This piece was had more energetic vibe than some of the other pieces with slightly louder sound over all and its use of crescendos that brought a sound of power to the ensemble. Another interesting thing I heard in this song was the use of slight dissonance between the trumpets on some of their chords. This gave a wild feel to the song, but it still maintained its smooth demeanor. The trumpet solo in this song was also impressive. The soloist had nice tone and his note accuracy was fairly good, but one of the only problem I had with the solo was that it was a little hard to hear at times. This could either be do to the soloist playing too soft or from the ensemble playing over him. This problem could be easily fixed by watching the conductor for cues to play softer so that the soloist does not get dropped out by the
This piece was had more energetic vibe than some of the other pieces with slightly louder sound over all and its use of crescendos that brought a sound of power to the ensemble. Another interesting thing I heard in this song was the use of slight dissonance between the trumpets on some of their chords. This gave a wild feel to the song, but it still maintained its smooth demeanor. The trumpet solo in this song was also impressive. The soloist had nice tone and his note accuracy was fairly good, but one of the only problem I had with the solo was that it was a little hard to hear at times. This could either be do to the soloist playing too soft or from the ensemble playing over him. This problem could be easily fixed by watching the conductor for cues to play softer so that the soloist does not get dropped out by the