Barclay Brass plays Shostakovich - Festive Overture

Live in concert, June 9, 2019 at Spencerville Seventh-Day Adventist, Silver Spring, MD. Barclay Brass perform David J. Miller's arrangement of Dmitri Shostakovich's "Festive Overture". To purchase this piece for your ensemble, go here: tinyurl.com/2w...
Brad Weil, Piccolo Trumpet
Karl Sweedy, Eb Trumpet
Amy McCabe, C Trumpet
James McClarty, Flugelhorn
Brett Miller and Chris Brown, Horns
David Sisk and David Miller, Trombones
Kaz Kruszewski, Bass Trombone
Josh Cullum, Euphonium
Willie Clark, Tuba
Recorded by Mark Willey
Audio mastered by Brian Bowman
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[@prokopk]

Wow. Just, wow 😮

[@trumpet47]

An incredible performance and musical arrangement by David Miller and the Barclay Brass!!!!!

[@thefamousgrouse]

Wow, this is AMAZING!!

[@ABruckner8]

Piccolo Trumpeter makes this recording! Cheers!

[@TheBarclayBrass]

Thanks, Bob! Brad is amazing for sure!

[@sakuntalabasu1493]

Wonderful transcription, very festive indeed

[@KravchenkoAudioPerth]

Great recording. I really enjoyed the pace, and the careful attention to dynamics. Hats off to you people. I played French Horn in a brass quintet 30 plus years ago. Brings back very fond memories. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Mark

[@Trumpet20]

Remarkable group and fantastic playing, congratulations!

[@Julianwalls-l2c]

Is this arrangement available for purchase? (not mentioned in the tinyurl link)

[@TheBarclayBrass]

We are still working on getting all permissions finalized, since the piece is copyrighted. Thank you so much for your interest!

[@aaronscriven5511]

This is SERIOUS brass playing. WOW.

[@danielfryer9693]

Wibbles!

[@nelsonvalente5606]

Wonderful musicians. I would like to conduct you...! We can improve something... I just have some ideas.

[@steftrando]

Why in Ab?? Why??? Why not in A? Is it "too hard?"

[@mattjackman1206]

Because playing in written Bb major sits way nicer under the fingers than B. Also the piccolo stuff would be going up beyond high Gs which is very rare.

[@obinnanwakwue5735]

pretty much, concert A Major isn't nice for wind instruments

[@steftrando]

@@mattjackman1206 but brass players in an orchestra play it in A

[@mattjackman1206]

@@steftrando I can promise you that the fast technical parts in this arrangement, even in Bb, are infinitely more difficult than the original, which is mainly just the fanfare figures

[@xaitat]

​@@steftrandoBrass players in an orchestra don't play string/woodwind parts

[@davidbridenstine6358]

Where are the violins? I'd have affirmed that I heard violins! So high.

[@micahkillion1599]

I like it when brad drinks his beer at 5:03

[@teatrolites3446]

very important. lol

[@jonathankirby4541]

...and immediately nails a high Eb.

[@tubamirum007]

Again, David, you guys knock it OUT OF THE PARK!

[@michaelkrass1039]

What a performance and arrangement! The way Miller orchestrates it, it sounds like there are strings and woodwinds in the mix. Maybe it's the dampered French horns. Pretty stunning all around

[@djmiller92]

Thanks so much, Michael! Glad you enjoyed 😊👍

[@Down_is_now_up]

@@djmiller92 Great playing and arrangement, but I really miss a snare drum from around 2,50.

[@cool.trombone.tr100]

Wonderful!!

[@jerrymejias5940]

Same key as Hunsberger’s arrangement

[@mathbrown9099]

Not to argue the point, but the Hunsberger arrangement has so many more arrows in its kit. Miller’s genius is shown when but a few of Hunsberger’s available tools are nearly matched in a brass ensemble. I totally enjoy both, but would not compare one genius to the other.

[@mathbrown9099]

Very well performed in all instruments. The dynamic could be somewhat wider, especially on the piano and pianissimo side. Stunning chorale. I have played and conducted wind ensembles that have not captured Shostakovich as well-with high woodwinds in those many passages, with all ten fingers no less! Amazing. I hope the person down-voting can elucidate their point with specificity?

[@TheLogicBeast]

Bravo

[@bcstechnologylimited896]

Just getting around to listening to this one. It's all too easy to get heavy-handed with Shostakovich's music. Barclay Brass avoided that trap and instead produced a light-hearted and agile sound. Excellent!

[@greendeane1]

It is disturbing to see a trend among tubists to blow out their cheeks. It reduces tone control.

[@neaultp21]

This arrangement and performance are both Heavenly. Bravo!!