Very nice!

I love this recording spefically due to the faster tempo at various points in the piece

Great concert! Kinda upsets me though that Bassoon’s didn’t get recognition for their Duet with the Sax in 0:43 and 6:30 especially with the low Bb at the end. Bassoon’s are cool too ☹️

The arranger of this wind ensemble version of Bernstein's OVERTURE TO CANDIDE, the late Walter Beeler, was a longtime faculty member at Ithaca College's (Ithaca, NY) School of Music where he played Euphonium and conducted the Concert Band. Beeler was reputedly an 'old school,' demanding conductor and stickler for his students acquiring both facile technique and musical sensibility under his tutelage. I marticulated at Ithaca College in 1974, just two years after Beeler had died, as a Euphonium player myself and I studied the instrument under Beeler's successor, Tubist James H. Linn, and playedstudied under Conductor Edward J.Gobrecht, Jr., who took Beeler's place leading the Concert Band. Other fine transcriptions of the Overture have been prepared by others as well and Beeler's transcription, which I played myself during college, sounds a bit 'heavier' overall than some of the other versions, although the Woodwind writing, which takes over the bulk of the Violin duty from Bernstein's original, sounds very much the same in every transcription I've heard to date. I sometimes wonder if Bernsten ever heard any of the Wind Band transcriptions of this sparkling piece himself and, if so, if he might have been pleased that so many Band students got to share in the performance of his music as a result. I do think that, whichever transcription is used, the performance benefits in transparency from a smaller vs. a larger ensemble, and this seems appropriate to me given the (lean) size of a typical pit orchestra on Broadway, which was the intended venue for Bernstein's musical. My congratulations to these University of Michigan students for their fine performance of this music and, if I might also add, for many fine past performances of the music of my former music composition teacher, Karel Husa, as well. Karel was a faculty member at both Ithaca College and Cornell Univeristy for many years and I was lucky to have studied with him at both institutions. He guest conducted all over the world, incuding in all fifty states of the USA, and at the U of Michigan in Ann Arbor specifically a number of times. Donald Campfield, D.M.A. November 17, 2024

Nice to hear this work done for band. Tempos were OK but there were some questionable balances, resulting in some important motives and melodic elements having difficulty in coming through. In the second movement I got lost several times because of this. And in the third movement, on the reprise, the main melody must come forward, above the flute arabesques, which it did not. in general, the last movement came off the best.

Bass oboe? Impressive! But no contrabass sarrusophone?? ;-)

Let's be real here - we're all here for the solo. But the accompanying base line is sick too. I'm tying to find a clip without the solo, i know I found it once but I can't find it now, so if anyone can help I'd be their friend forever!

Increíble como sostiene el ritmo, muy grande Mozart.

Nice to hear the snare clearly. On some other recordings, it's like no drummer is even in the band.

Gotta love the bass sax

Is it me or is it that Col. Jason Fettig is growing a beard?

吹奏楽版もいいね〜

The Gould Symphony is a masterpiece and not programmed enough! Bravo band and conductor!

Michael Haithcock is a legend now. Such command of the music and the players in front of him.

Very nice solo playing. Especially the euphonium in the first mvmt. Beautiful tone and phrasing.

I too was very fortunate to have played under the direction of Mr. Reynolds in the 1982 Oahu Select High School band in Hawaii. He was very inspiring and I learned alot. I still remember the program. Lincolnshire Posy, Rhosymedre, Folk Dances and March of the Belgian Paratroopers. Btw great ensemble here under the direction of Mr. Fettig. Another inspiring conductor. Bravo!

ok but i really like how they're counting/pulsing it's kind of whimsical

Bravo

Is Jason Fettig the new Director of Bands at Michigan?!

Internal sectional intonation superb as usual

Splendid!

The band really is leveling up!

Very fine performance. Very clean articulations.

Certified bop 

I get major David Maslanka vibes from this. Really wonderful composition and masterful playing!

15:13 quote from Tristan and Isolde

This arrangement was commissioned in 1934 by A.A. Harding, Director of Bands at the University of Illinois, to be played at halftime of a football game. It had rained all day, but when the Band started to play this, the rain stopped.

Bravissimo!

A lot of great playing happening but there’s some things that just go over well

My man will on flugelhorn

that redheaded flutist is absolutely gorgeous beyond words.

I got to play this twice in my high school career. This piece and Watchmen, Tell Us of the Night are the ones that are still embed in my brain and never fail to make my soul move

Beautiful! Tony was a friend of my sister and visited my Illinois family home in the 60s-such a wonderful and talented human being.

Are this many musicians required ? It get a bit muddy and rushed in some parts. This composition works well for a wind band.

I - Mist 0:35 II - Fury 6:07 III - Prayer 10:23 IV - Steamboat 16:52

I swear I recognize one of the saxophone players from his perspective of Sleigh Ride a few years back

Who's the principal trumpet?

Me hubiera gustado tal vez ser norteamericano para tener las oportunidades que ellos tienen. Soy un viejo pianista mexicano.

Serenades are truly beautiful. 1881 is when this piece was made. truly something you can find yourself humming the main theme.

3:47

3:08

I played this as a goodbye to my band teacher in high school, his position was taken bc the district screwed up statistics. I miss Mr. Wellman. I hope he loves the new school he'z teaching at, full time😭

I have the pleasure of performing this with the Oakland University Wind Symphony this fall!

What a f ***ing great piece this is! It’s one of those pieces rhat could be the last music I ever hear, and I’d die happy!

I respect the director. This music is too good for me and my dad. The director deserves some extra credit. I really love this music.

SO good! All about the music.

One of my all time favorite, beautiful pieces. Well done.

What is the name of the instrument that starts?

I was fortunate to be a student at Micigan when Bilik was teaching there and also to be in his arranging class. In addition to his amazing abilities in arranging, he also understood the students better than most other instructors.

This is an excellently coordinated group of musicians lead by a wonderful conductor. Bravo!!