The Best Orchestra Pranks Ever

Good. For. Society!

So this is what a well orchestrated prank sounds like...

And now I have this "princess dream" and cannot ask my musician friends to make it happen because I think it would be innapropriate. But OMG it's the prettiest thing and I'd be crying happy tears for a week😭😂🥰❤❤

Do you guys pre-watch all those videos or you see them for the first time when filming this?

Klaus Wallendorf doesn't look quite so pleased by having the whole orchestra playing Happy Birthday as just about all the rest were - Sarah is almost having to tell him to lighten up!

He actually pulls this exact prank 😂 "can you imagine? "

You two guys are good for society!

Today is my birthday

he funny thing is:
I played on the stage of the last surprise already a few times

so you mean that the orchestra can basically synchronise themselves and no need of the conductor 😂

I'd love to see a collection of these where Happy Birthday wasn't allowed.

Love the mozart 25 in the back!

Where is Romeo and Juliet meets Star Wars???

You two, Brett and Eddy, are excellent for society. And today’s episode was a lot of fun. Thank you!

The conductor handed out parts for "March of the Toys" from Victor Herbert's Babes in Toyland for my youth orchestra to sight read. It begins with a four-note vamp, played twice...then the bass trombonist broke into the Mickey Mouse Club theme song, which starts the same way. The whole orchestra was pranked, and the conductor applauded.

This is so wholesome, oh my goodness

Whats the trumpet solo piece name

Love seeing your commentary. Less orchestra and more silly commentary - NOT!!!

The first one with Happy Birthday woven in sounds like a PDQ Bach arrangement. 😀

Thank you for listing out the notes to the inverted F major for a non-perfect pitch plebian like me :D

very wholesome pranks, definitely good for society.

what trumpet solo was that? i dont recognize it which is sad because im very much into classical and I play trumpet

Favorite orchestra prank I was involved with was in a youth orchestra we had a concert scheduled on April 1, and were performing Tchaikovsky 4th symphony. At the rehearsal before the actual concert we conspired to play F sharp as the final note of the last movement, which nearly caused the conductor to fall off the podium. Not nearly as wholesome or creative as the HBD pranks but was quite entertaining. (For those not familiar, this movement ends with typical big symphonic flourish of F F F F F F F F F. F. …and then we threw in F sharp at the end).

Where are the Imperial March video's?

Any time an orchestra breaks into "happy birthday" for one of their musicians or for the conductor, it's good for society!!

related to what eddie said about second violins

When I watch these videos I make comments about chord progressions and arrangements in my head. It’s so awesome to hear others appreciate the same things 😂❤

We can never have a vodeo without Eddy flexing his perfect pitch

Brett got rickrolled the same way just six months later...

"Pranks"? More like goated versions of Happy Birthday

I lost count of how many times Brett said these pranks were good for society... I have a feeling he thinks they are good for society, just a hunch though

why didnt the pianist play rick roll

revisiting cos i'm starting orchestra in a month!!!! super excited and if anyone has advice, please do tell, thanks :)

All the Happy Birthdays are so majestic

In secondary school (that's 13yo to 16yo), I played in my school's symphonic band and we had a wonderful, wonderful conductor Mr Luk, who we all lovingly refer to as Laoshi (simply, "teacher" in Mandarin - in Singapore school band scene there's only one Laoshi and that was him). Laoshi was amazing - he never lost his patience or temper with us, and he guided us to make beautiful music. He also conducted one of the university's symphonic band, so I played under his baton for a couple more years. Laoshi passed away 4 years ago, he was in his 80s. I didn't think a compilation of prank videos would bring so much tears to my eyes. In all the happy birthday pranks, you can tell everyone's celebrating that person, bringing a smile to that person's face, wishing that person well. There's so much joy and gratitude. I can't think of anyone more deserving of such a musical well-wishing in my life than Laoshi yet there's no longer this chance. If you're thinking of pranking your conductor this way but hesitating, just do it, it'll make your conductor feel so loved, and will be a fantastic memory.

You use work of other. Minimum is to share link to original video.

I love how eddy did the same prank to brett 😂

The first happy birthday was genius mode, but the second one was really sweet 💕

In the epic Wagner stage ... that chorus wasnt even in concert dress.
Never once did I ever sing in a symphony chorus without performing in at least simple black dress.

Every time you say “Good for society” I fucking cry laughing

As a musician I cannot honestly tell you that no one will ever play happy birthday for me with an orchestra or with a group of musicians . IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

i smiled so much!!!! cheeks hurt! awesome for society <3

it would be so nice to hear happy birthday being played by an orchestra just for you 🥹🥹