Wellington Brass - Ave Maria: Franz Biebl. Winning Performance at 2022 NZ Brass Band Championships 

It might be narcissistic but a good chunk of the views on this video are me. Absolutely loved this experience. What a great team

Stoked to be in that Trombone Lineup and play this marvellous arrangement. Was special playing it in the MFC.

Beautiful performance of one of the great Ave Maria's in the repertoire. Full marks to the arranger as well!

OMG what a wonderful performance. That last chord WOW.😲

I have never heard of this composition before and I love it! Definitely not your typical Ave Maria it still captured my attention til the very end. WOW! The last chord was worth the wait.

Well deserved maximum points. Very moving performance, great sound throughout the band, but especially the bass line.

Just heard a group of Atlanta, Georgia inner city high schoolers in Mass Band perform this. I was mesmerized and had to find it. I didn’t recognize it at first, but it was majestic to see it live. Highly skilled group coached by HBCU faculty and alumni. This is a new favorite for me.

This is a performance which is simply divine .The sound of the band, the balance and the feeling really get you doesn't it. Norman Goffin once said to our band (Onslow - later Wellington Brass) that he believed brass band players had some kind of spirituality brought out in their hymn playing. I reckon he was right and certainly there is a spirit in this wonderful performance which transfixes the listener.

Fabulous performance of a lovely piece of music.

Well done !

Trombone placement was the way to go, the recording doesn't do it justice, watching it from the seat was such a exhilarating experience

Thanks to the arranger for leaving it in C!! So many gawd-awful arrangements of stuff normally in C transposed down to Bb for brass bands and wind ensembles.

Thanks for posting this clip as I missed it on the stream

Stunning!

Actual performance starts at 1:48

This piece is a brass band transcription of the choral piece "Ave Maria" published in 1964 and written by the contemporary classical composer Franz Biebl. The choral groups "Chanticleer" and "Voces8" have posted their performances elsewhere on youtube.

The very last chord - a human organ.....

SO very lovely! What are the cloth mutes that the cornets are using? What are they called, and where might I acquire one? I am based in Canada, and have never seen nor heard such a unique colouration of the sound! Thanks in advance! Bravo to all!

Outstanding performance! Where can this arrangement be purchased or acquired for public performance?

Great Performance! Does anyone know where to get this arrangement? Thanks

Wonderful music, played glorious - and with a feeling in ev´ry note and ev´ry sound......but who t.h. gave permission to plaster all the music-stands with these horrible information boards??

Beautiful performance of one of the great Ave Marias in the repertoire. Full marks to the arranger as well!