Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy 

Theo Smith just played this in my band, I was the soprano player for 3b and we had to change because one of the instruments in the beginning section couldn’t play. Very sad 😞

It has been speculated that Grainger preferred Version B because of his love for the soprano saxophone and its unique expressive qualities. That being said, a number of respected people in the profession have stated that when Grainger would conduct the work, he would almost always do Version A, which somewhat contradicts this so-called 'preference'. As a result, some conductors, including Professor Junkin, have come up with a Version C, in which Version A is played, but the solo instrument used is the soprano saxophone, rather than the flugelhorn.

It's hard to imagine just how many times Maestro Junkin has conducted this beautiful work. With that said, variety IS the spice of life and it's of great importance to have quality recordings of other versions of the piece.

Sirwindypants23 Yet more than 3 people applauding at the end.... 🧐

@@davideanes3425 they might've all have been sitting in the back because that's where the best harmonics are

Bates Recital Hall holds about 700 people and the majority all sit above the first 5 or 6 rows unless it's a packed house. The first row is almost stage level and it just goes upwards at almost a 45 degree angle up to the top. There's probably 400-500 people in attendance; you just can't see them.

The camera angle is very deceiving. There are a ton of people out of sight. I've been to many of their concerts and it's always packed.

What do you play?

Are you from Vandegrift High School? I watched their live performance.

@@deniscarranza4143 No forest hill high school down in Florida

@@guffbuff8460 trombone

I played this in 8th grade so what's to laugh at?

You may be courageous, but you could use an editor. Spell check cannot help you when you get a wild hair to quote Scripture, in or out, of context.

@@Leisesturm Come on, for Pete's sale! Parishes exist because of churches don't they? The word of God was orally communicated to the illiterate through and in them before it was written, and writing isn't and can't be a perfect record of it. Correct spelling isn't an overriding religious duty but simply (and at least half-secular) community observance, and shouldn't be used as a stick to beat anyone or anything. These days and on this sort of page fingers slip and screens mislead. And Lincolnshire was a county whose culture was agricultural and oral.