Lord Raven Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 So I haven't really made enough friends that know that I'm sort of a band geek... but I'm more of a symphonic band nerd. I like a lot of Wind Ensemble pieces (though I've been pickier lately) and I've been in my uni's wind ensemble since I started university. I really enjoy it even though I've been second chair for all three semesters so far... I won't lie, part of the reason I started this thread was because our university's wind ensemble played in the Kennedy Center yesterday (well today... idk, the 29th) and I thought we did pretty well considering we're like barely any music majors and the repertoire is hard (and the amount of time we've spent on Kokopelli's Dance only to ultimately strike it off of this semester's program smh -_-). But yeah, I enjoy it and Eric Whitacre is the bomb. Also I am the trombone player on the thumbnail on that page... I think at some points you'll see me making weird "wtf?" faces because of either high notes or just strange entrances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I was in WE for half of high school. My psychotic band director ruined it for me and my school doesn't even have one, so I'm in orchestra here instead. It did leave me with an incurable Holst addiction though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinDuh Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I too play trombone. I'm in highschool though. And I'm more of a marching band guy. I guess you could just say I like to move my feet more than sit on my ass. I'm in my school's top band. We're playing Charles Ives' Variations on America and I hate it. The piece is so blasted annoying. Not to mention the insane meno moso at the end where he has trombones play sixteenth notes at 100 bpm for like 5 measures straight. We are also playing Bach's Fantasia in G Major, which is a beautiful piece and I love playing it. Some people in the band can't stand it because they think the melody is too simple, but the thing about Bach is that he makes simple work so well since he puts ten trillion different things under it. I love it. But I will always be a Marching Band guy. For sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elieson Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Omg, I'm not the only trombonist on this forum!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I got through college by playing my clarinet badly. Marching was rough, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rehab Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I played alto saxophone since I was 10 through high school, played in wind ensemble the first half of high school and jazz band the second. Both were fairly fun, and I have Jazz to thank for introducing me to Charles Mingus. But screwwww playing Pomp and Circumstance every graduation with the Wind Ensemble. I kind of miss playing in school, but I got burned out a bit towards the end, got through without practicing as much as I really should've. Too many lessons at Levine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Yeah the arrangement of Pomp and Circumstance we play in college now makes the old one sound fathomable... but this semester we're doing Lincolnshire Posy, which is amazing!!! I'm excited to be first chair now. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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