REED La Fiesta Mexicana: Carnival - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band

"The President's Own" United States Marine Band presents H. Owen Reed's "La Fiesta Mexicana," transcribed by Master Sgt. Donald Patterson. Directed by Col. Michael J. Colburn. From the album "Feste," recorded 2009. www.marineband....
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Listen to the album: • Feste (album) - "The P...

[@MmaMadman85]

played this my senior year in high school and it still gives me chills almost 10 years later listening to this masterpiece.

[@bigred2960]

Finally. A recording where they play carnival like its a carnival and not a funeral. 😂😂

[@emanuelhadfield7342]

This is by far the best and only recording that actually sounds like a fiesta. Always should be played at this tempo tbh. Anything below that is eh

[@nanettefelix-remmers7609]

I'm loving this! Playing HARP next weekend with Crystal Lake Band. Come listen Sunday at 4.

[@j9rq560]

Wil play this song in the near future!!! Super excited for the Bass Clarinet and Contra Duet!!!

[@SebbersG]

I’m playing movements 2 and 3 for my high school Symphonic Winds winter concert

[@sr14225]

Awesome! I think the trumpets need that bright, playful, mariachi sounding vibrato in spots a bit more though. It almost sounds too tasteful in spots, lol. :-)

[@gerardgrzyb7267]

Played this in a giant wind ensemble at the huge music camp at UW Madison in the summer of 1962. Oddly enough, the director was the Marine Band director as I recall--a William or Wilhelm Schempf (sp?). We also played a band version of the Stokowski arrangement of Bach's Toccata & Fugue in d and the Holst Band Suites. It was very cool for a 15 year old to play this great music in such a a large group of accomplished teens from around the state, plus I had a teenage romance at the camp with a pretty cellist!

[@HammerAnimationsChannel]

Weird flex but okay

[@brucekuehn4031]

Ah - band camp. I started going later in the 60s. It was a great experience being with other students who took music more seriously than a lot of kids back in the home band. Flash forward - my son has been a counselor at Madison the past several summers, but sadly, no band camp this year - 2020. Let’s beat this Wuhan thing and get our children playing instruments together again!

[@pandraes]

Dear Gerard, I was lucky enough to also play this with Musical Youth International (also a large group of accomplished teens from Michigan) at the Chitzen Itza Ruins in Mexico under the full moon, on July 2nd, 1966. I was 14. We played it well but nothing like this. When we did Mass for sure we woke the dead. It got very spooky as giant sicropia moths flew in from the surrounding jungle and lit on the wall of the 'Temple of a Thousand Pillars' that served as our stage. Once we finished they set upon us in mass as we ran quite terrified to the waiting tour bus - with many of the girls prying large insects from their hair. Perhaps playing that Funeral Mass on Full Moon at that sacrificial site was a bad idea?

[@davisclarke3930]

I love the heavy lowreed sound

[@kmdunnster]

Perfection. Not one errand note. Bravo

[@ieattoothpaste7524]

We’re playing this song in our high school band, and I’m the piccolo :^)

[@crazygenx2539]

H. Owen Reed's masterpiece.

[@Danzig987]

Unquestionably.

[@crazygenx2539]

This piece is nearly impossible to pull off, and you did it

[@Adirondack842]

Other than Hunsberger at Eastman and Whitwell's Michigan State recording, this one ranks next on the list. Outstanding performance. The balance of bringing the trombones slightly forward is an excellent choice especially around 3:54ish......Well done all around

[@RussellEvans19891]

5:32 😍😍😢😢

[@MrGumby385]

I love the whole section from 5:05 to 5:32

[@Johnny-fb4hu]

1:39 thru 3:48 is my all time fav section

[@Danzig987]

Owen Reed lived to the ripe old age of 104. Here's a brief profile of a fine American composer: nonesnotes.com/2013/06/19/h-owen-reed-at-103-the-dean-of-american-composers-celebrates-a-birthday/

[@madelinekuhl8989]

1:43

[@gabbyhernandez1166]

playing this whole piece at the tobin center for yosa invitational :p

[@hunterluedtke7136]

Trumpet solo 1:40

[@jessicaeernisse958]

Beautiful and blessed! My therapy and passion! Thanks for sharing your gifts and talents in music and to Our country and blessed President and true American Patriot, Donald Trump! I'm praying for him to be reelected in 2020!

[@Zaynemikulan2]

1:28 3:34

[@Johnny-fb4hu]

i played this when i was in 8th grade :)

[@gage6151]

God, I hated playing this piece. It's nice to listen to cause it's stock band music minus a few (contra)bass clarinet things here and there, but fuck, playing it was such a bore.

[@julianruiz8524]

Lot of resting for you huh