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found some great PJBE with John Fletcher concerts on YouTube today. You may have seen them, but I hadn't!

http://www.youtube.com/user/pjbe1

Sorry if you've already seen it!
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Thank you for this - I didn't know there was video of Fletch, but more, that my Bass Trombone teacher was in there too (Ray Premru). I miss him. Such a sadness that they're not with us anymore.

Great ensemble and players.

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Are these videos commercially available now?

Thank you so much for posting these! I'm a huge fan of PJBE and have looked for video online for ages and finally there are some to watch.

Ray Premru and John Fletcher are my heroes.
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Somewhere out there in videoland, in the past, on a public channel, I saw a feature named, "The Band", about the LSO. Several of it's members spoke, including Fletch, about playing with the orchestra, doing Star Wars(including a studio clip on the big Holton), and playing the tuba in particular. He was sitting in his studio with all his horns lined up. Also, I remember a spot where the principal trumpet was preparing to do a concerto while watching TV. Good stuff. If anyone knows where and how to get this show, let us all know.

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Interesting to see that Fletch often lifts his fingers off the valves, in particular the 3rd valve. I have been told to avoid that by teachers in the past :lol:
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More John Fletcher! Here as soloist!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-NVMsj6lXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76wrcc2y ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK58EE5b ... re=related

Heard from a friend that had had a very excited Michael Laird and John Miller (PJBE members) phone him last week to tell him they were on YouTube. They seem amazed that people have videos of PJBE!
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Wow. Still one of the best who ever lived. I was really pleased to see someone play Don Swann's "Two Moods". There is a piece that has fallen out of favor for no apparent reason. Nice to see someone took the time to do a brass band arrangement. I hope this serious, fun, and not very easy piece comes back to the repertoire.

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