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High School Quintet or Sextet Suggestions?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:35 am
by afugate
My daughter and her high school classmates are interested in performing as an ensemble this year at contest.
  • The playing ability of the group ranges from intermediate (one 9th grader) to advanced. There are 6 likely players, but they have said they will cut the 9th grader if the right music comes along.
  • The lead player has good high chops. The bass bone has good low chops.
  • They all play with good intonation and are aware of and try to use just intonation to tune chords.
  • All of the kids like lyrical music.
Suggestions appreciated!
--Andy in OKC

Re: High School Quintet or Sextet Suggestions?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:07 am
by Specialk3700
The highsclhool brass q I'm in is doing Vuelta del Fuego. It's a really awesome piece with some nice lyrical parts. Give it a listen.

Re: High School Quintet or Sextet Suggestions?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:50 am
by BGuttman
Mixed brass ensemble or trombone ensemble?

Re: High School Quintet or Sextet Suggestions?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:19 pm
by afugate
BGuttman wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:50 am Mixed brass ensemble or trombone ensemble?
Strictly trombone.

Re: High School Quintet or Sextet Suggestions?

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:20 pm
by hyperbolica
tbone quintet:
2 preludes - Chopin/Shiner (1st goes to high C)
New Rag - Joplin (tenor clef)
Chorale prelude #8 - Brahms/fote (high C)
Fantasia (hypodorian) - Stoltzer/Robert King

Re: High School Quintet or Sextet Suggestions?

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:28 pm
by afugate
Thank you, @hyperbolica. The Fantasia is still in print. And, I found a recording of the OU trombone choir doing this one. It might work for the kids. I'll run that by them.

--Andy in OKC