OUR FIRST FULL BRASS BAND RECORDING! "The Magic of Christmas" by Drew Fennell. Play Along!

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Happy Monday Friends! Hope everyone had a Fantastic Christmas! We're very excited to share our first matonizz.com Full Brass Band recording of "The Magic of Christmas" by Drew Fennell brought to you by our amazing musicians. This amazing medley of Christmas Carols was written for Full Brass Band with Optional Choir and an option of downsizing to a 19 Player Ensemble and it comes with Transposing Parts in Every Practical Key & Clef (Full List Below). Hope you enjoy! DOWNLOAD SHEET MUSIC & BACKING TRACKS: https://www.matonizz.com/product/the-magic-of-christmas

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Musicians:

Drew Fennell (Principal Flugelhorn at RCB & RCYBB Conductor)
Online Lessons: drflessons@gmail.com
Instruments Used:
Bb Trumpet:
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-Bb-Trumpet-Smith-Watkins-p/jp251sws.htm
Bb Flugelhorn:
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-Flugel-Horn-Smith-Watkins-Satin-p/jp275swst.htm
Bb Cornet:
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-Bb-Cornet-Smith-Watkins-p/jp371sls.htm
Eb Cornet:
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-Eb-Cornet-p/jp176s.htm

Matonizz (Principal Euphonium RCB, Low Bras Instructor Seton Hill University)
Online Lessons: euphonium.legends@gmail.com
Instrument Used:
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-Euphonium-4-valve-compensating-p/jp274smkii.htm
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Jason Allison (Principal French Horn at RCBB)
Instrument Used:
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-Bb-F-Double-French-Horn-Rath-p/jp261rath.htm

Taylor Jones (Trombone at Pittsburgh Opera)
Online Lessons: tjonestrombone@gmail.com
Website: https://taylorjonestrombone.com/about
Instrument Used:
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-F-Attachment-Rath-547-bore-p/jp332rath.htm

Brian Kelley (Tuba at RCB)
Online Lessons: briankelleytuba@gmail.com
Instrument Used:
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-BBb-Tuba-p/jp278.htm
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-EEb-Tuba-4-valve-comp-p/jp277.htm

Dmitry Babkin (Sound Engineer)
dbrave.bob@gmail.com

Included parts:
The piece is written for standard British-style brass band. This set of parts includes supplementary parts with alternative keys for French Horns in F, and bass clef parts for the relevant low brass instruments. Below is the full listing of parts with the available substitutes shown to the right.

Instrumentation:
Soprano Cornet in Eb
Solo & 1st Cornet in Bb (2 players minimum)
Repiano Cornet in Bb
2nd Cornet in Bb
3rd Cornet in Bb
Flugelhorn in Bb
Solo Horn in Eb
1st Horn in Eb
2nd Horn in Eb
Solo Horn in F
1st Horn in F
2nd Horn in F
1st & 2nd Baritone (T.C.)
1st& 2nd Baritone B.C.
1st Trombone (T.C.)
2nd Trombone (T.C.)
1st Trombone B.C. 2nd Trombone B.C.
Bass Trombone (B.C.)
Tuba in Eb (2 or more players preferred)
Tuba in Bb
Tuba B.C. (substitute for Tuba in Eb)
Tuba B.C. (substitute for Tuba in Bb)
Timpani
Percussion (2 players minimum):
Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Chimes, Triangle, Tambourine, Sleigh Bells, Temple Blocks, Whip, Snare Drum, Tenor Drum, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-tam

Performance Notes:
“The Magic of Christmas” is a collection of several of the most well-known secular Christmas carols. With an approximate duration of 11 minutes, the piece is designed to be performed by a brass band, with or without an accompanying choir (SATB, SAB, or SSA). Because excessive divisi passages were avoided, it may also be played by a brass and percussion ensemble of as few as twenty players. Additionally, if sufficient percussion players are not available to manage all the parts, or less common instruments are unavailable, those some may be omitted or substituted.
Included in the medley are:
Deck the Halls (Wales)
The Gloucestershire Wassail (England)
Over the River and Through the Woods (U.S.A.)
O, Christmas Tree (O, Tannenbaum) (Germany)
Up on the Housetop (U.S.A.)
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (U.S.A.)
We Wish You A Merry Christmas (England)

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0:00 - The Magic of Christmas
0:40 - "Deck the Halls" (Wales)
1:58 - "The Gloucestershire Wassail" (England)
2:48 - "Over the River and Through the Woods" (U.S.A.)
4:22 - "O, Christmas Tree (O, Tannenbaum)" (Germany)
5:42 - "Up on the Housetop" (U.S.A.)
7:04 - "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" (U.S.A.)
8:43 - "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (England)
10:48 - Best Price Instrument Bundle Deals

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