Among other things, "Russian Christmas Music" shows what a master orchestrator Alfred Reed was. Everybody has a good part and all voices are used appropriately (definitely not just a matter of finding an available instrument to play at the desired pitch). And the result is something that gives me tingles just about every time I hear it.

One of my favorite pieces of band literature ever. I get chills every time I listen to it. I am so thankful I had the privilege to play such a beautiful piece.

there's something about playing saxophone on a piece like this that really makes you envy the power of the brass

Ahh.. I am so glad I found this song. Brings back great memories. I played second horn and in one rehearsal the first horn and I blacked out from using too much air at the end... Good times. :D

The ending of this piece was hell for us flutes, but boy, was it worth it. My career in wind ensembles pretty much boils down to this piece.

The russians must have a pretty epic christmas

@cowapocalypse75

6 жыл бұрын

IKR!!!

@user-hs7rw4ie8v

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂on god

I love any and every piece composed by Alfred Reed.

i play first clarinet for this song and i really love this song....tokyo kosei's first clarinet is really epic. just don't know how they make such dark and clear dark tone.....

I played this masterwork as percussionist { Tubular bells} years ago was crying when we are done

My freshman year of high school. (2009) Oh good gracious... This was BY FAR the best.... BEST... piece we performed. Trumpet here, but every part was important.

the finale around the 11 minute mark is where it's at for me. Especially those building brass statements. This is a magnificent piece of music!

In Soviet Russia, song play you!

I think besides the pieces being amazing by them-selves, Alfred Reed's works all seem to have these really really great endings, I mean really like the ending here sounds so cool!!! It's even better to play of course lol!

I play clarinet in my school band! This Christmas show we are playing this! It sounds amazing when it's all together!

Lol I play Alto sax for this and it is amazing even though I have so many measures of resting... I love Reed!

it's from the real tokyo kosei wind orchestra??? wooow - I can't believe it =) !!

I love this song. In my band we play this song every year and it's just so fun and it sounds so cool.

As a timpanist, this piece is EPIC

Senior Year of High School (2014-2015) :) LOVE this piece!

Never knew there was a marching band arrangement until yesterday.

so props to the soloist here for hangin on lol

One of thr best pieces ive ever played on flute. Would love to play it agai

mmm dat english horn and that french horn line at the end. As a horn player, this is what we live and breathe

@citizenx2369

9 жыл бұрын

Evan Aitken yassss! fellow french horn player! this was by far my favorite piece i played in high school. i still get tears at the end especially at the french horn licks!

@Leann1216

Жыл бұрын

I played EH on this in high school (20+ years ago) I still got the nervous butterflies right before the first solo. Beautiful!

I played this on the clarinet 👌👌

I have played the Bells in this piece of music, a wonderful experience

This piece is SO beautiful. Glad i was able to play this piece of history (and even happier that the best wind orchestra in the world did a recording)

@LyleFrancisDelp

6 ай бұрын

Not the best wind "orchestra" in the world. Not even close. That would be the US Marine Band in Washington, DC.

One of our songs this year.

The sound has so much body

I'm playing 3ed trumpet on this piece, I feel so much better hearing the 3ed trumpet crack at 14 minutes 😉

Our marching band will play these for our show this year :3

MY FAVORITE PART IS NO DOUBT AT ALL 13:53. I C A N T . THE LOW BRASS, THE TRUMPETS, THE HORNS, THE WOODWINDS COMING IN AFTER THE TRUMPET CLIMAX, NUT NUT NUT.

@jmil2tx

4 жыл бұрын

My high school band director (now long gone but dearly loved) adapted the Cathedral Chorus into an arrangement for our band that has been our signature closing for going on 50 years now. It still brings tears of great pride and joy to my eyes even 35 years later. He would always tell us, "one, two, PROUDLY play.." and we did. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWiazsmgmayqfbQ.html

I have not been able to play this song at all during my high school time being a senior at a school that is very new. and this song is beautiful so i wish i was able to play it. i am first alto sax

What a beautiful piece of music this is. Loved playing it in high school every year during Christmas season. Although, I’m a little partial to having the alto sax play the English horn solos (our band didn’t have another double reed player for oboe) :)

@mschmidt62

8 ай бұрын

HERESY!

This is our opener for marching band this year

I play baritone

Vodka uuuurday!

best clarinet ever

I'm playing this in my school district's wind ensemble. We'll be playing it after our concert at NYSSMA in June. Why June?!

😊👍

i can play this!!!!!!!!

Beautiful, USA

technically, this song is easy technically....but interpretation really hard

and again around the 14 minute mark. Just glorious!

Check out SCV87RCM here on KZread. It's actually a drum corps (1987 Santa Clara Vanguard) but I'd bet the marching band version would be something similar.

The horns at the end make me wet myself

ホルンソロは並木博美です。

Thumbs if you play first trumpet in this song. I die at measure 236.

What the hell kind of marching band do you have???

Is 13:53 the Grandioso?

@Swordsonian

8 жыл бұрын

+musichornfurby12 yeah, its the climax of the piece :D

@jmil2tx

4 жыл бұрын

That's the Cathedral Chorus. Such a majestic sound... :)

10:11

TRUMPETS FOR THE WIN - NISH

Strongly disagree with tempos throughout.

I just melt at the part that starts at 6:48 that was my favorite part to play i am a flute player

it's from the real tokyo kosei wind orchestra?? woooow - I can't believe it :)