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Old Feb 13, 2015, 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by lolagrace View Post
LOL. Probably before the day where they put all the double reeds in the front pit playing xylophone I'd guess. All the double reeds in my son's band are in the pit or they're drum majors. But actually, his band is known for having fantastic double reed solos in their shows. People always wonder how year after year the band director manages to have the best double reed players in the state.

Here's a taste of what double reeds can do for a marching band. This is their 2012 winning show. Oboe and English Horn about midway through:

Did they win? That was a humongous band. I liked the geishas.

I didn't realise Bach had written so much marching-band music.
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