If You Could Only See the Frog.

Found out the other day, a video was posted of St. Marys Concert Band (which I am in) performing a commission by Paul Richards of his new work "If You Could Only See the Frog". This piece was premiered in our November 14th in our fall concert which also included Washington Grays a concert march by Grafulla, some Grainger, Grundman and was closed with the massive Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold. The SMU Wind Ensemble also performed after intermission, which I am also in. The concert was a true joy to play in and being able to take part in the premiere of new literature in the band world was a great opportunity. The piece has a embodied pulse due to its tricky 3/4 + 3/8 time meter that really set the drive for the entire piece. After flying in Dr. Richards and bringing him down to cozy Winona, not only did he work with the band in working on his piece of music but he visited many of the music classes on campus and entertained discussion at a "meet the composer" reception after the concert. A great piece of new literature for bands and personally I hope to at some point perform it again. “If You Could Only See the Frog” begins actually playing around 3:35 in the video if you would like to skip all the introductions and talking. Enjoy!