164 - Carry On Wayward Son

About the song

Arranged by Michael Sweeney, Originally recorded by Kansas

Instrumentation requirements

This song needs at least 4 or 5 trumpets, with at least two on first.

Roadmap

To better match the original recording, the song starts with a trumpet soli (the original starts with 8 measures a cappella). The trumpets start at measure 26 and play through the end of measure 32, then there is a measure of drums, then the song starts back at measure 1. From there, it is played as written.

History

This song was introduced by conductor Ray Kim in 1996. It has since been a long-standing staple of the band. It will likely never be retired.

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