My Dad was a clarinet player and a high school band director. He graduated from Oberlin College. After he died, another band director had our community band play Mannin Veen in tribute to him. He told me it was my Dad's favorite song. I didn't even know that, but I can see why. Beautiful.

I am 75 and have played in bands most of my life. I have played thousands of pieces of music during that time. This is my favorite of all music. I don't really know why but it's unimportant. Great music!!!!

As a solo clarinet player in high school this piece was very difficult. It also didn't help with the fact that we didn't have an Eb clarinet. Anyways, this piece played by the U.S Marine band plays it better than anyone imagined and it will always have a special place in my heart. Props to all you clarinet players who had to struggle through this lovely piece. :)

I played this in a high school and now I get to play it 5 years later in college! I love this piece so much.

This is an amazing recording. The precision, blend and balance is just stunning. The solo parts stand out yet are not inappropriately histrionic. The climactic moments soar majestically. This is the best recording I've heard.

Beautiful piece! Played this in Middle School Concert Band back in 1974. I've been looking for it and it's still as beautiful as the first day I heard our full bank play it.

This piece, along with Seagate Overture, is one of my favourite wind band pieces

Played this a couple years ago for my high school freshman year fall concert and fell in love. Still play parts of it when we warm up.

Several people here have mentioned doing this without the Eb clarinet part; I had the privilege of doing this when I was principal euphonium in the Indiana University Symphonic Band under Frederick Ebbs some thirty years ago which had a first-class Eb clarinettist (we need more of them!) AND we performed it in the IU Auditorium with its Hilborne Roosevelt organ in the finale on the "Organ ad. lib." part. It felt like the heavens had opened to shine upon us - it was one of the greatest experiences in my life.

3:26 love this trumpet solo so much

Lmao I’m learning this song rn, and I’m on cymbals and I’m just here listing for cues😭

We played this in high school. I loved it. Haven't heard in years.

I'm playing Mannin Veen in two days at the Midwest Clinic with my college. It's a beautiful song.

Had first chair clarinet in high school band in late 1960's, and had the privilege of playing this incredible piece. Never forgot it, always loved it, and was glad to hear it on line. Wonderful. Gretta (Kent) Bowyer.

This has always been my favorite Concert Band "Tone Poem" - first played it with the University of Nebraska (Lincoln) Symphonic Band, our top wind group under legendary Donald Lentz and then again under baton of great director, Jack Snider. I conducted it with both my Wagner College and Temple University Symphonic Bands as well as took it for some guest conducting engagements. This piece shows off the entire instrumental range of our American and British concert bands!

I was a sophomore hs saxophonist and was fortunate to play this piece in the PMEA honors band under Robert Fleming from Youngstown State….one of the pieces that pushed me to pursue a musical career. This recording is phenomenal!

Easily my favorite piece in the wind band repertoire. People don't write like this anymore.

Well we're going to Districts in my Wind Ensemble playing this. Favorite piece I've ever had the opportunity to play 👌

Thank you! I have loved this piece for years, and was thrilled when I searched for it again on youtube and saw a version had been recorded by such an excellent ensemble. Thank you for your service and sharing of your talents!

Beautiful performance.

Got to play this piece with the Key West High Band in 1968. Then it came up as a sight reading piece for the First Colonial High Band in 1970. I was the only member who had played it. I was now 1st Chair Trumpet/Coroner. I was the only one playing still on the First run through about a quarter of the way through it. Still love this piece!😊

Trombones starting at 8:36 are incredible.

jesus man, I play top split part on bass clarinet and I just love how it fits in with everybody else's part :D (we're also playing this piece for LGPE this year and I hope we can sound at least half as good as this crazy awesome marine band!)

easily my high school band's favorite song. we played it at 2 contests (got superior ratings in both) and a bazillion events including a national band directors and composers association meeting as well as graduation this year. It was very fun to play this one at my own graduation. even if those faster flute parts are much harder than anything i've seen before.

played this last year, loved listening to it but i always found myself zoning out while playing lol

Always liked this piece.

Beautiful performance of an amazing piece!!

Great piece (timeless)

Gorgeous!

We are playing this for my symphonic band this year! Such a great piece.

My high school band, Bowdon High School, Bowdon, Georgia, played Mannin Veen at Concert Festival my Freshman year, 1975, and took home a Superior Rating. Very, very few bands today could pull this off. It was one of the most difficult and laborious pieces ever!

One of the best pieces of music ever written.

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The first minute of this song gives me the feeling of a painful origin of something great. Kinda like the fall and rise of something.

Had the tuba part down and the Cinclantflt Band didn`t perform it-r-r-r-r-r-!! For the rest of my time in Navy Music, never could get the bosses to study up and for us to perform it-a sublime composition!

There is a little bit of Simple Gifts towards the end!

5:36 - 5:53

No rest for the wicked -- or the clarinet section! Nice.

Nice articulate and played at a good tempo. Many bands want to play this too slow and it makes it very dull

WOW! My favorite piece in symphonic band. To me it's a bit dark but very emotional.

anyone know who played trumpet qt 3:25 ?

1st oboe on this is a journey

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Too bad most people, for generations to come, will know the Isle of Man for the music of the Bee Gees rather than this.