BRITTEN Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury

Basically Buzzed

BRITTEN Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury

https://youtu.be/cChkU5uDFH4

Britten’s Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury is a piece I’ve performed many times with many different trumpet players through the years.

It is always fun for the listener when the performers try to get the greatest distance between themselves - BUT - that also creates the biggest challenge for the performers - which is to keep the piece from falling apart because of the distance when all three players are playing at the same time.

Lucky for me - the biggest challenge in recording each part was getting a clean take without cars driving by or car alarms going off when someone locked or unlocked their doors.

This was recorded without edits over the course of three nights in my basement garage in the early days of the pandemic in May 2020. This was my second attempt at a multi-trumpet video and I hope I captured what this piece might sound like if it were performed in a large cathedral.

Thank you for taking a listen and I hope you enjoy!

- Chris
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hplpII · Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 7:35 am Post subject:

Bravo. Valiant attempt to create a cathedral effect in lockdown. And such a clever piece of music

kehaulani · Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 9:32 am Post subject:

Was that originally written for herald trumpets?
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Scooter Pirtle · Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 9:53 am Post subject:

Love this piece and love this performance!
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Seymor B Fudd · Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 5:00 am Post subject:

Just lovely! And the angels might start to sing! Just to accompany you!
From a point somewhere in that hall!
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kehaulani · Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 7:44 am Post subject:

Thanks for responding, Chris, and thanks for the link.
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benlewis · Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 8:10 am Post subject:

My first public performance on natural trumpet was on the C part. Yikes; talk about a baptism by fire!!!

Ben

cgaiii · Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 7:03 pm Post subject:

Thanks. Somehow I missed this one during the pandemic. Great stuff.
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