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[JBrassLee]

My 17 yo daughter who is somewhat of a hipster shared this video with me. It is a very unique group indeed. In the below video, they are playing an impromtu "take away" show outside a bar in Paris. I have never seen a euphonium used like this. What genre would this be? The lead singer is American. It is called Nantes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc3ZA...PT3pWQy9Xv9z7B



This next video is actually pretty cool as they find a restaurant/bar in Paris and kind of flash mob it. This piece is called The Penalty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3qQc...eature=related



This last video is the best quality one. It is a stage performance somewhere and is more professional.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAir9...feature=fvwrel

Enjoy,

Lee

[JBrassLee]

It is funny actually that no one has commented on these videos. I actually was at a loss for words myself. I guess they are a bit strange.

Maybe this should have been under sightings instead of pop/jazz.

Lee

[carbogast]

This group was mentioned once before under the euph sightings topic. The thread was something like "Baritones In Alternative Music". I checked out your links a while back. I enjoy this group and what they are doing. My impression is that they use the euphonium because they happen to own one; I noticed that a couple of different musicians perform on it.

- Carroll

[JBrassLee]

You are probably correct because I dont think they are really trying to achieve any particular sound with the horns.