Rocketship! - Kevin Day

Rocketship!
Kevin Day
The University of Georgia Symphonic Band
Anthony Morris, Masters Conducting Associate
February 27, 2023

[@docotuero09]

The fact that nobody is talking about the conductor is crazy. Mans was COOKING 🔥🔥🔥

[@ThomasFrauenshuh]

Very nice conducting indeed

[@kevinsantana2188]

He is actually also the COMPOSER of this piece

[@docotuero09]

@kevinsantana2188 I’m not sure about that… that’s kevin day.

[@turtl-r8p]

This song is so crazy… it sounds like the kind of song that you remember for years just because of how incredible it is. Like I play the accessories part and I still feel the vibes of it

[@Mary-w7g]

Hearing the snare up close in the middle of playing was one of the coolest moments ever it felt so amazing I still get excited and then the slower part always makes me get chills THIS SONG IS THE BEST

[@Cor-kid]

The snare is fucking incredible in this song. I heard another local highschool band play this song really well, especially their percussion. Everytime I listen to concert band it reminds me why I joined it in the first place lol

[@that_type_of_guy3842]

ACTUALLY, the snare player at our school played it by himself, and just him alone, i creamed...

[@raccoons_make_noise]

oh my gosh i absolutely loved this song - played it at music camp over the summer, was the only bass clarinetist in the entire camp, definitely one of my favorites

[@AlecsCorona]

I played this a few days ago at all region band and I was the one of 3 bass clarinetist’s. This was the most fun to play.

[@masonmullen1939]

I play bass clarinet but haven't got the music yet, is it good? (Most songs we play boring whole notes 😂)

[@MonkeyTheMan0]

I'm playing this for my school band concert, playing the chimes is so much fun, absolutely love this song!

[@Ez2309-s7t]

my bands also playing it

[@liasnead47]

Anthony, I simply love watching you conduct!

[@onionorion69]

I love this song so much. I had a lot of fun playing it on the vibes last year for our spring concert!

[@Cinderace101]

The horn part 👌 I just now preformed this a week after I watched this video I am so happy it was amazing to preform

[@leomartino3902]

Percussionist in my ms honors band, snare is super fun!

[@NathanCrawlyGnome]

Absolutely love this piece. The blend and balance between the flutes, mixed with the aggressive brass parts, makes it very riveting to listen to. I play the snare part, and I love how this piece utilizes a marching snare. It makes for a very articulate sound, which I think is what’s needed for a powerful piece like this. Amazing work by the conductor too, conducting a piece with such technical parts.

[@bronxboy151]

the symphonic band at my school played this 2 days ago for music in the parks at six flags it sounds so good in person. i’m in concert band tho so i didn’t get to play i played a different song.

[@t.j.anderson]

You crushed this Anthony!

[@kevindaymusic]

❤

[@leomartino3902]

It’s him! The composer😮

[@DevilOPlaysTuba]

freaking love this piece

[@MylesGresbach]

Im currently playing this for my school, im on the snare and its so fun

[@NathanCrawlyGnome]

Word, it's so epic.

[@lisampolderman2519]

Me tooo

[@nosmith0741]

I just played this at all NorthWest band at PLU in Tacoma, WA. The snare part was so fun to play

[@watsonstilwell4914]

No way, I played first clarinet for this piece at PLU, and was about to say something about it...your snare playing went SO hard

[@nosmith0741]

@@watsonstilwell4914 thanks a ton lol

[@asianstryder8514]

about to play this at my school and i gotta say it’s so much fun rehearsing rn

[@robert19]

chord at 193 (4:02) is INSANE. amazing snare too.

[@na_iromaki1749]

augmented chords!!

[@tinyturkey1918]

I played this song in the youth honor band and it was amazing. (I had the chime part) We are playing this song again at my schools spring concert and i am so excited. (This time i will have the snare part)

[@m0chi_liv3]

We played this for our all region band yesterday and it was so fun 🙏🏼

[@CloudyMusik12]

Came here after having a look around the Polaris Dawn Missions website and boy! Not only has it been awhile since I've seen such a lovely design on a website but it was nice to discover such a bangin song!

[@Mary-w7g]

I absolutely loooved playing this! I came back to listen to it cause I wanted to hear the snare part and then I remembered how good it was 😭😭 the trumpet part is actually so fun and the lyrical part is so emotional and I wanna just gobble this song up I LOVE IT

[@DevilOPlaysTuba]

glad i wasnt the only one who thought a marching snare would be good in a concert band piece

[@gerbia8022]

fr

[@FUNKY096]

dude my senior bff played this on snare and he went OFF, he went crazy 😂

[@charactercreations0]

I love the conductors effort

[@MrHrnplyr1]

Great performance! And those horns!

[@ProPilotF82]

I played this piece for band, and I really enjoyed it. Every bit of it is a treat. Listening to it though, I can’t help but think it sounds like Cities:Skylines music. The only thing missing is the river, the occasional tweet thing with poorly used hashtags, and waste being pumped directly into the water supply.

[@DevinSeeleyDevilO]

It really does, finally someone else noticed

[@vionamercyowaga5440]

The conductor did a magnificent job.

[@angelaclarinet]

This piece goes so hard the marching snare almost sounds like gunshots 😍

[@jorjie1234]

im playing this for band on the alto sax😧

[@charactercreations0]

High desert honor band?

[@stupidswag]

me three 😭

[@NathanFung412]

I am marching snare.

[@ricardojunior3118]

❤️ 🔥

[@user-ge1sc2ix9i]

im playing this is song in grade 9 band, as a trumpet, I can never get that one part at bar 42 😭

[@OfficialATOMICVR]

OMG UR SO REAL FOR THAT NEITHER CAN I

[@user-ge1sc2ix9i]

@OfficialATOMICVR update: i got switched to trumpet 2: I can play it now :D

[@thatannoyingperson5324]

0:50

[@zmo-kl7ci]

max i see you

[@heinzguderian9269]

Who else came here from ETSBOA?