Leroy Anderson: Bugler's Holiday

Trumpets
Michael Sachs (Principal Trumpet of The Cleveland Orchestra and an alumnus of Santa Monica High School and UCLA)
Chris Pak (Santa Monica High School)
Jon Bhatia (UCLA and Principal Trumpet, YMF Debut Orchestra)

UCLA Wind Ensemble
Dr. Travis J. Cross, Conductor

Bands at the Broad
Broad Stage
Santa Monica, CA
February 3, 2015

[ronhalt]

I had to play this in High school... it's nice to hear how it's supposed to sound at full speed.

[xeno]

I had the pleasure of playing the lead on this at my final HS concert a year ago, one hell of a piece

[richiejohnson]

What a truly American sound, Like Irving Berlin and Richard Rogers. I love the enthusiasm of the orchestra and the crowd. Something to love that loves you back!

[jeffhoward]

when I was a student at CIM Michael Sachs knocked me on my ass in a pick-up football game next to the student dormitory! Anyway, it was cool that he wanted to play football with us low-life music undergrads. Bravo to all three soloists and the band. SOUNDS GREAT!

[alancrumpton]

Takes me back to my childhood, wonderful music Dad played on his quite powerful grama phone, no TV in those days, Leroy Anderson was the music of the time, so many memorable numbers he wrote

[sugakaneki]

This deserves more likes holy crap wow!!!

[rjae]

Trumpeteers are all very talented!; mastering the technique of triple tongue the trumpet, coronet is very difficult. Bravo! to the brass section.

[Jeph]

Spectacular! I once heard a version whereby two of the three played the orchestral part at 2:24 (where the baritones run up the scale immediately prior to the end), an incredible variation/take on the classic.

[andrewpearson]

I just talked to two musicians who put together a tribute concert in 2010 for their old band teacher. The teacher had always wanted to play "Bugler's Holiday" in a concert but had never had the opportunity, in all his 45 years teaching middle-school band. The two musicians solicited alumni of his band classes, asking them to volunteer to play the three-trumpet piece, and dozens of the trumpet players clamored to be allowed to play with the teacher. In the end they allowed only eight other trumpeters to share the stage with him for "Bugler's Holiday." At the end of the piece the teacher shook the hand of one of the organizers, and he had tears in his eyes.

[lameborghini]

As a clarinetist, this song makes me weep.

[speedyneutrino]

Isn't it interesting how really good musicians make something like this sound almost leisurely and unhurried?   Maurice Andre does it too.   Listen to him playing "Carnival of Venice sometime.

[robgrune]

very well played by the entire young orchestra !!

[drmorqWarrenProject]

They were talking about this in relation to it being used for the news on KAKE channel 10 in Wichita, Kansas. As soon as I heard it, I did recognize it and am so glad I searched for the name here on youtube. I played percussion all thru school in band and never knew the name of this tune.. Now I do... and I like it more ...

[darktimesatrockymountainhi]

Very fine soloists & a great wind ensemble!

[carissalarson]

I played this with 2 other players for our state competition and we got gold at state.

[Miraculousfan-.]

I’m are playing this for a 7th grade concert, 7th grade band are going a little fast but we are still going slow till we get the hang of it

[serafine]

Wonderful playing, thank you very much!!! ❤

[symphonyman]

I thought this was a wonderful performance and was so happy that a student from Samohi was able to participate. 

[eatpant]

my fuckin high school concert band performed this song and im proud i finally found it

[salsaratman]

I have to do this for a trumpet NYSSMA solo all by myself 😭 and im in 8th grade omg this is going to be so hard