Russian Christmas Music - Alfred Reed

Of all the music I played in band in junior high and high school, this was one of the only pieces that at the time I found to be sublime. And it took a long time of playing it (it was a pretty challenging piece for that level) to appreciate it. I played chimes and tympani, which were at different ends of the percussion section, so I was going back and forth a bit. But there was also a lot of time to just sit and listen. The atmosphere is definitely wintry. Still sounds quite epic, actually.