we were lucky to get to choose and perform a variety of pieces in concert band back in high school... even if pieces weren't chosen for performance, many of us would take sheet music we enjoyed home with us and play it together during out off-hours (such as lunchtime).. one of these pieces was the phantom of the opera suite which didn't get enough interest from our director nor the majority of the band, but we had enough people who did enjoy it to get a decent ensemble for our own enjoyment.
one of my biggest regrets is that we were never able to play erickson's toccata for band. for whatever reason, the sheet music was missing from the drawers and we couldn't afford to purchase it.
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