Just performed this piece yesterday with the community band I am in (trombone). Our new music director is Mark Camphouse's nephew. He told us this was written while Camphouse was on vacation to Yosemite and had sworn not to do any composing while on vacation but quickly changed his mind when inspired by the landscape. He later dedicated it to the memory of his mother (director's grandmother). This is truly a majestic piece to perform.
Mark Camphouse was our clinician for beaufort county all county band. Tells the worst band jokes for instance "did you guys have a lot of pancakes today, because you are really flat." Cool guy though awesome composer too.
Playing this for Large Group Performance Evaluation this year (trombone). This is such an awesome and beautiful piece and contrasts super well with the 2 other songs we are playing. Mark Camphouse is truly respected by me and my band mates
This was my favorite piece (along with Torch Dance) that the MMEA Senior Eastern District Band performed...I loved all of the solo and remembered being blown away by this and realizing that I'm part of the MMEA Band (it almost put me to tears because this piece is just pure beauty and excitement).
Played this with my band my senior year in high school back in 2007. One of the most rewarding experiences of my life. To be playing onstage at the Orlando band festival with a powerful mixed band from two different high schools. I'd love to play this piece with my community band. :)
We're playing this for Musicfest comp this Friday :) I was initially reluctant to play this piece, but I'm glad we did. I always die during the bass line of 5:03, though, lol (trombonist).
The clinician at my honor band clinic told us about this piece and the inspiration for it, sadly didnt get to play it. Beautiful piece and it's a really cool story (drum solo is supposed to represent the rumbling of the waterfall he heard)
I live 10 miles from George Mason University, the school in which Camphouse is a professor. My schools band is playing Whatsoever Things for district assessment and our director just told us that Camphouse has agreed to work on it with us. This is incredible.
3:00 Reminds me of Ace Combat 4's Megalith Mission, with the horns and low brass and reeds being the perfect accompaniment to Heaven's Gate's Trumpet solo.
I loved playing first horn. I really do love this piece to listen to but to play it really did hurt my lips. It's kinda long, and there are close to no breaks for my part.
I was 3rd trumpet on this & I loved every note this because it could be a bit challenging with the tempo changes and getting on top of the notes while having a full sound at the same time I perfected that junk👏🏾👏🏾
I love this song so much. But Mark Camphouse was acted like a jerk to my band director when they first met. They're cool now, though. Camphouse just needed a Snickers (I mean this figuratively). :D
I had to do a 3-5 page report on him. Easiest report of my life because he is sooo beast and there are so many famous and historically significant pieces by him.
I was third and that junk was lit it's better than first I used to hate being first trumpet at times because it use to be mad boring 2 & 3 trumpets where it's at
