Blue Shades...

Okay... so, apparently we're playing this for our concert? A level 5 beast by Ticheli... marvelous. Take a whirl..:



Intense huh?

From his own hands:

At times, Blue Shades burlesques some of the clichés from the Big Band era, not as a mockery of those conventions, but as a tribute. A slow and quiet middle section recalls the atmosphere of a dark, smoky blues haunt. An extended clarinet solo played near the end recalls Benny Goodman's hot playing style, and ushers in a series of "wailing" brass chords recalling the train whistle effects commonly used during that era.

And then there's the intense clarinet solo...

-runiteking1

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