Trombone Concerto- John Mackey

[@thereisnofridge]

i remember i met john mackey once.....he told me he had just written a trombone concerto.....i asked "oh really, is it something a high school student could aspire to play?" and he goes "oh GOD no, i wrote it for joe alessi"......i now realize this. lol

[@soleilschafluetzel2520]

high schooler here, I'm learning this and making good progress I'd say. so that's cool

[@bestmrturtle]

@daniel coffin damn homie who pissed your pants

[@saltydaltysax]

@daniel coffin someone had a bad day

[@trombias]

@daniel coffin jealous much?

[@ethanzimmer1151]

I was lucky enough to play this bass trombone part at just learn from watching and playing to solo part at home how truly difficult this piece is.

[@DKkingish]

Trombones. Bow to the composer who sees our potential and knows what we can do.

[@JohnMackey]

I totally agree! So loud! The pianississimo in the second movement is killing my ears!

[@Composer_Piggy]

You heard it here first guys. The composer says ppp is actually supposed to sound like ppp

[@stephaniemartinez1229]

John Mackey is seriously probably my favorite composer. His pieces are incredible.

[@L0Ldude11]

Stephanie Martinez agreed.

[@WrulfWroar]

In fact he's one of my inspirations, it's clearly a reference for wind ensembles IMHO.

[@winterbreeze3719]

think about the fact that joe alessi is so amazing on trombone that he can play so much louder than a FULL orchestra

[@No-jr8dx]

its actually not an orchestra. it's the west point band. I've Met and played withthem. they are amazing

[@3OrMoreBones]

You underestimate blastississimo, but more so trombone.

[@xAbSoLut3zERo]

On the field.... from Canton, Ohio.... Presenting their 2011 program, A Brave New World... Drum Corps International is proud to present.... THE BLUECOATS!!!!

[@dorianrivero8946]

Literally the most badass thing I've ever heard in my life

[@L0Ldude11]

Dorian Rivero And beautiful, and hopeful, almost every feeling ever

[@smartsandsports]

There's a rule in certain circles, and I think it applies here as well: "If the music's too loud, you're too old."

[@chrisl.5662]

Mackey and Hazo: two of the only people to write concert band trombone music not as an afterthought.

[@L0Ldude11]

Fire Lock Some of the best guys in their field right now!

[@L0Ldude11]

Also- same with percussion!

[@IsaacBrooks]

Johan de Meij, too

[@stevenholloway2135]

I saw Joseph Alessi play this piece with the Baylor Wind Ensemble tonight. I am convinced he is the greatest classical trombone player to ever live. He has set a new standard in trombone playing. He has a sound that nobody else in the world can come close to. Even when he doesn't play perfectly, it doesn't take away from his musicianship or performance one bit. He is one of the greatest performers to ever live.

[@dellagd]

How could anyone dislike this piece? Like really? This is incredible... Every part is fabulous...

[@KoopahNITE]

Joseph Alessi man...fellow trombonists, behold the master.

[@PatchThatch]

John Mackey is a genius. I've played trombone for eight years, and I am truly in love with the instrument. This piece is glorious in every aspect of the word.

[@monkeybull445]

I can't stop listening to this. I've probably listened to this at least 10 times in the past few days!

[@L0Ldude11]

monkeybull445 I keep listening to Mackey more and more and I keep loving his music more and more!!

[@soleilschafluetzel2520]

I'm learning it for my senior year of highschool

[@handm24]

There are three things any musician can learn from this piece:trombones beat any instrument, something to aspire to, and that music is truly beautiful.

[@klporch1121]

To play this piece is now my only goal in life.

[@javenmoon4839]

TROMBONES ARE WINNING

[@DownMyBasement]

If you can play this on trombone then you basically win trombone

[@BlairFerrier]

Not sure how I wandered to this video tonight but I had the joy of being at this recording session. I can tell you the focus and professionalism of the entire team was amazing. The attention to detail is what made this such a special moment for me.

[@ATDBJProductions]

The dwee at 14:53 is the most beautiful note I've ever heard in my whole life

[@L0Ldude11]

ATDBJProductions The last movement is one of the most joyous and hopeful things I've ever heard. I feel like it's a literal representation of optimism, beauty, loveliness, and hopefulness.

[@L0Ldude11]

ATDBJProductions And some other different feelings at the end in which I'm not sure of LOL

[@elisepetersen1277]

best thing I've ever heard on an instrument

[@LudacrisGamers101]

I heard him there too! it was great, I'm from vero beach, and it was just great, also it was pretty fascinating how there was a hundred piece band, and Joe Alessi still overpowered them. I swear, after that performance, I needed new pants!

[@oliviasanford6046]

I guess you could say the person playing trombone here is... not your average Joe.

[@IndecisiveLlama]

I love you for that.

[@oliviasanford6046]

IndecisiveLlama I do too

[@IndecisiveLlama]

Pat San

[@MinkyBoodle44]

This is beautiful

[@EthanZawisza_EZas314]

+Pat San are you a dad

[@kiefox7162]

12:56 -end is the coolest and most beutiful thing I have ever heard.

[@ArthurScoleri]

this piece takes the tacos all of them. i'm a woodwind but i have a profound appreciation for the warmth and broadness of low brass instruments.

[@Paradox621]

This is a real chopbuster... just played through it without taking anything down. Alessi is amazing.

[@MrSaxman321]

I'm from Vero Beach as well.Alessi's proformance of this piece was mind-boggling!I literally had goosebumps the entire night from just that piece.Music For All was an experience I'll never forget!

[@Marz1ns4n1ty]

13:57 through 15:27 is just indescribable... My favorite section of my favorite trombone piece!

[@JacobmbMusic]

12:18 - 12:26 Listen to that high D! That perfect tone, it brings a tear to my eye :')

[@wtf93966336]

I got to see this preformed earlier tonight at the University of Arkansas Fayettville March 5th 2013 IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE LIVE. You really don't understand how great this piece is until you've heard it live!

[@RobbyGarrisonTrumpet]

I am from vestavia as well, this song just make me speechless after the honor band of america played it with Joe Alessi and this just inspired me to do more things. There could not be a better song that I have heard than this song. Truly amazing!

[@Flyer1593]

It's a real shame this isn't viewed as many times as Justin Bieber's songs... imagine 22,000,000 people listening to this. People would be different.

[@MangosandBigPotatos]

I have nothing to say- literally, words cannot describe this piece.

[@ANTerakOINE]

Joseph Alessi is one of the best trombone player in the world, just listen. wonderfull

[@comedyskater911]

This is one of the coolest pieces of music I have ever heard!

[@VideoCritic358]

Its pieces like John Mackey's that make being a trombone player so much fun! We're playing turbine this spring and it's going to be so much fun.

[@Adagioz1]

Holy ball sack. I recognized "Damn" almost instantly! This concerto is absolutely beautiful.

[@GlobalHunt5]

Saw Joe Alessi play this on Sunday with the Eastern Wind Symphony. It's blew my mind to hear how well the music could make you imagine all the different periods of time it is supposed to represent with he Greek God. just outstanding job by Alessi and the band.

[@tjmitch2]

We played this over 6 months ago at ISU, and I'm still playing the toms part in my head. So kick ass.

[@MinkyBoodle44]

Got to see this live this weekend at ISU, and Mackey was there and everything. Totally freaking starstruck.

[@MalevolentDesire]

I love that he has a hint of Hymn to a Blue Hour around 11 minutes in the piece.

[@itshard2findaname]

there's a reason why there's no dislikes on this video, its so amazing!!!

[@GlobalHunt5]

i have a friend who is a female who goes to liberty. She is a freshman this year. It's cool that you guys played this. I just watched Joe Alessi play this Sunday, and my music teacher was part of the symphony playing with him! so awesome! hope you guys diode well!

[@m_chung]

just heard him live yesterday at Bands of America Music for All in indianapolis with the 2013 honor band of america! it was incredible.

[@32RH]

Attempting to play this for my school’s solo and ensemble contest. Wish me luck

[@sgh729]

I was at music for all too this past weekend! I'm from vestavia. Such a great weekend for all bands there

[@32RH]

Alessi is an absolute god

[@dandaman207]

14:00 is by far the most amazing part of this piece! Gives me chills!

[@nikTsk8]

Im in love with this piece. i wish my school was good enough to play this.

[@stephengage9582]

WHAT A FABULOUS PIECE & PERFORMANCE! Bravo, John, Joseph, and West Point Band :) I can't wait to do this next fall with John Sebastian Vera!!

[@lauraedited]

FInally! I saw the world premiere of this piece with this band, and loved it!

[@ericahertzberg9390]

I like the glisses and the sinister mood in the beginning. YES, TROMBONES RULE THE WORLD. THANK YOU JOHN MACKEY!!

[@animegirlyuki4872]

how amazing, i wish i had the ability to play trombone like that...

[@shaner3333333333]

You have the ability its if your willing to work for it.

[@Kevin-bw5km]

Practice

[@Mtwain49]

Awesome piece. Paints a picture in my head.

[@The_Babe]

Quite frankly, I love this piece! It's filled with both rage and serenity, as if the emotions of the players themselves are pouring out! Beautiful, aggressive, and heroic all in three movements!

[@jennablayney1929]

Got to play this at ISU almost a month ago... So much to play even when ur not the soloist!

[@kumemagic5156]

日本から聴きに来ました 素晴らしい曲でした

[@BestGreekGeek]

Wow...I still can't get over how much I love this song... I play the clarinet, but my friend who plays the trombone told me about it! :D

[@f3nd13y]

I play trombone for the Liberty University Wind Ensemble and we are playing this tomorrow with our trombone proffesor doing the concerto... its going to be sick!

[@MyCheesecake13]

This is AMAZING! I would love to play this if could

[@mooosh1001]

For those who may be interested in performing this, just know that a LOT of it is in tenor clef. Also, the sheet music can be found in the description above.

[@jordankidd5058]

My high school marching band played the beginning of this and a senior played the solo in our field show

[@Mtwain49]

Love this! absolutely amazing talent.

[@AirbrushingtipsNet]

BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! They're gonna kick ass with this piece this season!

[@anjirocool]

i love john mackey and everything he writes but i HATE how his music is printed. it's impossibly small to read, especially with a marimba between you and it.

[@haleypritzlaff6134]

we're playing this for our marching band show and it's entitled Stretch!

[@TheWeasell]

My marching band this season is gunna do this as our show...:] im excited

[@MRFalloutGuy2077]

Same here! It was such a powerful piece of music!

[@Mtwain49]

Trombone concerto is my favorite !

[@albertz9608]

AWESOME!!!

[@oldbandguy]

I downloaded this from iTunes, Some AWESOME playing from an AWESOME composer. Hope Bluecoats are using this as their closer!!!

[@iTactiiCz]

Absolutely amazing.

[@justfellinchill]

Way to kill the haters!!, I heard this last night at the Meyerson when we all played 76 trombones

[@BrianRobertsfan]

Going next Wednesday to see him at ETW. So excited. He's playing this on Saturday but I can't go that day.

[@ryanstarcher9327]

Played in that, he was Amazing!!!!

[@ethanzimmer1151]

This piece was the source material for my current marching band season. Its amazing and its so fun to pick out the parts from the show. I compet in WSMA.

[@TheWeasell]

@ShadowKnight224 Bring. It. ON! Im pumpeddddddd!!!! I have faith in my band. There is nothing we cant pull off. We're beast.

[@broadwayVGC]

I totally just realized that Damn was composed by John Mackey after listening to this. :B

[@TheAdachir87]

It's on Mackey's website. You can't print it out but you can download the solo part

[@tromboneking87]

Wow, this piece is just asking for a drum corps version. Just imagining the Bluecoats doing this is blowing my mind. Can't wait!

[@benschroth7717]

Adorable.

[@ledezmamiguellopez12]

you can learn, the center of the cleft is where middle C is, so where F normally is it is now C and you can write stuff in until you learn it like with learning notes :)

[@TheAdachir87]

first movement is reminiscent of Asphalt Cocktail. Second mvmt reminiscent of Hymn to a Blue Hour Third mvmt reminiscent of Aurora Awakes. Ending reminiscent of Redline Tango. This piece is full of John Mackeyness!

[@GroovyFunk12]

John Mackey is KING O_O

[@dylanheckman6814]

We are using some of this in our schools marching show

[@sceu25]

This is my solo in marching band this year

[@Archerkoala1]

John Mackey wins life.

[@raoul1650]

Xerxes at 8:48 and in some trumpet stuff throughout the piece as well...

[@macerunner4674]

2:31 IM NOT GONNA SAY IT Instead im gonna say that is like really cool sounding

[@laduzi2]

alessi is so freaking good. Oh...and. bloooo.

[@stemonick]

AWESOME!!!!!

[@raoul1650]

Some Aurora Awakes vibes around 13:00 as well :)

[@gauthier.dupertuis]

Goddamn this is awesome

[@radlikewhoa]

bass clarinet solo at the beginning.

[@alexpwatkins]

one thing I've noticed is that in U.S. t-bone are used in a kind of jazz-type playing and in U.K. it's kind of a mellow vocal tone. I mean compare Mackey's Concerto to The T-bone solo in the second movement of Year of The Dragon by Sparke

[@fishdinners7760]

Imagine if trombones were in dci in 2011

[@ericsorensen9226]

F1shD1nn3rs it would have that bluecoats show so much better

[@rj-zh6nm]

@@ericsorensen9226 That would rooooooooock! (Or Rach if you get what I mean *wink wonk* (Lol sorry I had to)

[@ericsorensen9226]

@@rj-zh6nm lol, it would have made both shows a lot better. I'm all about puns anyways!

[@joshuaread9366]

@@ericsorensen9226 2011 was a great year for DCI

[@araxshiriau9275]

Thank gods tubas can pull through

[@rushrockssa]

9:00 to 12:55....just incredibly beautiful

[@violaXplayer]

Damn, i feel like dancing

[@VideoCritic358]

You know, people are entitled to their opinion. And yes, even though I do agree that classical composers like Mozart and even modern composers like Grainger are great and well-known for their contributions, Mackey has his own style. And it's a kick-ass one at that. So don't go telling people that their opinion is wrong if you don't agree.

[@BrianRobertsfan]

Having heard this live with the US Army Band and Alessi on the solo, well this video certainly doesn't do it justice.