New March

I grew up in the wind ensemble, and I still play in the wind ensemble (mostly because I haven't had the opportunity to play in the undergraduate orchestra, aside from the Opera). That being said, I have a question, do you really like marches Justin?

Not really. I find many to be too repetative and over-played, often badly. But a good Sousa march can always lift one's spirits. "Hand Across the Sea" is a fine example.

Excellent! Really well written, great part writing and harmonic voicing, incredibly professional I'd say.
Would be nice to have this performed by a live orchestra to do it justice though.
Enjoying listening to this as I speak!

Just checked your profile, don't mean to patronise you, but this is really exceptional work for someone of your age! How many years have you been writing?

About 4 seriously. But music has been in my life forever.

Originally Posted by Justin Tokke

About 4 seriously. But music has been in my life forever.

Ah lucky, I started writing when I was 17 Well trust me on this one, I think you could make a valuable contribution to music if you keep writing and studying. This is a great piece, but I would have guessed it had been written by somebody much older! Impressive stuff.

Thank you very much! :-)

Wow! Great piece! I absolutely love it! Though scorch really sucks... I can't view it properly... But the mp3 sounds great!