Tulsa, a Symphonic Portrait in Oil

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United States Navy Band

10 жыл бұрын

United States Navy Band
Concert Band
Tulsa, a Symphonic Portrait in Oil
Composed by Don Gillis

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@brianchisnell1548 5 ай бұрын

Dang! Played this in HS in early '70s. RIP our director. DEAN IMMEL!!

@davidhamrick6879 3 жыл бұрын

If there was a grade 7 classification this would be it. Loved the challenge playing it. It was kind of a flex

@jmencarini9220 2 жыл бұрын

thnx for posting. 25 posts in seven years. probably due to this piece being not very well known, and should be. played it once in high school and twice in college. been playing in bands over forty years and most I know have never heard of this song. And it's still in print!

@amyparra1881 25 күн бұрын

❤

@johnbledsoe8129 5 жыл бұрын

This arrangement for band was written by Lieutenant Maurice Ford, US Navy, in 1958. LT Ford was formerly a member of the US Navy Band. The original orchestral work was composed by Don Gillis, in 1950.

@glipbleurk8776 4 жыл бұрын

Tuning, Balance, blend, sound, colours, nuance,style ,musicality...juste perfect!Pure Masterclass

@DennisTedder-wj5ln 10 ай бұрын

This is very disappointing and the Navy Band? High schools routinely do this a lot. Much better.

@dennistedder3384 6 жыл бұрын

Man, I have played this and heard it played, but dog my cats, if this isn't the cat's meow. Ramped up speed, crisp, very fresh. Incredible US Navy Band.

@carolynandrews6966 10 жыл бұрын

Our high school band, Marion High School, Marion NC in 1964 performed Tulsa under the direction of the late Lou Bean and assistant Capt. Ralph K Ostrum at Lenoir Rhine College Band contest. We came away with a 'Superior' rating and a standing ovation! What a thrill it was to perform Don Gillis's arrangement.

@johnbledsoe8129 7 жыл бұрын

The arrangement is not by Don Gillis. The band version is by Maurice Ford, a navy bandmaster back in the late 50's and early 60's.

@dennistedder3384 6 жыл бұрын

Superior. Fantastic.

@keithjorgensen8991 3 жыл бұрын

I played this in high school (2nd trumpet) that double tonguing part at 8:30 was a mother.

@mikethompson5804 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed playing this many years ago. That middle section with the percussion and angry sounding low brass unison and near unison parts (if you've played it, you know where I mean) always had me half expecting a gusher to erupt through the middle of the stage. Great work Navy Band! (and Don Gillis of course)

@billlarson4636 6 жыл бұрын

I played this at Irondale HS in New Brighton MN in 1982. It is a wonderful piece; and a great learning tool for students. This performance is of course very well done. Thank you for posting.

@amyparra1881 3 жыл бұрын

The entire ensemble blows my mind! It's beautiful!

@DennisTedder-wj5ln 10 ай бұрын

This is very disappointing and the Navy Band? High schools routinely do this a lot. Much better.

@amyparra1881 25 күн бұрын

@@DennisTedder-wj5ln😂

@amyparra1881 25 күн бұрын

Proudly played it on high school. Seriously one of the best symphonic pieces we were assigned to.❤

@jimmybuffet4970 4 жыл бұрын

T-Town!!! I had no idea we had an orchestral piece about us! This also makes me wish I HAD taken up the Army band on the offer to audition!

@RossiniSoprano 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic playing....so tight, clean, the colors are just great, the blend...just everything!

@amyparra1881 25 күн бұрын

1st 3rd clarinet for me. Great depth in tone

@ralyn43 3 жыл бұрын

Played it while a member of the Air Force Academy Band. We used an actual Anvil which depicted the banging of the oil rig in our presentation. Something else may have taken the place of the anvil in this presentation starting at 5:34. In the end, I noticed the chimes replacing the anvil (I think). Our loading crew had a tough time carrying that anvil around.

@gwiyomikim5988 2 жыл бұрын

Played this in HS in the mid 70’s. Our band director gave the percussion section the task of finding a suitable “iron plate”. They found several at the local auto wrecking yard and city dump. Our band director picked the one that sounded best to him. It had a fine “clang” to it. I wonder if that iron plate is still in the percussion closet at the school or whether it got tossed as scrap. Anyway, listening to this fine band perform the piece so beautifully brought back nice memories as did your memory about the anvil.

@Aethelgeat Жыл бұрын

The USN band here appears to be using a metal plate hanging from a stand (gong-like) at 5:34. The center percussionist is playing it to his right, the black square right behind the trombone player's head. While we (community symphonic band) have a section of railroad rail to use as an anvil, we are using a railroad tie plate, the 10"x12" steel plate that goes between the rails and the crossties, for this piece. Go Falcons! My brother was a Pink Panther, '84

@brianchisnell1548 5 ай бұрын

@@gwiyomikim5988Also played this in HS. Drums. Mid '70s Mt Miguel HS

@usnavyband 10 жыл бұрын

Check out our newest KZfaq video from the Concert Band! American composer Don Gillis, wrote "Tulsa, a Symphonic Portrait in Oil" in 1950 as a simultaneously serious and humorous piece depicting Tulsa's growth from wilderness to modern city.

@jenkinsfamily2229 Жыл бұрын

The whole work is fantastic, but the 6/8 march section is beyond compare.

@tylerburr4858 6 жыл бұрын

About to preform this in our spring concert tonight. The first horn part is an absolute snack.

@dreadreal3667 5 жыл бұрын

how well did you do compared to this?

@amyparra1881 3 жыл бұрын

Same! Back in 1999.

@amyparra1881 3 жыл бұрын

That 1st clarinet is awesome

@victorbaruzzini4768 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely performed! Brought back nice memories from high school and university band groups (Horn 1)

@prince_8bit 8 ай бұрын

currently getting ready to play this at regionals :3

@amyparra1881 25 күн бұрын

❤

@Jodvan 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@allanbirmantas1695 4 жыл бұрын

I played that back in the 60s @Maxwell AFB. It was a bitch to play well.

@disdude8207 4 жыл бұрын

Going to preform this later in the year with my OCHS High School symphonic band I. It’s really good up until that weird trombone part lmao

@Puceter Жыл бұрын

Great playing of course but some parts were rushed a bit I thought. Could have been slowed at times in transitions. A few transitions were too rushed. Why the pause and then the announcement of a parade?? Fantastic musicians of course but could hav e been more pastoral at times!