The thing that surprises me the most about this piece is that it's even possible... It feels like I'm pushing the limits of what I'm able play by learning Moon Chasers by Mark Ford, and seeing this beast of a piece not only being played but performed?? Insane stuff, makes me wonder what I'll be able to do in the future.
Moon Chasers is beautiful! If you want to see more limits pushed, Niflheim(Csaba Zoltan) and Etude in E Minor(Casey Cangelosi) are pretty crazy in my opinion. I am currently practicing Luminosity(Tomasz Golinski), which is awesome and pretty similar to this one in a few ways.
I can't describe in words how this piece makes me feel. I have never listened to something so beautiful, yet complex. It makes me love the marimba more than I already do, which I didn't believe was possible. I can't wait to finish learning this piece for my Junior year of High School!
I like the recap of the main theme at the end in A-flat minor, really brings out the heroic and powerfulness of the melody and bring the solo to a close. There are so many contrast and colors in this solo I love every second of it.
Man this is so good. I've been listening to this on repeat for hours now, it's just great. I can only thank you. And this is coming from someone who has been playing this instrument for a decade now.
I could not pause once it began, I love the way you play marimba! You definitely provoked an emotional response from somewhere deep within my memories.
I absolutely love your marimba solos, they're so much fun to play and the modern touch means I never get tired of hearing them and it's always new to the audience. Keep it up man, I'm so excited to learn it as my next solo!
This has got to be my favorite marimba solo of all time; I've probably listened to this at least 100 times. I'm definitely going to try getting more comfortable with Burton grip so that I can play this as well as you have.
I actually can't get enough of this piece. I first heard this in the first week of it being on YT and I just keep coming back. The technique needed for a piece as complex as this is incredible to me and I hope that one day I can perform this piece to this level of expertise.
This piece is absolutely amazing. It definitely hits me in the feels. I love the aggressiveness and then tenderness at some parts! I want to buy it and play it for my senior recital
This is absolutely beautiful. I've been listening to this on repeat over, and over, and over.... for the past few days while preparing for and writing my exam. The melody is going to live in my mind rent-free for as long as it wants.
Can't believe I'm crying again to yet another inspiring marimba piece. Thank you for bringing this masterpiece to life. I'm simply blown away. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world
I struggle to explain how incredible I find this piece. The music, the perfomance, the technique! I thank and applaud you for your work. You are an inspiration. Cheers!
I’m more surprised he is using birch grip instead of Steven’s, which is pretty interesting, and cool to see, especially b/c of all the high octave switches.
Thank you for your music man, this piece is among the most beautiful pieces that I know of on marimba, and even in general. I bought the sheet music about half a year ago despite only owning a 4,3 octave marimba. I try playing what pieces I can on it but it's a struggle, I hope I can someday afford my own 5 octave so I can finally play this masterpiece of a piece. Thank you!
How did you play so accurately the whole time.... What the actual heck, wow ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥! I am so grateful for someone like you to appear in our world, the art of marimba music will definitely expand so much!
@@joeyengmusic i have one question, because in bar 21 with your left hand you are playing: d flat - a flat, but the score says: d flat - b flat. Which one is correct? thank you!
I just bought this, and it is the most fun I've every had playing a marimba. This is my 3rd 4-mallet marimba solo I've played after Strive to be Happy, and it's just an all around blast. Thank you for the amazing piece!!!
I’m barely 13 but I have been mastering it, although only learning it for 1 year, and by the 3 month mark, already able to play grade 8 and getting 146 in exams. I’ve decided that I will learn this song. It’s so beautiful
I’m playing « The narrows » for the moment but damn , square one is just amazing , I can’t wait to improve myself to be able to play this piece. You did a very good job Joey !
Just started learning this piece for jury's- and omg playing it slow is just as emotional and impactful and I can't wait till I'm at tempo. This is now one of my favorite solos ever
do you happen to remember the mallets you were using for this performance, I really like their resonance and warmth. Awesome performance by the way, I'm going to buy this soon!!!❤❤
Thank you! I was using the Lynn Vartan graduated set from Marimba One. Thank you for having an interest in my music! If you perform it anywhere, please do let me know!
I love this piece and the message as well... So much so that i bought it with the little money in my account.😂 What mallets did you happen to use? I'm having a problem of choosing which mallets I would like to use for this piece.
@joeyengmusic I was wondering where this would fit in the grading scale as a marimba solo ?, I'm a percussionist in my undergrad of University and I am looking at cool solos to work my way up to for my senior recital in the next few years
It’s the Lynn Vartan graduated set from Marimba One. He uses rattan, but I’m using birch for my performance of it. They’re pretty hard (besides the bottom mallet) and one-toned but they sound goes for this piece, and work well because they’re light
I’ve heard of the LV’s that you’re using and do you think it is worth the purchase? are they very versatile across pieces or are they too hard for most? also I’m loving the burton grip but a little curious what drive you to playing this in burton grip? I love this piece and plan on playing it next year for my junior solo. If you don’t recommend the LV’s graduated set, what mallets would you recommend? Again this is an epic piece.
this is such a beautiful performance and composition! i want to play this piece but i only know stevens grip. do you think i should learn burtons grip for this solo?
I’m surprised the government hasn’t hunted this guy down. Those octaves are insane
RIGHT!!!!!!
It’s not often one gets to see a marimba being used to its full potential. This was lovely. Thanks for playing for us and posting it on RUclips
Thank you for such high praise!
The thing that surprises me the most about this piece is that it's even possible... It feels like I'm pushing the limits of what I'm able play by learning Moon Chasers by Mark Ford, and seeing this beast of a piece not only being played but performed?? Insane stuff, makes me wonder what I'll be able to do in the future.
Thank you! I love Moon Chasers!
Moon Chasers is beautiful! If you want to see more limits pushed, Niflheim(Csaba Zoltan) and Etude in E Minor(Casey Cangelosi) are pretty crazy in my opinion. I am currently practicing Luminosity(Tomasz Golinski), which is awesome and pretty similar to this one in a few ways.
Excellent music. Thank you.
moon chasers, damn, I LOVE the style of these two songs
5:22 gotta be historically one of the greatest Melodies on marimba, and the sound and power of nearly 2/3 of the marimba being used there is insane
The angle from directly above is really unique, love it!
Thank you! We had a bit too much fun with a drone 🛸
As a Bari Sax player who has never touched a mallet instrument before, this was gorgeous! Love the reoccurring themes dude
this needs to be a movie soundtrack. this is what i imagine being able to fly would sound like.
I can't describe in words how this piece makes me feel. I have never listened to something so beautiful, yet complex. It makes me love the marimba more than I already do, which I didn't believe was possible. I can't wait to finish learning this piece for my Junior year of High School!
the burtons grip ovtaves go crazy
lets go another burton marimba player! I'm def gonna have to play this one.
Love using Burton grip! Thanks 😊
I love the rich warm sound and the clean playing,
It's almost like a massage for the ears
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it!
I like the recap of the main theme at the end in A-flat minor, really brings out the heroic and powerfulness of the melody and bring the solo to a close. There are so many contrast and colors in this solo I love every second of it.
It’s not A-flat minor ?
@@rydziyouttak7528 g# minor?
Man this is so good. I've been listening to this on repeat for hours now, it's just great. I can only thank you.
And this is coming from someone who has been playing this instrument for a decade now.
Thank you for your kind words and for listening!
I could not pause once it began, I love the way you play marimba! You definitely provoked an emotional response from somewhere deep within my memories.
Thank you so much for your kind words! It means so much to hear that this piece has had this effect
I absolutely love your marimba solos, they're so much fun to play and the modern touch means I never get tired of hearing them and it's always new to the audience. Keep it up man, I'm so excited to learn it as my next solo!
How does this not have more views
Beacuz
@@AnitaBuhera mother always said "Beacuz" is not an answer
1:16 goddamn that is a haunting melody
Also damn look at them OCTAVES
I honestly think this is one of, if not the best marimba solo ever written
Such high praise, thank you!!!
This is absolutely incredible! Kudos to you both for the piece and the recording quality.
Thank you very much - and thank you for purchasing the score! I hope you enjoy learning it.
I didn’t know this was humanly possible
I can’t get over this amazing recording quality
Thank you!
This has got to be my favorite marimba solo of all time; I've probably listened to this at least 100 times. I'm definitely going to try getting more comfortable with Burton grip so that I can play this as well as you have.
Thank you so much - glad you've enjoyed listening to it.
I actually can't get enough of this piece. I first heard this in the first week of it being on YT and I just keep coming back. The technique needed for a piece as complex as this is incredible to me and I hope that one day I can perform this piece to this level of expertise.
Thank you so much! Please let me know if you perform it one day!
This piece is absolutely amazing. It definitely hits me in the feels. I love the aggressiveness and then tenderness at some parts! I want to buy it and play it for my senior recital
This is absolutely beautiful. I've been listening to this on repeat over, and over, and over.... for the past few days while preparing for and writing my exam. The melody is going to live in my mind rent-free for as long as it wants.
@@RochelleVanNiekerk Thank you, I’m glad the piece speaks to you in this way!
Can't believe I'm crying again to yet another inspiring marimba piece. Thank you for bringing this masterpiece to life. I'm simply blown away. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world
Impressive playing, extraordinary octaves, and great sound engineering on the marimba!
Thank you, I really enjoyed the engineering process!
My favorite part was at 1:14 , it sounds so majestic. I really loved this piece!
Thank you so much, that means so much to me!
Just finished learning fourth rotation, gonna try and get this beast of a song learned by my Solo and Ensemble next year 🔥
I struggle to explain how incredible I find this piece. The music, the perfomance, the technique! I thank and applaud you for your work. You are an inspiration. Cheers!
Thank you so much for such kind words!
I’m more surprised he is using birch grip instead of Steven’s, which is pretty interesting, and cool to see, especially b/c of all the high octave switches.
Burton’s*
Thank you for your music man, this piece is among the most beautiful pieces that I know of on marimba, and even in general.
I bought the sheet music about half a year ago despite only owning a 4,3 octave marimba. I try playing what pieces I can on it but it's a struggle, I hope I can someday afford my own 5 octave so I can finally play this masterpiece of a piece. Thank you!
I am now I love with this solo it’s so beautiful this will be the next solo I learn
Thank you!!!
Impressive, incredible without words
Thank you for such kind words!
How did you play so accurately the whole time.... What the actual heck, wow ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥! I am so grateful for someone like you to appear in our world, the art of marimba music will definitely expand so much!
Wow what an amazing performance! The video quality is impeccable as well!
Thank you so much 😀
as a 15yo i love this piece so much. I think im gonna buy it and play it.
Thank you for this beautiful piece
Thank you, I hope you enjoy playing it!
@@joeyengmusic i have one question, because in bar 21 with your left hand you are playing: d flat - a flat, but the score says: d flat - b flat. Which one is correct?
thank you!
Sorry, it appears I have an error in the score! It should be a D flat. @@SibbeSecrest
Oh wow, this is just stunning. Thank you for sharing your music with us.
God I miss playing. This makes the itch to play again so intense. Thanks for the great video and inspiration!
Thank you so much!
wait that's so cool u represent a square with a left hand in the start of the song
I just bought this, and it is the most fun I've every had playing a marimba. This is my 3rd 4-mallet marimba solo I've played after Strive to be Happy, and it's just an all around blast. Thank you for the amazing piece!!!
Thank you, glad you are enjoying it!
How hard is it, thinking about doing it
@@mangotaco3036it's not too bad after you get through to the slow part, the octaves are challenging but manageable in my opinion
So beautiful. I love that main theme.
It’s so crazy how he was doing the full Octave playing in one hand WITHOUT LOOKING. Wow manhatten is nothing compared to this
Just beautiful. Loved the photo angles. Mesmerizing.
I’m barely 13 but I have been mastering it, although only learning it for 1 year, and by the 3 month mark, already able to play grade 8 and getting 146 in exams. I’ve decided that I will learn this song. It’s so beautiful
Grade 8 and 146 in exams? I imagine you’re not from the US, maybe Australia. Can you elaborate as to what this means? I’m just curious!
gorgeous piece, and that marimba one sounds incredible damn...
Thank you - they are great instruments!
Wow! This sounds incredible! Beautiful shots as well!
This is my new favourite solo❤
Oh my goodness this piece is so gorgeous!!!
Thank you! ☺☺
Congratulations both for the composition, as for the excellent work of recording and incredible performance.
Thanks for listening and for the kind words 🙂
I’m playing « The narrows » for the moment but damn , square one is just amazing , I can’t wait to improve myself to be able to play this piece. You did a very good job Joey !
wow this is incredible on all levels
Thank you!
I have to tell you the feeling of thank. Your sound is really deep and strong. I have never heard the beautiful sound in my life!
Thank you so much for your kind words - I’m glad it’s reached you!
I love how this sounds
this piece reminds me of Ivan Trevinos work, and feels quite similar. I love his music so this is great.
Just started learning this piece for jury's- and omg playing it slow is just as emotional and impactful and I can't wait till I'm at tempo. This is now one of my favorite solos ever
Thank you for your kind words, good luck!
How’s it going?!?!!!!
Stunning!!! ❤
This is awesome
That was incredible.
UCLA here I come🔥🔥 officially transferring with this as my audition👏🏻👏🏻
Yoooo good luck!
A current student here! Will love to you see be in our studio!
All the best!
@@aleenajose278Thank You!
@@tantsuya3274Sounds great, can’t wait to meet you! Thank you!
I gotta say, this is pretty good. All around, from the composition, to the performance, to the video production. I’m gonna have to play this myself!
Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! I hope you enjoy playing it!
Would you recommend using Burton grip as well? I’m a Steven’s player and those octaves look intimidating…
@@willua Honestly I think the octave section may be challenging in any grip - it will just take time! Definitely took me a while to clean it up.
I guess I’ll have to do some experimenting, I just can’t get enough of that melody! So good!
omg i love this so much.
So beautiful... Great!
I’m surprised that this piece is very cool 😎
I’ll perform it in this year!
Absolutely amazing🤩, you have my admiration. Love it. I'm gonna buy the sheet music and start learning it right now.
Thank you so much - I hope you enjoy learning it!
最近ホントにオススメにマリンバ出まくってくるなぁ～
I would love to see and orchestra behind this!
Incredible! One of the most beautiful pieces I've heard recently!
Wow, thank you for such kind words!
@@joeyengmusic I just listened to your album on Spotify, an incredible experience!
@@longflame4414Wow thank you so much for taking the time to listen to it! It means a lot to me :)
Amazing piece… and amazing camera shots!
Thank you!
Now I just NEED to know what mallets were being used for this piece.
Lynn vartan graduated set‼️
WOWWWWWW
divine
You deserve so much more viewership! Hope you blow up soon man🤞🏻
Thank you!
Просто супер мастер!!!!!!
How did you get the upper angle shot? Love the piece!
Thank you! We flew a drone above the marimba 😅
@@joeyengmusicthat’s actually so crazy i love it
最近この曲に出会い、とても感動して毎日聞く程大好きな曲になりました！
素敵なサウンドをありがとうございます！
今度楽譜を購入する予定です！！
日本からの購入はかのうですか？
ありがとうございます😊
Absolutely unbelievable. Truly one of the nicest marimba pieces I’ve heard and I’m a percussionist. What mallets are you using for this performance??
Beautiful
bro, i'm the same level as him and i'm just a kid! ( still I also want to become a percussionist like you Joey, you've inspired me) (≧∀≦)ゞ
I am gonna perform this one next next week, any suggestions for this one? 😂 the skill are not easy I am trying to memorize all the notes.
@@Sabrina_Chen Have fun and enjoy the performance!!!
god man how do you pull off those octaves so well!? seriously I need to know! I struggle so badly with octaves
Amazing
Nice! If you could add a Mozart's glass harmonica background instrument, that should be interesting.
do you happen to remember the mallets you were using for this performance, I really like their resonance and warmth. Awesome performance by the way, I'm going to buy this soon!!!❤❤
Thank you! I was using the Lynn Vartan graduated set from Marimba One.
Thank you for having an interest in my music! If you perform it anywhere, please do let me know!
Wow. This piece is beautiful. Amazing recording and accuracy! How long have you played 4 mallet?
I love this piece and the message as well... So much so that i bought it with the little money in my account.😂 What mallets did you happen to use? I'm having a problem of choosing which mallets I would like to use for this piece.
Thank you so much! I am using the Lynn Vartan grad set from Marimba One here.
@joeyengmusic I was wondering where this would fit in the grading scale as a marimba solo ?, I'm a percussionist in my undergrad of University and I am looking at cool solos to work my way up to for my senior recital in the next few years
What sort of mallets are you using? Would like to try those. Amazing piece! Obsessed with the melody!
Looks like some sort of wave wrap but I’m not sure
good 👍
Any percussionists like me?
Here. Grew up part of a group that performed these songs in concerts. Glad it’s not just from my area with this appreciation
Nope
Yea
Me!
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That note accuracy is phenomenal! What mallets are you using?
Hey man this is amazing, but would you mind me asking what mallets you're using? Thanks!
It’s the Lynn Vartan graduated set from Marimba One. He uses rattan, but I’m using birch for my performance of it. They’re pretty hard (besides the bottom mallet) and one-toned but they sound goes for this piece, and work well because they’re light
Fucking beautiful omfg
I’ve heard of the LV’s that you’re using and do you think it is worth the purchase? are they very versatile across pieces or are they too hard for most? also I’m loving the burton grip but a little curious what drive you to playing this in burton grip? I love this piece and plan on playing it next year for my junior solo. If you don’t recommend the LV’s graduated set, what mallets would you recommend? Again this is an epic piece.
What’s next? 44 mallets in each hand. Amazing
Sounds amazing!! can’t wait to play it! btw what mallet combination did you use for this piece?
Thank you for having an interest in playing it! I used the Lynn Vartan graduated set from Marimba One.
Woah
“Oh shoot I wasn’t recording!”
Oki?
Can I ask…what mallets did you use for your composition/performance? Its a stunning piece - thank you for sharing it with us ❤️
Thank you! I’m using the Lynn Vartan grad set from Marimba One ☝️
this is such a beautiful performance and composition! i want to play this piece but i only know stevens grip. do you think i should learn burtons grip for this solo?
I think do whatever you feel the most comfortable with! I don’t think it’s impossible to play in other grips :)
@@joeyengmusicok thank you so much!
I’m in the process of learning this, what type of mallet tape is used?