Re: van der Meij "Lord of the Rings"


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Posted by Mike on January 22, 2003 at 20:42:23:

In Reply to: van der Meij "Lord of the Rings" posted by Tim on January 22, 2003 at 15:30:10:

A very fun piece, but it has a lot of difficulty throughout the band. My wind ensemble almost played it at Midwest. We're playing it in a few weeks at a concert and then if our students are willing to bear down and work through their parts, we'll take it to contest later in the spring.

There's a good recording of the Air Force band playing it, but even they have their fare share of mistakes on the recording.

I agree with Chuck, the worry shouldn't be about playing it loud. Instead focus on a big, open, full sound. If the volume needs to come up for balance purposes, it will happen in due time. But for now concentrate on your sound, not your volume.


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