SCHUMAN New England Triptych: Chester - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band

[@LDRTrejo]

This was by far, the toughest piece I ever played in high school. It’s also the only one I know by heart and think about anymore.

[@davidmeador1502]

It is a tough piece. I thought it was tough in high school and college too.

[@diolaneiuma215]

hail to new england 🌲

[@zero_one4056]

I played this 5 years ago now in December 2015. As a freshman looking back on it all. I wish I savored my band career more.

[@-_nope_-9121]

Ok but the clarinet part on this goes hard, only a sophomore in high school and this was my fav piece of this year

[@katiemarie6664]

The timpani part in the last few bars is an absolute BLAST to play

[@cowapocalypse75]

IKR!!

[@davidmeador1502]

Chester is a wind ensemble classic. This piece never gets old.

[@Teacakes03]

Have to play this in my high school band..... (I gives me anxiety haha but still good)

[@Shmoen]

Played tuba for this in high school. Great song and every time I listen to it I'm reminded of all my band memories and how I learned to love music.

[@sammystewart9454]

Interesting harmony, perfect execution by the band

[@Monkeywrench542]

It was the Presidents own, cannot expect anything but the best.

[@itsreallybarbs]

I played this my freshman year. Shortly after we received Chester, we got the music for When Jesus Wept. We couldn't find Be Glad Then America in time for our spring concert though but I still enjoyed his work.

[@memeboi6017]

Love how it rouses over time, representative of an America fearful of the might of the crown growing confident and fearless, boldly declaring “new England’s god forever reigns”

[@bobsutton4320]

An excellent performance, of course. I would expect nothing less than the best from "The President's Own". There is an LP from the 1980's where the U.S. Marine Band played this piece in a concert with Ronald Regan present which was very good, with the almost legendary Col. John R. Bourgeois conducting. I'm very fond of that performance but have to suffice with a dub to a cassette I made 25 years ago since dubbed to an MP3. I have yet to find a copy of that LP on eBay or elsewhere. I'm glad to have found a performance by the Marine Band just as good, and as exciting, as that one. Thank you!

[@jessicachai419]

+Bob Sutton Hi, I don't know if you know the background about the New England Triptych. If you know, I hope you may tell me something about it, I want to know more about this. It will be much grateful for your kindhearted. Waiting for your reply. Thank you so much！

[@bobsutton4320]

+jessica chai I know next to nothing about the history of the New England Triptych. I do know that Schumann extended and modified Chester when he produced the band arrangement. It is not only different, it is an improvement.

[@omniryx1]

Bob Sutton Quite right, Bob. In fact the band arrangement of the entire Triptych is generally considered superior to the orchestral version.

[@steverman2312]

This songs fun af to play once you know how to do it, but god learning it was a pain in the ass

[@flufffffffffffffffffffffffffff]

I loved this piece :0 i played it in my freshman year. I'm about to graduate in 2 weeks now ;-;

[@vertigoviber2987]

5:35 THE BRASS SOUND AMAZING

[@vgabe._3215]

played this at district this year. the horn part is a lot of fun!

[@benberkebile2773]

2:50 for practice reference

[@officialcoleslaw6433]

Could’ve used this a over a year ago 😂😂

[@laurenb364]

im playing this for my spring concert. pray for me

[@lrragsdale3561]

I was wrong!! I double checked and the New England Triptych was originally for Orchestra and later transcribed for Concert Band!!

[@twiiii1]

A wonder full piece of music performed by the best. This recording is so much better than the video presented just recently.

[@FM-ig3th]

As much as I love our Anthem, this could give it a run for it's money.

[@akeemjackman9582]

Agree

[@beckr11]

Well...what can you add to perfection.

[@iandoepp6323]

4:25 for practice

[@WaterFlameDoesNotHaveLimits]

WIDOWMAKER. this song is a fuckin widowmaker in highschool band FUCK i love it

[@sparklymop]

I was supposed to play this at a concert as guest performers at the University of Indianapolis in my senior year, but the concert was cancelled thanks to COVID

[@donnawilcox7938]

Beautiful!

[@trentl795]

My middle school is playing this and my high school is playing the battle of shiloh

[@trentl795]

Keller middle

[@trentl795]

We are a really good district for band

[@huner6785]

Playing this in my middle school band

[@strawberrydimples_]

Same

[@trentl795]

Well not anymore

[@huner6785]

@@trentl795 true

[@baadach3752]

Do u go to the Juilliard Middle School of Music or somethingv? Jfc

[@huner6785]

@@baadach3752 no, I went to keller middle school in texas

[@MikeBlackStudios]

0:52 trombones come in 2:00 pulse

[@lrragsdale3561]

Jessica Chai; William Schuman selected three selections from the early American Composer William Billings (I don't know his dates off hand but they would be easy to find). These three works were "Be glad then America," "When Jesus Wept," and "Chester," and combined the three into the New England Triptych. I believe the original work was for concert band as he had also composed other works for band. Does this help? Oh and I have heard that at one time there was a desire to make "Chester" into the US National Anthem, but it never got off the ground!

[@reydar13]

Oh my fucking god!!!

[@amateraasuuu]

this song was such a blast at contest! great memories! starting as a freshman and being one of the only concert kids to make it in the highest band! quit band for health careers. so sad, i have to come back every now and then and remember the good ol days.

[@stutterman176]

this song is wacky i love it

[@mmansour1]

if you're here for the snare excerpt; 4:56

[@skip031890]

Love that part. The snare makes it sound so majestic.

[@advityasuri5698]

4:02

[@clarissasacksteder7345]

Do it 2x fast. I okayed E flat clarinet on this one… 🔥

[@zack13k40]

why is it so LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[@blueFailure]

Interesting comments, but do you know the meaning behind the score?

[@basssuzu6198]

I would like to know the meaning.

[@buddy4445]

American revolutionary song and also the anthem of New England

[@jonathanhooper3966]

Let tyrants shake their iron rod, And Slav’ry clank her galling chains, We fear them not, we trust in God, New England’s God forever reigns.

[@zekineonat8202]

🇺🇸🇹🇷💖

[@lllpw0ai409]

Gabriel

[@Jeffy-vj1oe]

Gabriel

[@jaredjefferson4204]

4:02 best part

[@1sttomato687]

Jared Jefferson Nahhh

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

We played this at NC School of the Arts, we were called the 'Superband' a bunch of summer scholarships made up of several counties 9th-12th grade. We played a different concert every week with a different conductor of about 8 pieces per concert of about this difficulty. All I can say is that summer experience ruined 10th, 11th & 12th grade band for me, most everybody else in my high school bands sucked compared to Superband. I was happier in my ignorance.

[@jenkinsfamily2229]

Good things about this piece: The opening chorale Bad things about this piece: The unpleasant fast tempo The purposeful use of almost nonstop dissonance The unnecessary level of pretentious intelligence of a piece very clearly written to be impressive on a music theory level and nothing else The lack of committed key, leaving players to stumble through endless accidentals The overlong length You have to TRY to write a piece of music this horrid.

[@toast1612]

nahhhh you cannot be serious

[@jenkinsfamily2229]

@@toast1612 Dead serious.

[@-_nope_-9121]

Ok but the clarinet part on this goes hard, only a sophomore in high school and this was my fav piece of this year

[@kodywjones1999]

4:56 for practice reference

[@kirk.ybanez]

4:55

[@emyeum1416]

2:19