When Summer Takes Flight

"When Summer Takes Flight" is an inspiring work for young band and one of Robert W. Smith's best young band works, depicting the gentle sea on a warm summer morning.
From Robert W. Smith's Consert Band CD "Inchon" Performed by the Huston Symphonic Band

[@sdog1234]

The feels... I remember playing this in 7th grade as trumpet!

[@joshsilvers5454]

Garrard I'm a 7th grade trumpet playing this and I'm the only trumpet who can play the high g on the divide

[@LightTheBeammm]

same honestly 7th grade band was my favorite year of band for me we had so many good songs

[@cosmos6476]

I’m playing this in 8th for fest in COVID season and I’m the only first trumpet lol

[@3daysago203]

I’m in 7th grade right now and I’m playing this peace as a trumpet

[@mandaaresharing661]

Im in fifth grade and playing it on trumpet

[@tpajares1522]

I’m a trombone. That gliss was one of my favorite parts in this piece.

[@EliteTeamJett]

Same mate!

[@amanbk1049]

those glisses by trombone p.s. im a trombone.

[@maddiecartwheel]

same

[@ellieleggett6095]

First clarinet! This song is crazyyyy...all those Gs and Cs :(

[@Ron-jo1gv]

Alto Sax solo at 1:27! Dat was me!!

[@tiffanyashford2972]

The baritone that came in was me

[@PAN-PAN107]

Ah I really should have gone for that solo

[@brycenpaschal8493]

We are gonna have a concert later this month and I’m gunning for the solo

[@plaigerocks7266]

Flute solo for the win!

[@hihi-cw3no]

Yep

[@TeminsTe]

Trumpet solo moment

[@alissahendricks4215]

yessss lol I have to do it for our spring concert

[@caitlynnclark6652]

Yessss!!! That's me!

[@plaigerocks7266]

@@caitlynnclark6652 Yes!!!

[@EPICEL3CTRICITY219]

Love the Alto part played after the triangle part!!!!!!!!!

[@ramieter6872]

Yo any snare drummers put through hell in 7th grade besides me?

[@Quantumstar65]

same tho the part isn't so bad

[@MidnightZplayz12]

Bro I get killed, and I’m in sixth, I’m running around marimba, to snare, to bass, to timpani in just one song 💀

[@Quantumstar65]

@@MidnightZplayz12 luckily i have snare, wind chimes, and triangle, which are all portable and i don't have to run around. I'm in seventh btw so u guys are pretty advanced i would say.

[@haleelachance7015]

Meanwhile, only horn player here.

[@kaimottley9202]

Halee LaChance lol

[@noname-ks6lm]

Hey bud, here's the 2nd.

[@thurman_murman1718]

YOOOO I play french horn. There coated, and underrated

[@siimious]

french horn gang

[@Wowsers2.0]

YOUR SO REAL FOR THAT AHAH

[@vickey3939]

I'M A TROMBONE

[@kololeii3001]

YES TROMBONE BRUDDA

[@ashleyv.6432]

TROMBONE ARMY

[@ImAVeryStarkidMalfoy]

we're doing this for our spring concert this year :3 #bassclarinetlife

[@archergraham2008]

Laura Heike same

[@brandonkim8633]

Laura Heike I hope we play it too

[@juliangurrola1584]

I play the on the bassoon solo

[@emma6248]

@@juliangurrola1584 i’m playing it in concert band rn 😖

[@chalee9905]

Baritone ftw! Or Euphonium.

[@mattwilliams1002]

Chanellor Leech I actually learned baritone just for this song (traditionally a trombone players) when my 8th grade band played this 13 years ago. Such a great song. Don't know that I could still play the baritone, but I can still play that awesome melody.

[@davidli2522]

+Chanellor Leech u play tanki too? wat rank? im warrant 3

[@chalee9905]

Commander.

[@lemonykiwifruit]

Cha Lee SAME MY DUDE

[@billymayo3640]

Cha Lee Yep. I loved getting the melody for once.

[@tripleaaasbattery4267]

#TromboneSquad where are you we gotta play dem' glissando's Remember all those rests? (around 20 bar rests at one point and 11 in another) count well! Oh yeah and play those glissando's well also, as I'm also a trombone #TromboneSquad For The Win

[@Stand_Tall]

think tuba has a 85 beat rest.

[@benturner7569]

BASSOON PLAYER HERE AND BASSOON FOR THE WIN

[@dannikabrown1263]

Yesssss solo time!

[@kaileykiki17]

I played the alto sax solo 😊

[@kennyjones7905]

appreciate us oboes in the background

[@trishellesumner3624]

I am a flute play and I play the oboe solo at 13 and 17!

[@amanbk1049]

trombone for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cybrexus]

#Percussion4Life

[@mariopork4945]

_ZD648_ YAS

[@kastonian69]

You are lit

[@I_am_ashlynn]

French horn here ✋ I miss this song played it in 8 grade grade it's a good one lots of good and bad memories😆.

[@tatianasullivan851]

I scored the clarinet solo!

[@wendygarcia6764]

Lol me too!!

[@tatianasullivan851]

Winnie The Bob *virtual high five*

[@dejiaharris4859]

I remember playing this for lgpe . team flute😊

[@burnerrrr321]

I Remember playing this. Team trumpet stand up

[@Tay-rg8js]

We’re playing this for our winter concert. I’m a French horn player

[@maddiemyers7288]

and im a clarinet and if any other commenters were wondering we probabkly played this better than you.

[@ilikedogs2520]

maddie myers i’m playing it and those last parts had my lungs DYING

[@irishfox94]

I've always been a fan of Robert W. Smith's work but this has always been my favorite out of all his songs I've played through the years

[@dough_364]

Man, I remember playing this an an Oboe back in 8th grade. Fun times.

[@Duck1eNoodle]

This is such a wonderful piece, rest in peace, Robert 🫶🏼

[@twinregent7___426]

I was so exited to play this at my spring concert and then corona happened

[@DACrowe-pq1ux]

Oh wow. That sucks

[@anthonydavid404]

playing this for festival ! so excited, the bassoon solo is amazing !

[@irishfox94]

I had this for UIL back in 7th grade so far this is my favorite song i have ever played in any band and i am finishing up my 9th grade year

[@ginger.renegade_6036]

@@thatsverybad I’m still here. I’m in my late 20’s now, and this serves as a reminder to never look at your social media from your teen years lol

[@colincraig7144]

I'm an alto sax

[@captainswagalicious9949]

+Chase FB ALTO SAX SQUAD UNITE!!!!!!!!

[@meltedclient7030]

Same

[@EPICEL3CTRICITY219]

I'm bari and alto

[@Mia-iq4op]

I play alto bary and tener also flute and plico

[@GiggityGageCruises]

Same

[@drewengberg1123]

Snare drum part FTW

[@ColorMyOrange2]

The Saxophone solo is my favorite part of this whole thing! Ironically I play the flute! We are playing this in our Spring Concert!

[@Gumbis818]

The euphonium duet is so fun (I’m a euphonium btw)

[@meg_heartvb]

We’re playing this for a spring concert this Sunday and IM a flute

[@carlygoehring3254]

Trumpet

[@clizzy13]

I play clarinet too!!!!!

[@IcedCube0310]

Did anyone else play bass clarinet and there wasn’t a bassoon so you got to play the solo…

[@boothd858]

Played this at a all county concert my 7th grade year I remember all the practicing the good Ole days.....

[@andioop5371]

Flutes anyone

[@micaavocado9316]

Team tuba

[@Whitestar12345]

As the only euphonium with no saxophones this song was the death of me because when we got this I had only been playing euphonium for 2 days!🙃 a year later and this is my most favorite song I've ever played

[@pachi5296pokefan]

@pokem0nfan134 I made mine about three or four years ago, butIi don't pay attention to it. Honestly if anyone has anything to say to me about it (in an offensive way), I get into a "fuck you" mode, haha. Only thing I wish to know is how I remember it. Because I remember it off the top of my head.

[@gavinking-smith1656]

First chair tuba gang here

[@cosmos6476]

Well I’m first chair trumpet, does that work?

[@anthonyherman4366]

#trombone4life

[@spiriticedragon]

awsome piece but on 1st clarinet hate when get to the part where its the same thing over and over cause of the G to the C. lucky there is an easier way to do it by leaving the right hand down.

[@pachi5296pokefan]

@pokem0nfan134 Don't worry at all!! I'm sure you don't worry anymore, but just to cheer you up if you do, I'm in 9th grade and I'm the french horn section leader! It's really easy to do!

[@brandonkim8633]

Bassoon for the win!

[@Wenie_hut_jrs_manager]

I’m a flute, I just got my music today and I’m trying out for the solo next week!

[@coltonsmith3851]

Trumpet life!!!

[@GeneralN0va]

Yeah, our band teacher was trying to get this 7th grade girl to use three mallets, but she can't do it sad face :( Haha i don't blame her

[@Soccerstarr98]

Try being the Mallet percussionist on this pice have to play with three mallets..... I am the first to introduce the new rhythm at 24

[@hannahwang4840]

Is no one going to talk about the oboe solo?

[@lindaxu9550]

Hi Hannah. I think your from my school. St. Andrews Middle School, right?

[@SexyVirgo829]

I played this in Middle School..only thing i remember about that class was that my music teacher was a B*itch!!! lol

[@elliewherren8696]

played this as a flute in 7th grade while the 8th graders left the stage, got their roses, and officially were marked as freshmen. low key every time i hear this song it makes me so sad 😞, most of my band friends were 8th graders and to watch them leave to another school was pretty sad

[@nathansaliceti3361]

I played this in 8th grade and I got the clarinet solo

[@cuddle.bug.pets5]

That's so cool! I was in 8th grade also and played the duet!😊

[@azrealsierra6715]

Bass Clrainet solo for tue fucking winnnn boiiiiii!!!!!!!!!

[@sangjunelee5479]

I play the clarinet and this is epic

[@sangjunelee5479]

But fpms nailed it

[@dinoranicolerodriguez3983]

I play the oboe solo at measure 10 I think

[@alexis.catherine]

Sight read this in class today, & of course I'm the only oboe :/

[@Oognis]

This went crazy on tenor sax fr

[@candycanez71]

I hate the long c......too long but i love this peice

[@Ben-the-wirdo]

Rip to clarinets

[@ambz418]

the flute part isnt as fun as flute parts in most other songs. so repetitive! but i have to get over it. -.- im first chair flute in the county band and we played this and i love the first flute part from measure 88 where everyoneis playing their own thing! i love playing high! robert w.smith is amazing!

[@n1ghtnach03dsxl3]

amber nicole I was first trumpet of the country it’s sooo fun

[@drizzly7387]

I am a clarinet player playing this song

[@brandondistel6722]

Holy shit, 7th grade bari sax😂

[@alissahendricks4215]

does anyone know the bpm for this

[@katze256]

Anyone from taft will know, #Lilyisgod

[@bungaunga1709]

I played triangle on this song :|

[@anelhrnjic3097]

its sooo boring waiting but its worth it XD

[@TamilThendral23]

i'm playing clarinet also!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lelemclaurin1009]

I GOT DAT CLARINET SOLO DOODS LOLZ

[@elijahj7335]

no french horns ? okay

[@arceus9905]

I played this at All-District last year. Even though I was only playing the second part for the clarinet, I still loved it. This had to be my favorite piece. Robert W. Smith is an awesome composer!

[@mariasanchezflores4292]

I played this in 8th grade being the only Oboe and it really showed me how beautiful the instrument is

[@arceus9905]

Aw yeah, I remember listening to that solo. It was gorgeous.

[@minebricks103]

team bassoon solo

[@bobo-hj1rm]

alot solo is me boi

[@xxxtentacionxxx7295]

Trumpet

[@TeminsTe]

A Classic any Intermediate should play, more if you are either sax or trumpet.

[@alexschurek794]

I'm playing this on my trumpet for the 7th grade band at WHB MS. Go Hurricanes!

[@bmoniasknott]

what da hell really??? i just started learning this piece I didn't know that I play flute btw

[@jojosmith7914]

i am playing this song for my grade seven band, and i play the flute, so my question is, how does the tune go!!!!

[@ClothPotato]

All I can think of is at the beginning where the French horn hold a note for 6 beats and me thinking I can’t play that high than playing to high

[@mandaaresharing661]

Honestly this is my favourite band piece ever. Playing it for city esteidford

[@LaurenPoland0930]

I'm directing this song at a middle school concert (Im a junior who is interning). What's something i should keep in mind when i do this?

[@joecrosstfxc9566]

If you're a tuba (or a bassoon) during this song you rest I think 21 measures in a row.

[@filmrolled]

Oh cool! I play the trumpet and my band teacher wants to use this piece for contest festival 2011!

[@Moop205]

I played this a long time ago at a honors band and wanted my band at school to play it. (I play 1rst Trombone)Finally, my conductor looked at it and now we're playing it! Freakin' love this song!!!

[@Renkun-Nightcore]

I play flute...concert is tomorrow tho

[@crosscountrytc]

We tried this song when I was still in middle school I think, and then chose Emperata Overture over it. Well then my sophomore year in high school, we remembered how we loved the song so much and played it for contest. I moved from Contralto clarinet to second clarinet because our second clarinet came down with mono right before contest. Boy it was quite a change going fom bassline to more of a melody part!

[@makaylabarnette]

Baritone here 🙌 We’re playing this in band now 😊

[@talktimewithnoah]

Top ten songs of all time🔥🔥🔥

[@samtaylor6379]

We have no bassoon and our bass clarinet cannot play the bassoon solo so we have a tuba that plays solo

[@marlosimeon6806]

About to play this for competition season as a flute in Advance Band

[@archergraham2008]

We played this for a school competition and I was the bassoon solo

[@kelp017]

i played this song before and the drum part at the end was hellish.

[@mmarakaki1]

We played this for our Joint Concert with the Highschool Band in our district, it was so Amazing, especially the solos.

[@elijahkelley7616]

Concert band. Good times, good times.

[@azrealsierra6715]

Bass clarinet solo with me and sone friends

[@vivianwu4746]

The flutes don't get the melody :(

[@anthonydavid404]

trumpets do !

[@jojosmith7914]

exactly...

[@azrealsierra6715]

So happy that there is a Bass Clarinet solo

[@lindaxu9550]

I'm doing the flute solo!

[@lilyleroux6722]

I played that at my concert last night