More bassooning: Ammerland

This was the second song in the concert. Here Thomas plays out the low end notes.

According to the conductor, this song was inspired by the flower-filled fields and valleys of southern Germany in summertime. Despite his dramatic description (a lot of arm waving), the students were unimpressed and this was their least favorite piece (though it is one of the conductor's favorites--or so he said every evening when he insisted that they practice despite their groans and complaints). Perhaps he gave them a hard stare before the start of the piece this night as they played better here than they ever did in practice.