UNT Wind Ensemble: David Lovrien's Minor Alterations

Minor Alterations: Christmas Through
the Looking Glass (2007).................... David Lovrien (b. 1963)
UNT Wind Ensemble
Nicholas Enrico Williams, conductor
Recorded live December 1st, 2016
Winspear Hall, College of Music
University of North Texas
windstudies.mu...

[@jellieman5125]

My highschool wind ensemble just played this WITH THE COMPOSER IN THE AUDIENCE

[@yourmotherlol05]

BRO I WOULD DIE MY HIGHSCHOOL WIND ENSAMBLE IS PLAYING THIS TOOOO ITS SO COOL

[@MildleySaxySaxGuy]

my dad played this in a band once, composer was the director

[@JDOG-gm1po]

I’m playing it right now too, that would be absolutely awesome

[@checksumtheprotogen]

@@yourmotherlol05I’m playing this in a community band

[@Euphonium_boi]

@@yourmotherlol05playing this for our high school rn

[@markbernard4156]

I love when the English Horn player smiles after her solo

[@KleinkMusic]

2:17 MY DUDE RIGHT HERE HAD NO RIGHT TO BE A SAVAGE AND SCOOP THAT NOTE. It's something you would never think to hear but oh my god it works so well when you hear it. Almost violin-like.

[@nicktheclarinet6718]

Omgggg hey Nate we’re playing this again this year lol

[@keananok]

Kleink!

[@zachstevens6582]

I'm playing that part this year. Will be trying to add that

[@fernie51296]

I played this in college in 2016. I was first clarinet and I’ve always adored the little clarinet solo in the beginning. What strikes me is how different this clarinet player plays it. He pays it much more legato, and even. I always liked a little more variation in articulation and shaping of the phrase. Different tastes! The ending is wild fun.

[@raetodoroki779]

Playing this in my high school band this year as a bassoon and felt special when my band director gave me the little soli part at the beginning

[@isa5104]

And we finally get to use the low b flat lol

[@katelynsilva7553]

I'm playing this my freshman year at high school😍😍

[@yaretsiarias2861]

We played it for our Christmas concert this year😮

[@alisonhorowitz9495]

Katelyn Silva same

[@marlin5213]

Same

[@WolfgangXP65-67]

Saaaaame. I'm playing it rn for freshman year hell yeah.

[@char5285]

Same

[@tromboneCavender]

The Shostakovich Suite for Jazz Orchestra Parody almost made me fall out of my chair! This is the funniest piece I've ever heard.

[@HaraldHardraade1066]

Best version I've heard on RUclips so far

[@josephkarl2061]

Christmas melodies meet the Nightmare Before Christmas!

[@BLOLite]

Magnificent- composition,comducting and execution full orchestra, wonderful listening,thankd

[@doctorgrowl]

Good call, using a BBb contrabass clarinet in place of the (rarely available) contrabassoon. It comes through especially well in the little pokes behind the English horn on "We Wish you a Merry Christmas".

[@aidenreyes9060]

OMG, we just had tmea region clinic/concert a while ago. We had this same conductor and this same piece of music. I love that conductor and I loved my region experience. Nicholas, if u see this, I want to tell you that you're the best conductor I've ever had.

[@AnvilsHurtHeads-b4g]

Best song of my freshman year and I am going to Carnegie Hall New York IT'S SO GOOD

[@CarolKat100]

I relate so hard to the piccolo lol

[@Mrmyth9]

Hol up my sister plays piccolo please illaberate

[@Mrmyth9]

Wait nvm paper switches

[@goldenknight2961]

Can’t wait to play this for my winter concert in wind ensemble this year

[@jaiden1121]

My highschool is playing this

[@chiquerrabrown4352]

Jaiden Dunn same

[@elidahl90]

Same

[@CloroxBleach-hi6jd]

Same

[@zyroii1503]

Same

[@monibehtesham1609]

Same

[@reversegeology]

1:59 if this sounds familiar, it’s a reference to Shostakovich’s 2nd waltz

[@kevispi2166]

When I first heard this part I Instantly thought of that! Glad to know somebody did too!

[@GeorgeDaho]

There is a reference to the waltz in the second minor alterations as well.

[@kermitthemutantlevitatingfrog]

I wish my band had that many euphoniums.

[@carolinaroot3492]

Horn section is awesome!

[@danielvalles6460]

We are playing this at WTAMU tomorrow :) Sounds great guys!

[@toforos]

Played this in middle school... still jealous of the alto sax part.

[@br4ttyval3ntyne]

im playing this in my highschool band next week and im so excited because im the alto soloist and im the only freshman in that class! spooky christmas is my favorite

[@Jaybeesee17]

Respectfully, I am in love with the English horn player…

[@lance_auto]

Playing this at my high school rn 💪

[@robertramos645]

That sax solo at the 2 min mark 👏

[@roberthernandez5334]

That Picolo player looks soooo bored

[@Thedearster]

Or drunk lolz

[@diegos8680]

Fun times for us piccolo players.

[@Ash_and_Smoke]

I got to see my brother play this in his school band

[@ozgoodel.9645]

In the words of the late great Walter Kelly, Deck Us All with Boston Charlie!

[@toast1612]

this goes crazy

[@bobananana6781]

Omggggg I wanna play this!!!

[@ytz3l]

it’s so hard

[@ethanbolyer2361]

English Horn 🤩

[@naturalflats]

IKRRRR

[@lizziebeth10506]

Why the Mary Poppins phrases mixed in???

[@itz_el-0]

We where going to play this but we didn't get the copyright for it

[@clarine3057]

Playing this piece this year and did they change the sax solo from away in a manger to that song i forgot?

[@tinamahon6048]

0:50 jack black

[@avac-bone673]

HAHA

[@kevispi2166]

We found him!

[@theosmith7060]

Show some love for Jingle Bells in the style of Chim Chim Cheree from Mary Poppins!

[@jeremychambers8736]

Up in a housetop click click click you better run from Murderous Nick.

[@Runiluigi]

The tenor sax part is so bad😭 someone save me

[@davidli5752]

some timing and articulation issues, but good

[@hyrumbaungartner1197]

Why were the crash cymbals a bit early on square B

[@nelsonarias4560]

I know this is a simple piece they probably sight read, but come on put some musicality into it.

[@jodimillsap5865]

its a lot better than you could do and its actually up there with the dallas winds

[@robertramos645]

This is not an easy piece. They just make it sound easy. Lol. My band I'd playing this for our Christmas concert and it has been a challenge but it's a fun song to play.

[@WolfgangXP65-67]

Boi, this is a grade 5! This is way past high school level.

[@WolfgangXP65-67]

@@christianortiz324 My school plays as high to grade 7 but we commonly do 3-4.5. the reason why I knew this is grade 5 is because my school is ACTUALLY playing this music on December 10th. I'm still trying to get that high G up on S for first Trombone.

[@WolfgangXP65-67]

@@christianortiz324 yes it is. It's why this COLLEGE is playing this piece lel. Just the amount of shock I had when October by Eric Whitacre was a grade 3.