Brahms - Academic Festival Overture for 12-part Brass Ensemble and Percussion

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Brahms - Academic Festival Overture for 12-part Brass Ensemble and PercussionBrahms Academic Festival Overture was composed in 1880 as a thank you to the University of Breslau which awarded him an honorary Doctorate. The work is a boisterous collection of student drinking songs but not without some of his patented dark melancholy in between sections. Matthew McCrady has beautifully arranged the entire 10 minute work for 12 part Brass Ensemble, Timpani and Percussion, employing the rich sounds from Brahms' composition. For

but beautiful Solo written by Dvorak

Bach's Sleepers Awake (Wachet Auf) gives all three Tubists a real workout

The Bass part goes up to a high "E" above the staff several times

smooth mood

British composer Frank Bridge is mainly remembered for his beautiful chamber music

Piccolo in 1st part

Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla

the Chorale "Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit" (Before Thy Throne)

as well as in Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies for Piano

These Counterparts may be practiced and played as etudes alone

Kamloops Symphony conductor

loneliness