I hear this and can't help but think of Ralphie from A Christmas Story

Really cool 😊

6:07

Interesting to have this played by a band rather than on a piano or organ.

Ah, my wife’s first piece. Lovely job!

nice!

such a beautiful concert ensemble

Glad to see not everyone forgot about this song ❤😊 well played!

Bravo!

3:28

We’re playing this song for my highschool’s spring concert, this recording has really helped me out when practicing my part by myself. This band has a really impressive sound too

Jeez

Starting at 0:39, the bells have to rest for 32 measures. I know this because I had to count it all out for concert band.

this is fire bro

Such beautiful music 🥰 I remember playing this in Memorial Concert Band over a decade ago. Brings back memories.

well played! congrats!

one of my favourite band pieces to play!

How could they miss shooting the chimes on chimes of liberty??? 😂

Horns are the least of these problems. Some good playing, especially trumpets and flute. Clarinets and percussion struggled. Bassoon entrance too early and piece almost fell apart. It's a tough piece but worth the extra work. Performed this with McBeth conducting himself.

my ip was leaked cuz of this song im going to find the author

Herfurth, with a "u."

I wish third trumpet had the melody 😢

Superb performance Merion Concert Band! Thank you for including my music on your program. My best to you in your future performances!

How can I g😂t a copy of this arrangement for our concert band?

Great sound and a fantastic arrangement!

I would stress the ability of Dr. James Gourlay to express the melodies of this piece in a declamative way, both the tender, intimous parts and the heroic ones. He manages to make the tuba sing in its whole range extension.

flute solo 6:28

Kudos to playing that last more quiet part... *BUT* ... it should've ended with that pianissimo Base drum/Piatti "dum tish".

a lil slow at 13

I got the oboe solo because we don’t got no oboes ( I play baritone, ands it’s only me)

wonderful!

Omg

god Jullie giroux was a literal genius this piece is a work of art rivaling that of Beethoven and Mahler

I heard this described as a memorial for the first hundred thousand men who died in WW1, which basically was the entire British Army at the beginning of the war.

Great job guys!!!

Trombones are WAAAAAAAAAAYYYY too loud!!

Sounds excellent.

A big thank you to Erik Meyer for his arrangement.

beguine 5:08

she put her virginia a. allenussy into this!!!!

Me too

☺😋

Hhhhhhooooooollllllllaaaaa

Oh I love this song! I recently played this in my school band, and it was the best song that we played. My most favorite was Rudolph.

the fact the last part for trombone is very fun wants me to play it

Very nicely done!

playing this at bristow :D

I'm doing this at my school and I'm scared

My mother remembered Grofe's radio show on the Blue Network in the 1930s, almost 90 years ago!

hermoso, solo faltan los cowboys