductor and musician. Love this band's performances.

Looking forward to next instalment of the digital rehearsal. Great musicality right round the stands, rock solid intonation and the very highest standard of musical direction.

6:33 my favorite phrase. Well 28:55 is nice too. Can't decide. It's all good. This should be required "reading" or "listening" for all young band directors. (and old (er) too quite frankly.)

More of rehearsal Videos please!! Just let the Camera record….🥰🤩

Great thing! I would like to know about about the microphone placement and types of microphones, because the orchestra sounds very interesting. Could you comment on this, please?

The conductor at times seems to have two competing ictuses, one with his wrist and another from the tip of his baton. Which one are they following?

"Wir haben fettisch". Thank you very much for this beautiful rehearsal. Great music guys (including the girls of cause). Thank you.

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Col. Fettig is discussing these rehearsals at the Percy Grainger Society via zoom on Feb 11, 2022

Why are the trumpets on C trumpet? That makes no sense to me. Is it a timbre thing, or?

Maybe it’s just me…but his conducting seems to be almost 2 beats ahead of the ensemble. Almost as if the ensemble is waiting to see what his conducting is asking for before reacting. In all the ensembles I’ve ever performed in or watched in concert have I ever witnessed anything like this before. How are they staying together!?!?

@johnentrekin1167

2 жыл бұрын

@tamabasher16 I think that is what grainger was going for in this piece, it supposed encompass folk singing, so being metrically accurate isn’t the focus so much. Sometimes the conductor of an orchestra will conduct ahead to portray the emotion they want to the group before it happens, but in this piece (for wind band) it is written (meter, and rhythmic flow) to feel/sound very metrically free. It so amazing to watch, seeing that happen shows the complexity of grainger’s compositions.

@tamabasher16

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnentrekin1167 I agree. Grainger is hard to conduct in general with his very specific annotations to the scores he wrote. It’s very inspiring to see an ensemble achieve this music at the highest level. I’ve heard many high schools play this piece over the years and I love it so much, but I don’t think I’ve ever watched an ensemble play that far behind the conductor. It would take some adjusting for me to get used to if I was sitting in with them.

Great performers and great music ! How can we get more young people interested in music of quality ?

@HelloooThere

7 ай бұрын

HAVE THEIR PARENTS PUT IT ON THEIR TABLETS AND TELL THEM ITS JUSTIN BIEBER

@UTegerton

7 ай бұрын

@@HelloooThere Interesting idea!

So is the military band something they do on the side?

Pls look at the Vision Beyond A Star by Music Composer Joshua Idio. Looks very promising.

😍

🍀🎶🍀

Wow

I always thought it would fun to play in a military band. I inquired one time a few years ago, as I play trombone, but they told me I am too old. 😞

Will you be playing Haydn Wood's Mannin Veen anytime soon?

@theosmith1182

2 жыл бұрын

The Marine Band has already recorded Mannin Veen, and it's available on KZread: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6aF2dRtaJSodrA.html&ab_channel=UnitedStatesMarineBand

@sergioalegria9868

2 жыл бұрын

Me encantó el Ensayó estimados Músicos en especial a su conductor un fuerte abrazo desde Chile Saludos..

I don't see the name of the conductor in the description : (

@levineuwirth

2 жыл бұрын

This is Colonel Jason K. Fettig!

@jaquanxanthan7284

2 жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video? Literally 10 seconds in

@johnk.blanchard503

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaquanxanthan7284 Yes. The point is that the info should be in the description. That's how searches work: text.

@johnk.blanchard503

2 жыл бұрын

The point is that the info should be in the description. That's how searches work: text.

@trombone113

Жыл бұрын

Oh please. He should be recognizable on sight. And no, you did NOT search for this. So stop with all your BS. And if you did search for it, you didn't use FETTIG in your search considering you had no idea who the hell he was. People like you disgust me. Just say you were lazy and thank those who told you who he was without making rewind the damn recording. Get a damn life.

it's strange that you're tuning to a clarinet rather than the oboe.

@suzbats

2 жыл бұрын

Concert bands will tune to the clarinet as it is in B flat like most of the instruments in the ensemble.

Do they dress like that for every rehearsal or is it just because they were filming this one?

@brucekuehn4031

2 жыл бұрын

They are members of the military. This is their “relaxed” uniform.

@trombone113

Жыл бұрын

The need to be in uniform at work and they don't wear cammies. So summer "charlies" is the next best thing.

English can be wonderfully pedantic. So, in our land a county is sometimes known as a 'shire' which is pronounced SHYRE, but when it is used as a place name, such as Gloucestershire, Warwickshire or Lincolnshire, it becomes SHEER. Now, there's no science to this, other than how the original pronunciation has been softened by time. Though it very likely is the case that amongst the local accents there might remain the hard emphasis.

Trombones are real bored haha

This is not the way to pronounce Lincolnshire. The “shire” part of the word is pronounced as a soft shu sound, hope this helps. Lincolnshire being an English County should probably be pronounced the English way I feel.

@trombone113

Жыл бұрын

Well, then go listen to HM Marine Band in England. This is the U.S. and we have developed our own accents and way of speaking over the past 250 some odd years. You understood what he said. Get over it, Karen.

Can this guy talk less and show more, especially before he stops the ensemble and tells them what to do after the fact?

@perpendicularfifths7312

2 жыл бұрын

many of the things he talks about cant be shown by hand. and for the things that can, they have rehearsal time. theres no harm in him clarifying, and in fact there is a distinct benefit to having the entire band on the same page about their artistic goals. for a conductor hes exceptionally concise. (but of course he is, this is the marine band. a good conductor doesnt need many words for them.)

@bilikfinke9197

2 жыл бұрын

@@perpendicularfifths7312 You've just contradicted yourself

@trombone113

Жыл бұрын

The opportunity for any military band to spend this much time in a rehearsal setting is quite rare.just be thankful they have invited you to see and hear it. Let me ask you, if they let you sit in that room during rehearsal who you have asked Col. Fettig that question?? I don't think so. And it was just as stupid here.