Incanus 5,831 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thank you for posting the videos Faleel and Snowster! The piece sounds quite grand and Maestro himself looks full of determination and vigour while conducting. He truly does not look 80 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 The fanfare is awesome. Classic John Williams. I like how the announcer borrowed some of the script from when he announced JW before he conducted his arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,767 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I hope we get a downloadable version of the pre-recorded fanfare with no crowd noises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,767 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I really wonder how Williams is able to do it. Conduct with such energy and vigour, and compose such unbelievable works at this age. Does the man work out or something? Whats your secret old man?!I remember reading quite recently that he takes hour-long walks in the park every day (when he has the chance) to stay fit.Great theme, by the way....wish it were available in a bettersounding recording! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,617 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 You gotta love the boom-tzzzzz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,767 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 You gotta love the boom-tzzzzz!I think I'm beginning to understand what people mean by that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,617 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 You gotta love the boom-tzzzzz!I think I'm beginning to understand what people mean by that now.0:02-0:03.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KRpKsmZ9p8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,767 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Yeah, if people had just said 'a timpani hit followed by a cymbal crash', I would have understood it a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,427 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Really nice piece. It's always amazing to see how much fun JW puts in writing these little pieces. The workout for the brass section is impressive as usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,405 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Great to hear a new performance of Williams' arrangement of the National Anthem. And Fanfare for Fenway is, as mentioned by someone above, classic Williams, with some nods to past brass fanfares (which were written with the BSO/BPO brass in mind) and an obvious baseball feel to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPin 228 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 lol @ tuba and trombone mistakes. Ya, it's good to see JW healthy and well.This is a brand new piece that had never been performed before. None of us have ever seen the sheet music before or heard previous recordings. The piece sounded just fine. How could you possibly know that they made mistakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 222 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 They did crack notes. But who cares? They're human and it was live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieC 13 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi gangI may be late to the party (not unusual in my life) but I came across this intvw. with JW at the bottom of the page covering F3: http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/04/21/john-williams-performs-fanfare-for-fenway/Dream well!James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0llux 432 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 lol @ tuba and trombone mistakes. Ya, it's good to see JW healthy and well.This is a brand new piece that had never been performed before. None of us have ever seen the sheet music before or heard previous recordings. The piece sounded just fine. How could you possibly know that they made mistakes?because it was obvious? especially the tuba when he came in, but who cares? it was a good piece.Hi gangI may be late to the party (not unusual in my life) but I came across this intvw. with JW at the bottom of the page covering F3: http://filmmusicrepo...are-for-fenway/Dream well!JamesThat interviewer is wacky as hell in the video, lmao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,120 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 here is a stereo version of the fanfare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVHm8kuP5is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,831 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 That interviewer is wacky as hell in the video, lmao! Indeed. First he looks like he is about to jump through the roof from excitement. Plus he acts so wacky even JW seems to find it funny. But it is a pretty good interview with some information that was new to me. Williams seems quite lively and in great mood in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,212 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Oh I loved this Fanfare!Maybe it's not by Williams, probably by Angela Morley.And I liked the close-up of the 3. horn part on that video, that is what I usually do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,405 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 That interviewer is wacky as hell in the video, lmao! Indeed. First he looks like he is about to jump through the roof from excitement. Plus he acts so wacky even JW seems to find it funny. But it is a pretty good interview with some information that was new to me. Williams seems quite lively and in great mood in this one.I just loved Williams final remarks. Very true and very touching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 JW: What the fuck is wrong with this guy?Interesting to hear JW's first experience in writing music with the trumpet transcriptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Dutton 7,687 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Definitely a better interview than recent ones where JW comes off like tired old guy who watches baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 At least that interview had some new questions. This one was just more of the same stuff we've been hearing for the last few decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,767 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Ha, ha....wackiest interviewer ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Apparently the Fanfare for Fenway was named by Rachel Maddow the "best new thing" on her show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,831 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 That interviewer is wacky as hell in the video, lmao! Indeed. First he looks like he is about to jump through the roof from excitement. Plus he acts so wacky even JW seems to find it funny. But it is a pretty good interview with some information that was new to me. Williams seems quite lively and in great mood in this one.I just loved Williams final remarks. Very true and very touching.Indeed. It was a lovely piece of wisdom from the Maestro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPin 228 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 lol @ tuba and trombone mistakes. Ya, it's good to see JW healthy and well.This is a brand new piece that had never been performed before. None of us have ever seen the sheet music before or heard previous recordings. The piece sounded just fine. How could you possibly know that they made mistakes?because it was obvious? especially the tuba when he came in, but who cares? it was a good piece.Ah, I hear it now. I had to turn my laptop volume all the way up to hear it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80sFan 115 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I just noticed on the web page for the Bass Trombinist for the Boston Symphony (the link has a few pictures)http://www.yeodoug.com/home/text/whats_new.htmlMarch 31, 2012 - COMMENTARYOne of the great joys of my career as a member of the Boston Symphony has been the opportunity to work with composer/conductor John Williams. John needs no introduction - his name is synonymous with the genre we call film music, with his soundtracks to Star Wars, ET, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark and a host of other films being well known to millions of people. John was conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra when I joined the Boston Symphony and we have enjoyed a very nice friendship over the years. In addition to making many CD recordings with him and the Boston Pops, I've been soloist with the Pops with John on the podium on two occasions - in performances of his Tuba Concerto (I was the first bass trombonist to play the piece on bass trombone) and Simon Proctor's Serpent Concerto. In addition we have played concerts together that are too numerous to count, as well as recording the soundtracks to two of his movie scores, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan.Last week my wife and I were on vacation in Arizona, continuing our preparations to move there in a few weeks. As is sometimes the case, a last minute recording session with members of the Boston Pops materialized and while my participation was not mandatory (since I was officially on vacation from the Boston Symphony), I could not miss the opportunity to record a new fanfare by John Williams. So I took a "red eye" flight overnight from Phoenix to Boston, played the recording session in Symphony Hall, and turned around and flew back to Arizona - all in 24 hours.But it was worth it. 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the opening of Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Boston Red Sox. John Williams had been asked to compose a fanfare to celebrate the occasion and he composed it for members of the Boston Pops Orchestra brass and percussion section. I've recorded several of John's other fanfares over the years, his Liberty Fanfare and several of his Olympics fanfares including, The Olympic Spirit and Summon the Heroes. This new fanfare was composed for six trumpets, six horns, five trombones, two tubas, percussion and timpani. The recording session was held at Symphony Hall in Boston.It is such a thrill to be a part of a recording session such as this. No concerts or rehearsals preceeded it - we just sat down and started playing for the microphones. The Fanfare for Fenway has that John Williams "signature sound" and in a few hours, we had recorded the full fanfare, a 30 second version and a short "loop" of the piece that can be used on television. The trombone section consisted of BSO players Toby Oft and Steve Lange, and Karna Millen (US Coast Guard Academy Band) and Adam Rainey (bass trombone student at New England Conservatory of Music).The photos accompanying this entry tell a little of the story - John Williams and me together during a break in the recording session, and my view of the podium through recording equipment. Perhaps you'll hear the Fanfare for Fenway sometime during the 2012 Major League baseball season. I know that when I hear it, I'll be smiling, remembering a nice moment in time. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,831 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Nice catch MarkRSmith! Let's hope Williams finds time to release the fanfare along with some of his previously unreleased fanfares and concert pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,427 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Thanks for sharing this.I'd love to hear the Bass Trombone version of the Tuba Concerto in the orchestral setting (there is already a wonderful recording with the reduction for bass trombone & piano). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Thanks for sharing! I can't imagine why they would record the fanfare and not release it, although maybe they'll sit on the recording for years like Sony did with the "Variation on Happy Birthday." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,405 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Maybe the recording wasn't made with commercial release in mind, but for use on television or radio broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Gah, I hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I found a transcript (ignore the many grammatical errors) of the Rachel Maddow show, the night she claimed Williams' "Fanfare for Fenway" was the "best new thing."You know composure John Williams? He is the guy who composed the musicfrom "star wars." John Williams is also the guy who composed the music for-- jaws. Little known John Williams fact, he also wrote the theme to alittle something we like to call NBC news.Basically, if you have hummed it, John Williams wrote it. And JohnWilliams has just written a little something for the Red Sox. It`s calledfanfare for Fenway. About three weeks ago, the Red Sox released a littleteaser of video, a 20-second e excerpt of the fun fare just to get theblood pumping up every red Sox fan in the country.Today, just before the game, we got finally to hear the whole thing, butnot before the Red Sox got us all worked up by inviting 214 former Red Soxplayers, managers, and coaches on to the field including 92-year-old,Johnny Pesky and 93-year-old Bobby Darin. They took the field inwheelchairs. Yes, that was just the warm up.Then, came the pitch. John Williams conducting the Boston pops playingfanfare for Fenway.(VIDEO CLIP PLAYING)MADDOW: Somebody is cutting up onions in the studio, obviously. Perhapsmy allergies are acting up. I need to be alone with my feelings. I`m acrier. You can`t do this to me.Happy 100th birthday Fenway Park. You are the best old thing in the world,almost every day. And your new fanfare is the new best thing tonight. http://www.msnbc.msn...l/#.T--QhGgpxaF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanjerm 83 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Hey guys,Thought you may enjoy hearing/seeing this live rehearsal of "Fanfare for Fenway" by our Ceremonial Brass group. If any of you musician-types plan to be at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic next week in Chicago, they'll be doing it live. If you're interested, let me know and I'll look up the time/date/location. (It'll be free of course.)Keep in mind this is just rehearsal, recorded with a video camera... Omen II and Muad'Dib 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,212 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Sounds cool. I love this piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,831 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Sounds cool. I love this piece!Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieC 13 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I wonder if the piece might be made available as a recording in spring 2013 when the baseball season starts ? Does anyone know the score with this ? JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thanks so much for posting! You guys sound great--I've never heard the tuba players make that entrance without cracking a note (out of curiosity, do you know what about the music makes that entrance so difficult?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,212 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Well, it is quite a high start for the big tuba and in Fenway they played outside, always difficult acoustically+ the weather issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 158 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Terrific, thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,405 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Wonderful! Thank you so much for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieC 13 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Hi everyoneA Happy and Peaceful New Year to you all.Re: all things Bostonian...I wonder if there will be a release of Fanfare for Fenway this year ? Should we expect such a thing ? An iTunes release perhaps ? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieC 13 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Hi gangJust following up on the little run of postings from a few months ago: any thought or information regarding a potential downloadable release of Fanfare for Fenway to tie in with this year's imminent baseball season commencing ? "Unlikely" is what I am thinking...alas.Let's hope we eventually get a release that anthologises Rounds, Fanfare for Fenway, Soundings, Young Person's Guide to the Cello etc.JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Know 375 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 It is incredibly frustrating that there is still no decent commercial recording of this great fanfare. I recently found a somewhat sluggish live recording in the iTunes store with Shanti Simon Nolan conducting the United States Air Force Band performed as part of the 2012 Midwest Clinic (International Band & Orchestra Conference). At least this performance isn't interrupted by cheers from the audience. Incidentally, the track isn't tagged with John Williams as composer -- just search "Fanfare for Fenway" and it will turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanjerm 83 Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Dr. Know, if you look up about a dozen posts back you can see I posted a video of the AF Band's ceremonial brass performing the fanfare in a rehearsal (and that's Lt. Shanti Nolan conducting in the video). I haven't heard the version of the live performance on iTunes, but this is the same group just a couple of days before that performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 One thing that bothers me is that, since its premiere at the baseball game, the tempo has been significantly reduced in every recording. Not sure why this is the case. Maybe Williams marked the tempo slower, but for whatever reason (time shortage, or just a mistake) he conducted at a much faster tempo at the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,767 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Sucks we don;t have the studio recording by Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 As a die-hard Cardinals fan, it pains me to say that "Fanfare for Fenway" is one of my favorite Williams concert pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 255 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Sucks we don;t have the studio recording by WilliamsIndeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,212 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I made my orchestra to purchase the Fanfare for Fenway. Will be peformed in the brass concert next spring. Incanus and Jay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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