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  • RickF
    Moderator
    • Jan 2006
    • 3871
    #1

    Great Brass Band performance! NM Brass

    I stumbled on this video after reading some posts in the "Performance Mutes" thread. Didn't want to go off topic there so thought I'd start a new thread.

    My translation skills are not great, but think this is a brass band from Norway or Netherlands. Please correct me if I'm wrong. All in 'white tie' formal dress too. It's obviously a contest piece and this band won in 2017. Some great euphonium, tenor horn and cornet solos. Very tight group with excellent intonation. Around 2:34 the overtones of the chord line up perfectly... almost sounds like a pipe organ.

    Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag - Fraternity [Thierre Deleruyelle] - NM 2017
    Last edited by RickF; 03-17-2019, 11:14 AM.
    Rick Floyd
    Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ / RF mpc

    "Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
    Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches
    El Cumbanchero (Raphael Hernandez, arr. Naohiro Iwai)
    The Cowboys (John Williams, arr. James Curnow)
    Festive Overture (Dmitri Shostakovich)    ​
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  • daruby
    Moderator
    • Apr 2006
    • 2217
    #2
    Eikanger-Bjiorsvik is the top Scandinavian band year after year and is ranked #4 among in the world. Their solo euphonium is Lars Otto Torsvik. I have had the pleasure of performing with him at the International Brass Band Summer School over the last 4 years or so (since he was 19). He is just an amazing player and a really nice guy. Check him out on Youtube and Facebook...

    Doug
    Adams E3 0.60 Sterling bell - Prototype top sprung valves
    Concord Band
    Winchendon Winds
    Townsend Military Band

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    • guidocorona
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2018
      • 483
      #3
      Formidable performance.... Which brand/model euphonium is Lars Otto Torsvik playing?

      Regards, Guido
      M5050L - DC2&3, SM2&4U, BT16, Carbonaria Heavy & New
      Wessex EP104 Festivo - available
      Carolbrass CCR7772 Bb cornet - Available

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      • RickF
        Moderator
        • Jan 2006
        • 3871
        #4
        Thanks Doug. I was hoping you'd know who they were and who the eupher was. Great playing all around.
        Rick Floyd
        Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ / RF mpc

        "Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
        Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches
        El Cumbanchero (Raphael Hernandez, arr. Naohiro Iwai)
        The Cowboys (John Williams, arr. James Curnow)
        Festive Overture (Dmitri Shostakovich)        ​

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        • John Morgan
          Moderator
          • Apr 2014
          • 1885
          #5
          What an extraordinary band!! Very, very impressive. I loved the cymbal player at the end, my wife being a percussionist, I can appreciate his effort. Thanks for posting, Rick. What a group!!
          John Morgan
          The U.S. Army Band (Pershing's Own) 1971-1976
          Adams E3 Custom Series Euphonium, 1956 B&H Imperial Euphonium,
          1973 F. E. Olds & Son Studio Model T-31 Baritone
          Adams TB1 Tenor Trombone, Yamaha YBL-822G Bass Trombone
          Year Round Except Summer:
          Kingdom of the Sun (KOS) Concert Band, Ocala, FL (Euphonium)
          KOS Brass Quintet (Trombone, Euphonium)
          Summer Only:
          Rapid City Municipal Band, Rapid City, SD (Euphonium)
          Rapid City New Horizons Band (Euphonium)

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          • daruby
            Moderator
            • Apr 2006
            • 2217
            #6
            Lars plays a Sterling Virtuoso, ca. 2012-ish
            Adams E3 0.60 Sterling bell - Prototype top sprung valves
            Concord Band
            Winchendon Winds
            Townsend Military Band

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            • bbocaner
              Senior Member
              • May 2009
              • 1449
              #7
              Hey Rick, you may enjoy this reality show / documentary that Norwegian TV did several years back about Eikanger. It's more than a little bit cheesy, but still enjoyable to watch. What struck me when I watched it is while they do have some superstar players in the solo seats, the majority of the players are pretty average -- however they are able to achieve world-class results by working really hard. It's inspirational.

              https://tv.nrk.no/serie/korpsfiksert-english-subtitles
              Last edited by bbocaner; 03-19-2019, 06:52 AM.
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              Barry

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              • RickF
                Moderator
                • Jan 2006
                • 3871
                #8
                I was finally able to watch a few of these. Very enjoyable. Thanks Barry.
                Rick Floyd
                Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ / RF mpc

                "Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
                Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches
                El Cumbanchero (Raphael Hernandez, arr. Naohiro Iwai)
                The Cowboys (John Williams, arr. James Curnow)
                Festive Overture (Dmitri Shostakovich)                ​

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                • JakeGuilbo
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2006
                  • 346
                  #9
                  That Fraternity performance is one of the greats of all time - just fantastic.
                  Adams E3 0.6 with SS Bell
                  K&G 3.5D
                  ---------------------------------
                  Founder and Solo Euphonium
                  San Francisco Brass Band

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