Cook Strait Crossing - Laura Estes

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Based on a true story from New Zealand, composer Laura Estres presents an ideal piece for historical lesson plans, as well as for contest and festival performance. Students will learn from - and love - Cook Strait Crossing.
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[@Simplynova69]

wonder why this beautiful piece of music isnt seen or heard by many

[@vmoore1131]

My grandson played in Paulding Honor Band and performed this song. Oh so wonderful! Thank you.

[@wells4682]

at south paulding high school?

[@vmoore1131]

@@wells4682 yes

[@wells4682]

I was in it also

[@carystodd497]

I was in that band, it was so fun and very cool that the composer of this song was our director!

[@lauraestes3095]

@@carystodd497 And I had a BLAST being your director!

[@BlissfulBellsss]

I played this in my ATSSB/ all region concert! It was really fun we played squirrel chase as well and Carol Britain Chambers was actually there! I’m 3rd chair trombone. I really love this song, it kinda gives me the chills though

[@rtg9910]

Region 23-24?

[@BlissfulBellsss]

@@rtg9910 yes

[@rtg9910]

Cool. I was first chair bari sax

[@BlissfulBellsss]

@@rtg9910 Great job!

[@jorgediaz3237]

I played this for my middle school band

[@Sillyfrogdragon]

Me too

[@avviso_]

honored to have ms estes conducting our irsc honor band!

[@_nekozume_]

DUDEE I WAS IN THE SAME BAND LMAOO
what instrument do you play? I was one of the soloists

[@avviso_]

@@_nekozume_ NO WAYY I WAS THE SECOND CHAIR BASSOONIST

[@avviso_]

the onethat had allergies for 2 days and kept sneezing on thursday

[@avviso_]

@@_nekozume_ WERE YOU REI? (SORRY IF I SPELLED IT WRONG) LIKE BOTH OF YALL DID SO GOOD I COULD NEVER

[@hakeemmustafa1480]

Same oboe #4

[@Diangelooz]

This is so sad when you hear the backstory
My band director told us it before we listened to it, and i almost cried.
Definitely one of my favorite pieces were doing next to nottingham castle.

[@papin9938]

What’s the back story

[@Diangelooz]

@@papin9938 basically cook strait had one of the harshest storms in New Zealand and practically sunk a ship but most made it out alive

[@ramenmaker7089]

Lol same

[@ALLAM-xf1ce]

Beautiful piece of music My band director told me that I am going to play with the middle school band and I'm in second year so their letting me go to the middle school band and he told me to practice it and it is hard but I'm going to get better and the instrument that I play is the alto saxophone