Westminster High School Marching Band vs. UC Concert Band
The Blue and the Gray (A Civil War Suite) by Clare Grundman.
http://www.youtube.com. N.p., 20 Sept. 2009. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yxQyHGAAtE>. |
UC Early Concert Band Winter Program 3 11 2012 Blue and the Gray.MOV.
http://www.youtube.com. N.p., 11 Mar. 2012. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gBDILvi6Eg>. |
In the version don by Westminster High School Marching Band, you will notice that their percussion played very soft at the beginning of the piece and gradually crescendoed whereas in the UC Concert Band, the percussion started at a louder tone quality and did not crescendo to the extent that the Westminster High School Marching Band did. The UC Concert Band used a triangle in their percussion during their piece whereas the Westminster High School Marching Band did not. Both performances used great balance and blend. The tone quality was all in sync and the dynamics were played through with great accuracy. All the notes sounded good, I did not hear any wrong notes.
- Sam F.