Gloria by John Rutter

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AndrewMeronek
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Gloria by John Rutter

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This year I get to play this more than once! A really nice piece of music that is a blast of fun to perform. Of course, in the best Andrew Meronek performances, there absolutely has to be a trombonist hacking up a lung for the duration of the quiet ending of the "Domine Deus" second movement.

An optional variation is to drop a metal straight mute on the concrete or wood stage floor from a height of 8 feet, but unfortunately this piece of music does not call for trombones using mutes.

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Re: Gloria by John Rutter

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The last time I played that, it was in a Methodist church where the director tried to conduct AND play the organ. And half the orchestra could not see him. Let's just say it was a bit rough.
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Re: Gloria by John Rutter

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Mikebmiller wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:31 am The last time I played that, it was in a Methodist church where the director tried to conduct AND play the organ. And half the orchestra could not see him. Let's just say it was a bit rough.
That sounds like a bit too much to take on. That piece is not easy for conducting all by itself.
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Re: Gloria by John Rutter

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AndrewMeronek wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:26 am
Mikebmiller wrote: Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:31 am The last time I played that, it was in a Methodist church where the director tried to conduct AND play the organ. And half the orchestra could not see him. Let's just say it was a bit rough.
That sounds like a bit too much to take on. That piece is not easy for conducting all by itself.
Yeah, this guy was a bit nuts. Great organist, but not so great conductor. And that piece ain't exactly in 4/4.
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Re: Gloria by John Rutter

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I've performed this piece over a hundred times. I think it's a very overrated, overwritten, blow fest. But that's me.
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