Haha! So you too have witnessed the greatness that is
Patrick Sheridan ?!?
Well, our program flew Sam Pilafian (of Empire Brass fame) as well as Mr. Sheridan to our school for three days of The Breathing Gym, and also to be a guest soloist at our Spring Concert (a Dixieland theme). Needless to say it was amazing. Just hearing him warm-up is a thrill and they both work so well together. Our concert pieces that featured the two were:
- Black and Tan Fantasy
- The Hot Canary
- Flight of the Tuba Bee
- The Carioca
- Grandfather's Clock
- Nola
It was a very exciting three days and at the end of the concert I bought his CD "Storyteller" which I had him sign.
The coolest part of it though, is that when we saw their writing prowess (they arranged all of the songs they played), our Director hired them to write our field show for this upcoming season. We booted our old arranger because he liked to do things at his pace (read: "he liked to get paid for doing nothing"). So, they are coming back to our band camp to work with us, as well as do more Breathing Gym. I'm looking forward to it very much (starts this Thursday)!
Glad you had a great experience seeing a master at work!
-VM Trumpet