HCCB Spring Concert 2010

The following files were recorded at the Hill Country Community Band Spring 2010 Concert held on May 14, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Wimberly, TX.

These recordings are different than my normal ones – I placed the recorder to the rear of the sanctuary and left it running throughout the concert.  Therefore, these recordings sound like they would if you were in the audience.  The turn out was great and the concert went well.

This completes the long concert circuit of the months of April and May.  The  next performance will be by the Comal Community Band at the end of July and then both groups are busy on the 4th of July weekend.

If you want the full collection, you can download the full ZIP file at http://www.jeffreyrandow.org/mp3audio/hccb-spring10.zip (Corrected URL 5/15/10)

Puenteareas
Appalachian Morning
Second Suite in F: Movement 1 – March
Second Suite in F: Movement 4 – Fantasia on the ‘Dargason’
Dance of the Banished
Saddle Up!
He’s Gone Away
Galloping Ghosts
Turkey in the Straw
Bravo!

CCB Concert: 05-02-10 Stone Oak Presbyterian Church

I have been neglecting posting concert MP3′s lately.  This first batch is from a Comal Community Band Concert at Stone Oak Presbyterian Church on May 2, 2010.  This is perhaps the best set of recordings that I have due to the acoustics of the performance venue.  The second song (Texas Star) has a bit of a problem in the middle due to my recorder being knocked off of my stand.

As always, remember these songs are recorded from my perspective.  Thus the sounds of certain sections will seem to be louder than what you would here in the audience (ahem, trumpets…).

The National Anthem
Texas Star
That’s Entertainment
An American Songbook
The Summit
Swings the Thing
La Calesera
Comal Reflections
The Symphonic Beatles
Karussellbrise
God of our Fathers
Armed Forces – The Pride of America
Stars and Stripes Forever

HCCB Concert – Dripping Springs Fall Festival 2009

Here is another set of recordings from our concert yesterday.  Please note that these songs are for personal use only and are mainly intended for friends who could not attend the performance.  I will remove the links upon request.

Song Notes:  These songs are from my perspective in the band.  So note that they are low-brass and percussion heavy.  This would be what the concert would sound like if you were a performer.  Also note that the IPhone has a good dynamic range, but some of these songs exceed this range from time to time.  Also, the first two songs were recorded with the microphone in the wrong direction (sorry).  Also note that these songs were performed after a maximum of 4 rehersals since restarting for the fall. 

Enconium
Fantasy on an Early American Folk Tune
American Patrol (full version)
Spanish Dance No. 7
The Cowboys
American Fanfare
Spirit of Texas

CCB Concert – Summer Concert

This is the first of several postings for today…

I tried recording our Summer Concert held today (June 28, 2009) at First United Methodist Church using my IPhone 3G.  The results actually turned out pretty good – way better than my original Fuze.  Please note that the perspective of these audio tracks is the same as one would get if you were actually sitting in the band.  So the songs are pretty brass heavy, but everything can be heard.  This also is a test of the Audio Player Plugin for WordPress:

Please note that some songs have a delay before starting. Remember that I need to handle my instrument before starting the recordings… :)

Shenandoah’s Simple Gifts
Chicago Tribune
Rain
The Homefront
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
The National Game March
The Pathfinders of Panama
America the Beautiful
God Bless America