TheMusicMan
12.05.2007, 13:34
Weston-Super-Mare – Own Choice Contest - 2007
http://www.themouthpiece.com/images/weston2007/totnes.jpg
Section Entered : Third
Order of Play : 4
Musical Director : Ian Wilkinson
Chosen Test Piece : Laudate Dominum
http://www.totnesband.co.uk
(http://www.totnesband.co.uk)
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No Score or Music Available
Good opening spoilt with the odd split. Big fortissimo sounds from ensemble. Excellent walking bass lines, but not together with the Euph Bari melody. Euphoniums not in tune in solo work. Good Cornets and Trombone to close movement.
Horns and Baris suffering intonation problems, but Cornet and Euph play well together. Muted Soprano not in tune. Nice 'feel' from horns and basses which make the music flow.
Percussion not together with band or MD (try facing the front!) Big sounds from basses but again muted cornets suffer with tuning. Good use of dynamics and trombones play well. The quieter ensemble parts seemed to get lost and the band rock.
Nice Euph duet, and ensemble have settled down. Good use of dynamics but again muted cornets distract. Lovely build through crescendo to full ensemble, with a good control of dynamics from the MD.
Good Euph and Tambourine. Well done Horn. Excellent ensemble playing here. Cornets add to the music and build up. Again good use of dynamics through bass 'tune'. The band are well controlled by MD to thefinal bars.
A very good performance, but the dreaded tuning and intonation problems (particularly in muted instruments) detracted.
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http://www.themouthpiece.com/images/weston2007/totnes.jpg
Section Entered : Third
Order of Play : 4
Musical Director : Ian Wilkinson
Chosen Test Piece : Laudate Dominum
http://www.totnesband.co.uk
(http://www.totnesband.co.uk)
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No Score or Music Available
Good opening spoilt with the odd split. Big fortissimo sounds from ensemble. Excellent walking bass lines, but not together with the Euph Bari melody. Euphoniums not in tune in solo work. Good Cornets and Trombone to close movement.
Horns and Baris suffering intonation problems, but Cornet and Euph play well together. Muted Soprano not in tune. Nice 'feel' from horns and basses which make the music flow.
Percussion not together with band or MD (try facing the front!) Big sounds from basses but again muted cornets suffer with tuning. Good use of dynamics and trombones play well. The quieter ensemble parts seemed to get lost and the band rock.
Nice Euph duet, and ensemble have settled down. Good use of dynamics but again muted cornets distract. Lovely build through crescendo to full ensemble, with a good control of dynamics from the MD.
Good Euph and Tambourine. Well done Horn. Excellent ensemble playing here. Cornets add to the music and build up. Again good use of dynamics through bass 'tune'. The band are well controlled by MD to thefinal bars.
A very good performance, but the dreaded tuning and intonation problems (particularly in muted instruments) detracted.
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