The New York Wind Symphony - Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed

What is that hugeassophone the tuba player has? My lord, that’s a big tuba!

Played this for three years in high school. Will always love it.

How did you realize the vocal parts?

We played this beautiful piece my senior year of HS. I can’t remember playing a better piece of basic or with a better group of musicians. The timpani part was phenomenal.

ok but playing timpani in this piece is just 😤 👌

Most beautiful piece of music and fantastically performed. Hearing it with choir makes it all the more special. Great work. Thanks for sharing that with us.

Well done ! Go trombones! Brings back Memories, I played this song with Riverside Community College years 1998-2003 under the Direction of Kevin Mayse, and we played the hell out it. This was nice to hear! Thanks! Brilliant!

I played it; I conducted it, I ❤️ it! Michael McClary

We played this in my high school bands Christmas concert. Love this

Lovely, deep and beautiful. It would be wonderful if we could restore harmony and love through music rather than separating countries and their peoples through war❄️❤️🎹🎹🎼

Well played and sung! I've played this in college band (oboe) and with the Boulder (Colorado) Concert Band (without choir). The English horn solos are especially fine here.

Happy Russian Christmas 2023! 🇷🇺✝️🔔🇷🇺✝️🎺🇷🇺✝️📯

This was one of our shows in Marching Band. I think we got second place though.

A powerful piece to be for sure. A friend of mine and I saw the Shreveport Community Band play this in a theater in downtown Shreveport, LA about 10 years ago. It was powerful, as it was in this performance.

Now that Zelenskyy is moving Christmas to January 7th, do we transpose it up a seventh?

Bells should've been positioned UP on the French Horns. Missed opportunity. Otherwise, an overall great job.

How true!

I played the tympanis for this in 1972 and still remember the part by heart. My favorite piece of music!

This is some seriously hair raising stuff. Bravo!

I played "Russian Xmas Music 🎵 & Conducted it at Northeastern Illinois University.- Michael McClary, Professor of Trumpet 🎺, Georgia Perimeter College & GSU

This piece is a "Universal Beauty!"- Michael McClary DMA-Trumpet

English Horn Player is Magnificent!- Michael McClary 😂🎉

I added Organ, Antiphonal Chimes- Michael McClary, Professor of Trumpet 🎺, Georgia Perimeter College and GSU 🎉🎉❤❤😂

My buddy John Scott played Yamaha Soprano Sax in place of English Horn 🎉

What a Masterpiece!!!😂

Alfred Reed is not only a Great Composer, he is a Master Orchestrator!- Michael McClary 😢😂❤❤🎉

Every Serious musician should play this piece. Every serious Conductor should Conduct this piece.!- Michael McClary 😂😂❤🎉

I played Tuba in high school. Whitmer High School, Toledo, Ohio. We played this every year at Christmas, was in school 86-90.

THE Most beautiful work for Wind Ensemble ever written ❤🎉😢

The English Horn player deserves a Grammy!😂❤

This is an esoteric comment, but some may understand. This is such a splendid performance of a piece dear to the heart of everyone who has been in the Crossmen, as I was.

Played this in Symphonic Band Senior Year of High School. My all time fav piece. Beautiful.

The Conductor is Great! Who is he?😂🎉

Yeah Glockenspiel!😂❤🎉

When I played this at Augusta State, I borrowed 5 sets of chimes, arranged them antiphonaly. WOW!😢❤

This the first time I have heard it with vocals.

Cathedral Chorus 😭 😭 😭 👏 👏 😭

It's been a long time between posts here, but I have to say this is more than wonderful. The musicians and chorus combine to share a beautiful and moving performance. As a former UMASS wind ensemble and marching band french horn player, I appreciate this, and my heart sings. Thank you.

Majestic

i never heard it before ... great to listen while having Christmas breakfeast. Volume 10

Whitmer High in Toledo! How are you doing?!- Michael McClary, Professor of Trumpet 🎺, Georgia Perimeter College and GSU (Elmwood High School Class of 72- Bloomdale OH)😂🎉❤❤

English Horn is a Nasty instrument to play! This Guy deserves a Raise!😂🎉

Outstanding!!!

Cómo puedo conseguir la parte coral?
Gracias

I played an excerpt of this with the marching band my freshman year in college. At one point we had the entire tuba line—13 of us!—front and center, on one knee, playing up to the press box. What an amazing experience!

Amazing! I've played it several times with the Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble. Never heard it before with choir. It's awesome. I love how the clarinets (I play clarinet) are featured.

What a masterful arrangement. Wish they had mic'd the bass line during that interlude.