I graduated as a class of 2011, and I was in band since the seventh grade. I wish I did band for college. I'm really regretting not joining band. Band is my life. Mannnn, Listening to Sam Hazo pieces bring back memories.
I love this song! We played it at an honor band and Mr. Hazo directed us himself. It was amazing getting to work with him, and he is awesome. It was the best performance I've ever been a part of. It was so good, I cried during the performance....everyone loved it. Listening to it brings back good memories. That just happened this past year, but still soooo amazing.
2:50 to the end is just the most beautifully constructed thing, ever. I have never been so physically moved by anything like this. Cannot stop listening. Total propage to Hazo and his mad skills! :D
I played this with my high school band as a freshman two years ago and won a contest in Orlando Florida with it. I tried playing along with this recording, and found out that you are correct and this is in B major instead of the Bb major transposition we and most others played.
My freshman year, our marching show had: Rush, Ride, and Olympiada in it. That's the only music we used. The show was called The Pursuit Of Excellence.
I had the honor to have Samuel Hazo himself conduct us for this piece for my county band my junior year. By the end of the piece, I was shaking like a damn crackhead... it was THAT intense. .___ .
This is incredible. I've never heard a band in either the key of B major or the key of C flat major ever. It's unprecedented in concert band. It's heard more in orchestra. I can tell just by listening that it's in either one of those keys.
yeah Tsax53, he is awesome. WE played voices of the sky last year, and it was sooo pretty. The thing that made the performance so good was the acoustics of the autitorium. It was so big, but it had the right set up, and it was just perfect (if there was a perfect..it would have been perfect) Have fun with your district honor band, too.
hahahaha my band played this down in disney of february '09. we wer pretty awesome nd got great reviews. we're only a high school band, but they said we sounded like a college band. xD
Maybe this song was recorded or pitched differently or something. When I replayed this video, I got on the piano and the melody was f sharp, b, g sharp, d sharp, and back to b natural at the very beginning.
This song is one of my absolute favorite pieces to play in concert band, we played this sophmore year and the ending in so intense, my other favorite song we played in band would have to be Lux Arumque
@somonoi It is an absolute BLAST to play. I had the very fortunate experience of being able to play percussion on this piece while being conducted by none other than Samuel R. Hazo himself. If you ever get the chance to play this piece, I'm sure you'll love it!
@404jipjip It was made as a tribute to the Olympic Games. The intensity of the competition and the athletes struggle, and then the happiness they feel, is exactly what it was written to express. You can see that description in the author's words here:
this song really reminds me of some kind of competetive sports movie and during it they go through some hardships. but near 3:20 that part reminds me that after all they have been through they have reached the finish line. don't you think? :)
@jngrand Hal Leonard offers free downloads. Search on their website Olympiada, then click on the audio button. under the audio player, there should be a link called "link to audio file" or something. click and the download should start automatically.
Is it just me or does a french horn crack a note at 0:22 ? Either way it bothers me every time. Love this song though. Marched it freshman year, been giving me chills ever since.
it kinda sounds like everything's on the treble side and there's no real bass for some reason...obviously bass instruments are there but it's like when you adjust your radio and turn the treble up and bass down
I graduated as a class of 2011, and I was in band since the seventh grade. I wish I did band for college. I'm really regretting not joining band.
Band is my life. Mannnn, Listening to Sam Hazo pieces bring back memories.
I love this song! We played it at an honor band and Mr. Hazo directed us himself. It was amazing getting to work with him, and he is awesome. It was the best performance I've ever been a part of. It was so good, I cried during the performance....everyone loved it. Listening to it brings back good memories. That just happened this past year, but still soooo amazing.
wow, i loved this song i played it at USF in Florida for an Honor band with Samuel Hazo as our guest director.....yea he was lots of fun
this song is so epic. probably the most epic piece of music ever written. ever.....ever
2:50 to the end is just the most beautifully constructed thing, ever. I have never been so physically moved by anything like this. Cannot stop listening. Total propage to Hazo and his mad skills! :D
my school mascott is the olympians and we used this as the seniors last song at graduation
this is an awesome song, this was our closing peace for marching band
Our high school band Symphonic did this tune and Ohmygod I fell inlove with this piece♥
Man this was so awesome to play :D
Hazo's seriously an awesome guy, he was our guest director at County this year.
Played this for symphonic band last night for the concert, I think it's our best piece
song was a lot of fun to play in high school....percussion FTW! :D
my concert band is doing this song and ride in our spring concert i love both of these pieces
I played this piece my senior year of high school...I fucking loved the timpani solo. Rocked that shit like no other
I played this with my high school band as a freshman two years ago and won a contest in Orlando Florida with it. I tried playing along with this recording, and found out that you are correct and this is in B major instead of the Bb major transposition we and most others played.
My concert band got to play this last year. So much fun.
My freshman year, our marching show had: Rush, Ride, and Olympiada in it. That's the only music we used. The show was called The Pursuit Of Excellence.
Now that is pure genius!!
This is just beyond glorious.
your marching band freshman year was complete awesomness
I had the honor to have Samuel Hazo himself conduct us for this piece for my county band my junior year. By the end of the piece, I was shaking like a damn crackhead... it was THAT intense. .___ .
I love this song. We are playing it for graduation '09
muito bom essa música.. minha banda a executa muito bem!
This is incredible. I've never heard a band in either the key of B major or the key of C flat major ever. It's unprecedented in concert band. It's heard more in orchestra. I can tell just by listening that it's in either one of those keys.
yeah Tsax53, he is awesome. WE played voices of the sky last year, and it was sooo pretty. The thing that made the performance so good was the acoustics of the autitorium. It was so big, but it had the right set up, and it was just perfect (if there was a perfect..it would have been perfect) Have fun with your district honor band, too.
played this composition in the Virginia All District 2 band, he is so much fun to have as a conductor and teacher
i love the picc. part for this song..i had fun playing
Love it!
im playing this in symphonic band this year... its awesome
ZOMG amazing!
i get goosebumps every time i listen to this =] which is a lot
So powerful. Chills.
The Percussion is SICK! Were playing this so Yeah its gunna fucking rock!
Last song I played as a high school student.
I played the timpani part.
Such memories...
:')
I loved playing this song in my freshman year.
I love this song!!! We played the marching version for state!!!
Love this piece!
hahahaha my band played this down in disney of february '09. we wer pretty awesome nd got great reviews. we're only a high school band, but they said we sounded like a college band. xD
I feel like this would be SO much fun to play ._. I WANNA PLAY IT!
Listen to this every time you take a dump. It's so epic.
Thumbs up if you are listening to this in 2012 for London!!!!!!!
I feel like this is from a movie
I remember playing this my junior year of high school for Honor Band.
One word: EPIC.
SOOO SOOOOO GOOD
I played this in honor band in high school! The Alto Sax part is Ah Maz Ing!
I am the biggest mess at 1:31..... I'm a freshman trombone player in my high school's wind ensemble and that section is so fun to play
Im a freshman trombone player too . This song is hard but easy to play after u practice
You have just made my day :D its so funny to think about it xD
Maybe this song was recorded or pitched differently or something. When I replayed this video, I got on the piano and the melody was f sharp, b, g sharp, d sharp, and back to b natural at the very beginning.
So. Much. Love.
this should be a field show. :3
This song is one of my absolute favorite pieces to play in concert band, we played this sophmore year and the ending in so intense, my other favorite song we played in band would have to be Lux Arumque
lucky! at my school we just play boring old "Pomp and Circumstance" i wish we played awesome stuff like this at graduation.
haha true that E.D.C. cant wait till class today
@somonoi It is an absolute BLAST to play. I had the very fortunate experience of being able to play percussion on this piece while being conducted by none other than Samuel R. Hazo himself. If you ever get the chance to play this piece, I'm sure you'll love it!
omfg I'm in tears from laughing so hard
my band is doing this as an opener for our show next year. too bad I'm graduating. :(
Playing this in Concert Band, Trombone 1! :))
This song is amazing and the Chords just give such a release, If the beginning was cleaned up a little it would be perfect
This so awesone
@Zimmy1701
u marched to this? how does that work? i mean, we played it in symphonic band, but the song's like 5 min. how would u march to it?
nice..!!
@jena012893 arabesque has a timpani part. freaking awesome part. ;D
samuel r hazo is just an amazing fucking composer.
I met an Olympian and she had this as her ringtone! is that ironic???
this is what it sounds like when God walks in.
I miss high school band
@Zimmy1701 i am too and this song will be on list of recommendations (for concert season)
@biglilc757 So is our symphonic band. Which school?
1 guy is crazy
@404jipjip It was made as a tribute to the Olympic Games. The intensity of the competition and the athletes struggle, and then the happiness they feel, is exactly what it was written to express. You can see that description in the author's words here:
Hell yes
could someone send me a link to this mp3?
Check out march of the buccaneers by victor flowers
@somonoi You will not be dissapointed. Had the honor to play it with the man himself conducting. :3
this song really reminds me of some kind of competetive sports movie and during it they go through some hardships. but near 3:20 that part reminds me that after all they have been through they have reached the finish line. don't you think? :)
I can go the distance....
MP3! Pleas tell me where i can get it!!!
Can this piece be arranged for marching band?
cant breath
@jngrand Hal Leonard offers free downloads. Search on their website Olympiada, then click on the audio button. under the audio player, there should be a link called "link to audio file" or something. click and the download should start automatically.
3:14 is when the relief really happens initially haha
Played that @ Freshman All Region
@pa5436 Thanks! Thank you so much! :)
On every one of these videos there is always that 1 person who dislikes.... They be trollin
@Zimmy1701 my high school band did this for one of our concerts
@Jaxin30993 it's a cracked note
Is it just me or does a french horn crack a note at 0:22 ?
Either way it bothers me every time.
Love this song though. Marched it freshman year, been giving me chills ever since.
that is not fair
Is anyone's band not doing this song? Haha
@jngrand yw
@404jipjip uh well, considering it was written about the olympic games, i would hope you feel that way haha.
@pokemaniac74 I did a show for marching band playing mars it was our finally
played it at graduation
@peterwgrayson What a crude statement. Manners!
bass line ftw at 1:29 to 1:40 !!!
Bandies, where our porn is good sounding music.
it kinda sounds like everything's on the treble side and there's no real bass for some reason...obviously bass instruments are there but it's like when you adjust your radio and turn the treble up and bass down
@marchsnare38 timpani for the epic pwn!!!!
@jaybugg95 ikr
awesome trumpets! although flutes are still better..haha :P