Meeting at Tryon Palace - Concert Band

Described by the composer as bombastic, but with a groove this work for young players opens with striking percussion statements. The band enters gradually, first with unison figures along with the percussion, and then additional layers. A contrasting slow section with flowing lines and minor harmonies sets the stage for the dramatic final section. A great way to showcase your percussion section. (Grade 2)

[@ajornellas]

Amazing song Love it

[@ThtsWatSheSaid19993]

trombones rock the best part in this!!!! i played this last year and it was awsome

[@mattf544]

This song was the best. I was the first chair trombonist in 7th grade last year when we played it and we rocked this song. This was my favorite band song so far. GO TROMONE!!!

[@fangirl112]

2nd flute this song is very awsome i love all of our parts especially the trill's

[@lavalola101]

I am in grade six and play the flute, but my music teacher put me into grade eight band..........I love this peice. The flutes sound amazing.

[@redcat200]

2nd clarinet ftw :D Love this song. Pure genius who made this piece. Absolutely amazing.

[@robbielanier8797]

I played this last year in 8th grade, and I LOVED it. I play euphonium in my band, and my middle school band director told me I was really good. In 7th, when I started, I got a solo in our Christmas concert because he heard me playing "we wish you a merry christmas" which I had found out the notes to myself, and asked me to play a solo. I was also one of the only 7th graders in all county. I

[@vennelakadavakollu898]

I played this a few years ago in middle school. I loved so much then and still now. But god I remember how much I panicked about those trills

[@ILovePeanutButer7181]

love this song

[@kermitthegrouch]

Our concert band played this when I was in grade 8 I play double french horn and keeping rhythm was so hard for this piece, but I really likee it when it comes together

[@EpicPieLover1]

I play percussion i LOVE this piece

[@shader_son697]

OH MY GOD SO MANY MIDDLE SCHOOL MEMORIES THIS WAS MY FAVORITE PIECE TO PLAY!!!

[@whosyobro2241]

you play flute

[@shader_son697]

whosyobro 2 Yeah

[@Goalie24132]

Dr. Flute my fav 7th grade song

[@lolhimaddie7495]

Playing this for my 8th grade spring concert! Sounds AMAZING.

[@ilkapbks]

i love this song ay easy for the trumpets especially if ur 1st trumpet like me!

[@PoobieStinks]

Love playing this song! It's so fun to actually have a fun part in a song! Being a low brass instrument (euphonium) my seventh grade band LOVES this to! We sound grate!

[@pepsi2061]

Love this music!!

[@lisapgardner]

Me too! Such a good part and wonderful song yeah?

[@sfront1551]

1st trumpet here. Most fun song ever!!!!!!

[@maxgailc]

my school played this song!! we had 2 play it at like 5 different events! brings back memories tho....

[@requipmage6044]

I am in 8th grade band and we are playing this for MPA. I am a flute and am so excited for this song!

[@Jonathot1]

Dang how old are u now?

[@Stuck2books3]

I love this song!!!!!!! ;) I'm an oboe in my band class, Wind Esmble (highest)!!!!!!!! ;) This is such a fun music to play!!!!!! We r doing this for festivle!!!!!! Yeah, were going 2 dominate!!!!!! ;)

[@chickadewee]

played this in 7th grade, 1st chair clarinet, and i loved my part!

[@kaitlyn813]

why r there dislikes this song is the best im playing ths for all southern it sounds so cool

[@USAMO-tu6es]

me too California

[@ThtsWatSheSaid19993]

Hey, I was first chair trombone in 7th doing this. TROMBONERS FOR THE WIN!!!

[@evankimball7023]

my highschool marching band and I play this for our shows,parades, and competition

[@CowMaam]

AND IM ONLY IN GRADE 6! GO TROMBONE!

[@CowMaam]

hey! I know you! going into grade 11 now! been a while, hasn't it?

[@CowMaam]

finished year 2 of uni what the heck

[@Aubble]

This is absolutely my favorite piece of music I have ever heard/played. I played 2nd clarinet in my Concert Band, and I thought it was amazing.

[@sethned]

I love this song on brass bells it gets hard to play sometimes but is really fun

[@mayuradio]

Interesting piece :) I'll be playing trombone for this soon~

[@livormortus]

I play baritone and did this last year for Encore! Band camp

[@happyface975]

i luv the low brass's/woodwind's part at the beginning :) it's so catchy

[@CowMaam]

THANK YOU for writing this song.

[@mirandakeaton6963]

Love this piece

[@missysclay]

Alto sax all the way ♪♪ playing this for our band concert

[@MilkOperator]

This was one of the coolest pieces I haved ever played. It was even cooler that I got to preimere it. Not sure though if this is a recording of us though. 2009 All District Greenville N.C. Horn 6th chair 7th grader.

[@meepgeek9]

I have to play this song for a competition in my local area with two other schools and they are flying the composer out here to judge and then conduct us the second time we play the song. Wish me good luck!

[@scottydabigboi]

We played this song up in the watertown 8th grade band in wisconsin. its a very symetrical song and once you play it 5-7 time its a fairly easy song to play you just have to get used to the 4/4 to 2/4 trade of

[@hitokiri1198]

cnt wait to play this song in hershey!

[@lilwalker69]

@RichardSaucedo I am playing this song and i am in 8th grade. So yes it is at perfect level!

[@owendurst4550]

This is definitely the most nostalgic song I have ever played. I would kill to here it performed again before I graduate

[@MilesTheHorse]

Hey Mr. Saucedo, I recently played this song at the Eastern Illinois University Honor Band and I was amazed at how awesome it sounded! We certainly blew Blue Band out of the water with this one, hope to see more great pieces from you later on :)

[@GGHBAC]

Percussion 1. played in grade 12. good song

[@RocksFlute]

@RichardSaucedo Yea I was always confused when Ms.Golden (my band director) explained this to us. I love this piece!

[@CowMaam]

YEAH GO TROMBONE! IM FIRST TROMBONE AND I PLAY THIS LOTS AND IM 11! THANK YOU FOR WRITING THIS!

[@CowMaam]

Hey hey hey! I'm 16 now and I still think this is quite cool. Future me is now a lot better at the bone. You'll be excited.

[@CowMaam]

sup bro im 19 and better than you were, thanks for getting me there man

[@SonicStar23750]

If you have the sheet music, try playing along with this audio with your respective instrument part. IT'S SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

[@SweetgurlBailey]

Yea I was there too! :) We totally distoried blue band with this song, and we sounded amazing for only working on it for a more than an hour. My dad has a video of us playing the song but I cant get it off the camera or else I would put it on here. An other amazing piece by Mr. Saucedo :)

[@marcusjordan8912]

I played timpani on this song in my winter concert loved my solo!

[@jarridhall2689]

Yeah the solo at the end is EPIC

[@Goalie24132]

Marcus Jordan timpani has a great role in this song

[@estebansepulveda3395]

We're playing this for band, this Saturday and I play tener sax

[@SweetgurlBailey]

No it was a high school honor's band held at a college, and we had one day to learn all of our songs for a concert that was held at night.

[@DigitizedStorm]

i'm flute this song is really really cool!

[@livormortus]

I did this last year for Encore! band camp.

[@Eraser475]

I get to play this on the tuba at a big music festival in less than a week :)

[@TheGman1097]

low brass has an awsome part in this song! my school is playing ths song... i play trombone!

[@MilesTheHorse]

He (Saucedo) taught this song to us in 1 hour and 20 minutes flat and we played it that night at a concert

[@ameiliafavata1446]

I played this in honor band with Mr Saucedo as the guest conductor, Bari sax is life!!

[@harlieduncan]

Mad respects to WWs, LB, and Percussion!

[@zoedeexx]

Let's be honest most of us are here because we're doing it in band. FIRST CORNETS FOR THE WIN!

[@nikeboyxc2600]

Yeah Trombone for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@redcat200]

its a quite interesting song on clarinet aswell..

[@GamerzForLifeBRO]

I am playing this right this right now

[@TOEYfilms]

Were playing this in our junior high band... It's actually easy. It's just like this, except the alto saxophones have a more prominent part

[@100fakeman]

i had snare drum and vibraslap. percussion has has a bunch of solos in this song

[@yunfeiq]

1st clarinet ftw!!!

[@ceelcurrently]

The Trumpet is an okay part to have

[@whaleboy240]

I'm in 7th grade and I played this in my band.

[@Kodiacmovies09]

i killed that part on trumpet

[@Runetooncraft]

Timpani! Hoorah!

[@MrTheFireGod]

Seems like I'm not the only NC percussionist who played it in 7th grade. Memories...

[@Blaze56560]

i play trumpet 1 on disz song its beast

[@Cheyenne6102000]

French Horns are the best!!!!! I'm second chair french horn.

[@livie941]

We're playing this in our 7th grade band

[@imogenheap12345]

omg i play clarinet in this song...!!!! windie!!! imin wind ensemble

[@RawrItsAmae]

Omg I played this song last year for Competition to Six Flags. We won First Place =D

[@sethned]

hey me to i love that part but it gets hard at some points

[@Jalapenomind]

My skool played this last year! I was in 7th grade! THIS CRAP IS HARD! we got a 1 though so thats good!

[@bulls-eyeelladmusic9185]

Any Trumpets playing this at their school??

[@Goalie24132]

Ella Darsee yes

[@cactiInc]

sadly no...

[@capncmonkey3261]

Bulls-Eye/Ella D Music heck yeah man, at a festival too

[@syddrayne]

Yesss we have competition season😬

[@Comhead1234]

My 7th grade band too...

[@Rybakk777]

im in grade 9 and playing this...and im in a advanded arts school...and i read in the comments that some sevies r playing this.....

[@thelalaguy12]

1:32 - 1:50 Trombone solo!! Oh Yeah!!!!!!!!!

[@lookbehindyousuka]

7th grade best drummer right here :D i get dat high hat

[@Aikii77]

omigod. this is SO not grade 2, is it?? D:< Grade 8s are playing this song.

[@rbrent666999]

haha, im first trumpet...I love this song...we played it at an adjudication and got professional and advanced =]

[@DirtyDanny1996]

@RichardSaucedo oh thank god i thought that it was acctually for grade two and i played it ont the drums and it was pretty tough until i got the hang of it

[@Colin_Ellwood]

I play timpani on this piece and I get a solo at the very end!

[@OliverDuarte88]

in my school i did it in grade 1 its ease

[@lilyb.4448]

Why are all of you guys saying that you played this in 8th grade?! I played it at a summer camp during 6th grade. It sounded AMAZING

[@SweetgurlBailey]

i played second trumpet lol i hate when that happens its happened to me before

[@EwayneThompson]

I have no idea why i'm listening to this....

[@francisg.3797]

my bands gonna play this piece and I'm in 6th grade

[@Aboithagameboi]

oh my bad :( we started it at the beginning of school...... the only thing wrong is the guy on the crash cymbals..... concerts tues-thurs

[@greenbandgeek7]

Wee Played this At Band camp. Baritones have it pretty easy so it wasnt that hard for us .

[@michaelmunayer9529]

Our 7th grade band is playin this

[@reveruniverse]

Our 8th grade gets to play this song

[@babyrock1804]

Im one of the best 7th grade bass clarinet player probably in the nation is what my director said

[@wweninjagirl12345]

The master's drumbeat from doctor who is in this piece!! DOCTOR WHO!!!!

[@emoizcoolable]

im i 7th grade and im a french horn,trumpet or a sax....depending on which one they need.

[@kyonkyon123456]

it so confusing all the 2/4 and 4/4 but i guess ill get use to it(i play trumpet)

[@IXxSlipKnotzxXI]

Actually I play Tenor Sax, and that was a duet soli..

[@fosho78901]

ya tenor sax!!

[@bluejayfan50]

when our teacher first expected us to play this i was just like Cough B******t Cough