Lots of returning players here. It is encouraging. I stopped playing in 1989. Held on to my euphonium till around 2002 then sold it. (A Holton-branded YEP-321 stencil) Bought a Schiller in 2011 and goofed around on it for a year or so. Started playing regularly again just last fall.
Groups
Valley City Community Band
Valley City State University Concert Band
2024 North Dakota Intercollegiate Band (you're never too old!)
Larry Herzog Jr.
All things EUPHONIUM! Guilded server
You sound great! Nice phrasing, full sound and tone and flawless intonation. The interval from the D to the G is tough and you nailed it.
I had a similar problem - lots of reel-to-reel tapes of old performances (piano/organ), and my old Sony tape player had given up the ghost. I arranged with a digitizing company to transfer my tapes to WAV format and save on USB memory sticks. Then I transferred them to my computer, checked the EQ, cleaned up tape hiss and saved them in FLAC format. The cost was far less than buying a new reel-to-reel player.
The only bad point was listening to the recordings from an older perspective and realizing how my younger self couldn't tell the difference between playing real fast and making good music...
Dean L. Surkin
Mack Brass MACK-EU1150S, BB1 mouthpiece
Bach 36B trombone; Bach 6.5AL and Faxx 7C mouthpieces (pBone on loan to granddaughter)
Steinway 1902 Model A, restored by AC Pianocraft in 1988; Kawai MP8, Yamaha KX-76
See my avatar: Jazz (the black cockapoo; RIP) and Delilah (the cavapoo) keep me company while practicing
DANA - Getting ripped off by Texas A&M professors since 2024
Meet the Family
Junior - Euphonium - 1906 - Henry Distin Mfg.
Hastings - Trombone - 1952 - Boosey and Hawkes
Bramwell - Euphonium - 1988 - Besson/Boosey and Hawkes (BE967)
Margaret - Baritone - 2015 - Sterling1050HS
Albert - Eb Bass - 2023 - Dillon 981S
New York Staff Band - 2nd Baritone - 1991-1994
Philadelphia Freedom Band - Euphonium
Lancaster British Brass Band (all hail the 2nd baritone) - 2022-
I found the audio recording of this concert!!! The cassette is good quality. Looks like a legit recording company was used.
I wonder if they’re still in business.
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David Bjornstad
1923 Conn New Wonder 86I, Bach 6 1/2 AL
2018 Wessex EP100 Dolce, Denis Wick 4ABL
2013 Jinbao JBEP-1111L, Denis Wick 4AM
2015 Jinbao JBBR-1240, Denis Wick clone mouthpiece of unknown designation
Cullman (AL) Community Band (Euph Section Leader)
Brass Band of Huntsville (2nd Bari)
We are playing this with my local community band this semester.
Still looking for the urtext version of the First Suite in Eb. None of my music store contacts have had any luck…
Groups
Valley City Community Band
Valley City State University Concert Band
2024 North Dakota Intercollegiate Band (you're never too old!)
Larry Herzog Jr.
All things EUPHONIUM! Guilded server
What publisher would choose to release a public domain work when it will immediately go up on imslp? They'll sell just one set.