Published in 1988, Festal Scenes is a TRN all-time favorite. We enjoyed playing this in high school too! It continues to strike a chord with musicians around the world.
Festal Scenes is already well known in this country, having been performed from the manuscript by the University of Illinois Band (under the direction of James Keene) in a performance for the American Bandmasters Association in Knoxville, Tennessee, and by the United States Air Force Band (under the direction of Col. James Bankhead) in a performance for the WASBE convention in Washington, D.C., and other notable performances, as well as hundreds of performances in Japan. Mr. Ito, a resident of Tokyo, Japan, is considered one of Japan's most promising composers. Imaginative scoring for the percussion instruments and the use of four joyful Japanese folk tunes depict a true festive atmosphere. Performance time is around 6 minutes.
This commentary is out-of-date. I would say Yasuhide Ito is no longer just a promising composer, but one of Japan's best composers. ~ Matt, TRN.
- Composer: Yasuhide Ito
- 4.5
- 11
- 6:16
