dudeeeee we just played this for a Belmont winds camp and holy crap it was so cool (I’m a trumpet) it low key was giving vibes from the bfg when he’s like catching dreams. Prob just me but it reminds me of it

Im playing this on bassoon and its a blast so far

played this for All-District band a year or so ago, our director had us sightread and perform at 200 bpm jskfbe- worth it though, this is easily one of my favorite pieces

I met John Mackey like a month ago and took a picture with him

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As the concert toms player, this song was great and hard at 180bpm

i am playing timpani for this piece. all i have to say is wow, amazing writing for every single instrument!

Bro I just got to rehearse this with John Mackey

feels like youre falling into another dimension and this is the fall to said dimension

The contrabass trombone is the best

Playing this piece in concert band (my Highschool split our ensemble into symphonic and concert bands, symphonic was better than concert) as a freshman gave my band director a huge new level of respect. Especially bc I was first chair trumpet, and dear god was first part fun

this changed me back in middle school

Playing this peice in band right now. I play trombone, so this is naturally my favorite peice

When I was in middle-school, my symphonic got to work with one of John Mackey’s friends on this piece for a festival, and I really enjoyed that experience.

we are doing this in 8th grade and i need TONS of practice on the piano cause like what the heck😭😭😭

I'm playing this on 7th grade

Just played this song at my UIL All Region Concert LOVED THIS PIECE

I just got this earlier today, and as a sophomore who sucks at his instrument, the 2nd trombone part makes me lightheaded

I've never put a song I've played in band on my playlist before. This is a happy first

My daughter's a senior in high school and their marching band just won the State championship performing this selection. My daughter played the flute solo! So proud and what a beautiful piece music! #2023WhitesboroBandUILstatechampions

I remember doing this in middle school

The feeling of playing this song during my concert was dreadful

Oh my god playing the trumpet to this song was so amazing- best year final concert ever 😭 this will always be my favorite song we played- its so fun

I love this song we played it last year and I can’t get it out of my head!!!!!

Our middle school band is doing this and we sound FIRE. But no seriously the piece is amazing and I love it.

i played this in 7th grade it was pretty easy

honestly one of the loudest but most fun piece I got to play, in District band

Playing xylophone on this and we have our concert and contest coming up soon with this piece included. Wish me luck fellow band mates.

We played this for all region it was cool and fun to play but I couldn’t figure out what grade it was

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my schools concert band played this last year and i was a freshman AND 1ST PART FRENCH HORN AND WHEN I TELL U IT WAS SO STRESSFUL

Of all the recordings I've heard (and there are too many to have heard them all!), this is by far the most exciting and musical representation of the score. This one comes brings all the transitional bits and musical intracies out most convincingly!

Play this at my funeral

I'm going to learn this for UIL I'm an eighth grader who plays the flute seems difficult but I'm willing to take a challenge

I have to play this piece now please pray for me

I played the tuba part to this in past. But this song left a mark on me. I remember.

dang lost the staring contest

I recall being around 8-9 years old when I was introduced to this piece... as one our band was gonna perform in a competition. As a flute player, this DESTROYED my fingers.

This is the 4th and final part in my Jurassic period show for marching band! And it’s very well written.

What ensemble is this?

That sure is some lightning

This piece is constantly on my mind. My current middle school band director gave us the opportunity to sightread this just for fun thinking we would absolutely crash and burn yet we proved him completely wrong. He admitted this later saying he didnt think we would do as well as we did and his intention was not to keep the piece. We now play this everyday in band and soon will at our end of the year concert. I am so happy Ive been given the opportunity to even play this. Its one of my favorite pieces. THANK YOU JOHN MACKEY.

This is my favorite song, I listen to it on repeat forever and ever. I want this to play at my funeral

last week John Mackey actually came to our school, and watched us perform this, He's like the funniest guy I've ever met, he was also wearing $700 shoes

any middles schools doing this? We are

I’m in 7th grade and I’m honors band and we’re going to play it for our end of year concert

I'm playing vibraphone on this and it will be very difficult because I'm not amazing at mallet instruments :[

I think I'm lost...

Got to rehearse this WITH John Mackey at a music festival in Texas! He’s such a genuine guy, and really fun to talk to!

We played this at all-region this year and OMG I loved this piece. One of my favorites.