We played it for the first time my freshman year and we loved it so much that we picked it for our graduation performance my senior year. I was first chair flute so I got the solo towards the end. My band director was a huge James Swearingen fan, so we played a lot of his stuff, but this was our favorite.
This was my senior song in high school. This and Light Eternal where my to favorite pieces to play, as a trombonist the heavy low brass is just amazing, it send shivers and memories up my spine every time I listen. James Swearingen is one of my favorite composers and I've never disliked or turned down any of his scores. They are beautiful.
Played this back in 8th grade. It was fun to be the 1st chair clarinet. Back when 2 line C was a "high note". Now the crap I play now is only in altissimo.
Played Bass Clarinet for this as a senior in high school. Liked it so much, I used it as one of my conducting test pieces during my first year of college.
I am doing trombone 2 for this in lgpe this year in hs band That was my freshman year and I cried when the slow part came in because I remembered my ex that loved this peice and I just played on knowing the light was coming this peice right here was the peice that saved my freshman year I'm a graduate now and I still love this piece
One thing that I love about this song is when it gets to 3:04 and the audience thinks that its over but nope we're only getting started! =) Beautiful piece though ~ I love it when our band plays it. Sends shivers up my spine
west islip all district timpanist whoo but we played it through to 4:55 then back to 1:50 and ended it at 3:00 so yay i got do do the timpani solo twice and we also did cartoon symphony and i was still timpani
ohgod, my band is about to play it, my brother played it already too. OMGEE, the last part sounds like a circues TT________TT; cant believe we have to play it good....
heh we're lerning this piece with the towns orchestra this year.i must say it's easyer for me than the phantom of the opera was last year XD there are just a few parts i have to play a few times to learn them but the rest isn't that hard :) but it's still a beautiful piece.
Playing trumpet for this in our spring concert, 1st Trumpet, 1st Chair. I'll admit that it's not the most challenging piece I've ever played, but it has its moments.
haha french horn :3 i am devoted to horn xD im only a freshman but my friend whos a junior first chair trumpet in our schools band and the top band in the state for well yeah high school (youth symphony) well yeah she said im better than two of the french horns :D that made me happy ^w^
Personally, I’ve never played this piece, and probably won’t for another two years. My high school symphonic band needed a tuba, so me, a trombone player in the wind ensemble (auditioned based) sacrificed an elective period to play tuba. I needed to practice, so I used this piece that the upper class men were using for their concert. (I was a freshman.)
This piece was commissioned to celebrate the life of my high school band director, Milton Shank. Its first performance was by my high school band in 1994.
Played this in band when I was in high school, now hearing it for the first time in nearly four years, just as magical as when I played it!
Yael Feder it was my senior song in high school and it is just pure beauty listening to it. My favorite piece of music I've ever played.
We played it for the first time my freshman year and we loved it so much that we picked it for our graduation performance my senior year. I was first chair flute so I got the solo towards the end.
My band director was a huge James Swearingen fan, so we played a lot of his stuff, but this was our favorite.
12 years now
The first trumpet part is probably one of the funnest parts I've played and I've been playing trumpet for seven years.
PunkMcNasty Same here!
Which means 16 years now. Holy cow you've playd for just as long as I have lived
Same
Def gonna be playing this my junior year next year as 1st chair, and I agree it's the best
This was my senior song in high school. This and Light Eternal where my to favorite pieces to play, as a trombonist the heavy low brass is just amazing, it send shivers and memories up my spine every time I listen. James Swearingen is one of my favorite composers and I've never disliked or turned down any of his scores. They are beautiful.
Alexander Byrne Hewitt same
my band is playing this song this year. :)
I`m also playing this song!!
Kaite Rojas
same
me too
love this song so much! just started playing it in band and I LOVE the S.D. part!
Bloodlineと遭遇
I remeber cursing the oboe sheet music as it was printed on the front and back
The bassoon part for this song is so menacing
as a bassoonist, i whole heartedly agree
It be like that doe
5:17 That low brass sound! I played this piece my freshman year as a 1st trombone :) I loved playing that part at 5:17 :P
NHLchaos me too!!!!
NHLchaos trombones!
i am a baritone freshman. so for me this was my faverate piece of music we played
Yes same!!!
思い出の曲。聴くたびに涙出てくる
なあゆ
え、、！私も思い出の曲です…!!
私が小学生の頃音楽部に入って初めてやった曲で、先輩たちと演奏することがとても楽しくて、音楽を好きになり続けるきっかけとなった曲…今は音楽関係の仕事に就きたいと思ってたりするんです😄
なんか同じ人が居てとても嬉しいです(;_;)
@@はろーはろー-q3s
私も小学生の頃の思い出の曲でした。
曲名をやっと思い出してここに辿り着きました😅
音楽関係のお仕事に就けましたか？
また演奏してみたいものですね😊
The slow part is so dynamic!!
Played this back in 8th grade. It was fun to be the 1st chair clarinet. Back when 2 line C was a "high note". Now the crap I play now is only in altissimo.
SaxSavage wat middle school you go to , this is grade 4 music
My school doesn’t have this song until at least tenth grade
i’m playing this song my eighth grade year-
@@trueblue8962 i don't know what wacky kinda music you played in fourth grade, but we never even got to this until high school.
7 years ago Was gonna play this music in middle school band, then I graduated. Complicated feelings when I listen to it again
Playing this song in my H.S concert band. Go flutes and piccolo!!! 🎶🎶
I'd played this piece on Picc, Flute, Sax and Timpani! Great piece.
+Meg Collis All at the same time?! ;)
Really nice piece, I'm playing Alto 1 and I love it.
whoooooooo GO FLUTES!!!!!! we palyed dis song and won first place in competition loved dis song
We’re playing this for our ratings festival this year. As a bassoonist playing the bass part is absolutely amazing. Such a wonderful piece.
I love how all the comments are about how people played this piece in band :D
(Shocker! I played it too! haha)
Played Bass Clarinet for this as a senior in high school. Liked it so much, I used it as one of my conducting test pieces during my first year of college.
i play french horn for this piece :) i LOVE it. it gives me goosebumps every time. not when i play it of course, but when i hear this XD
This was our senior song. I love it till this day.
I am doing trombone 2 for this in lgpe this year in hs band
That was my freshman year and I cried when the slow part came in because I remembered my ex that loved this peice and I just played on knowing the light was coming this peice right here was the peice that saved my freshman year I'm a graduate now and I still love this piece
I love playing this, it's so beautiful, it made my friends cry lol
This is one of the best songs I ever herd
i'm using this song for my drum major tryout selection piece. it has the meter changes and dynamics that can make for a great song to tryout with
played this in middle school :)
brings back so many good memories!
Clarinet and F horns soloing part is awsome 3:07 till 4:43 Like if you think so :D
fozhlccrn1999 don’t forget about trombone 1
My High School's Symphonic Band is playing this - it is amazing.
i just did this song for my highschool. one of the most enjoyable ever, some very interesting dynamics from my spot at alto sax 1.
I'm in Junior High/Middle School and our band is playing this song at a concert and two contests along with Anthem of An Era and Mechanism.
senior year high school played this. it was amazing!
if only our ending sounded this great
This song reminds me of a song called Brandon Bay by Ed Huckeby, anyone else hear it?
I played xylophone,bells,chimes, and gong for this song :3 It was awesome :3
muito linda essa canção
Great piece!
Like the peace of the galaxy !!!!
Wowwww!!!!
Played 2nd and 3rd trombone for the piece. Such a beautiful piece to play for competitions and concerts❤
My bad sight read this piece and I loved it
I played this on baritone horn in 8th grade, this was a great piece
I’m in 7th grade honor band and we are playing this. Still don’t know how I feel about it but it sounds beautiful!
I've played this song 2 years in a row!
1st trombone all the way!! the solo part is pretty awesome and challenging!
Had to switch to 3rd trombone piece for cues. We only have 2 trombones and one baritone. I'm 2nd chair of the low brass section.
This song is so majestic and grand it gives me chills!
We sight read this piece in preparation for festival, it's such a cool piece, I hope we play it again.
I've never played this but I think the end of this piece is my favorite ever WOW
I had forgot about this song. Loved playing it in band. I played tuba. I will say this about Swearingen, he tried to make the bass part interesting.
I played the solo for this at my school :D
Flutes. Yes. :D
My band is going to be playing this song at our high school graduation
I'm playing this song next week
Played this at my band contest last June absolutely loved this piece one of my favorites we played in 8th grade. Ohh the memories ~.~
played this song in the southeaster united states honor band, this piece was so moving, toward the climax of the song i cried a little lol
that flute chord at 4:48 is unimaginable :D
the flute parts are exquisite
One thing that I love about this song is when it gets to 3:04 and the audience thinks that its over but nope we're only getting started! =) Beautiful piece though ~ I love it when our band plays it. Sends shivers up my spine
I have to play this song tomorrow- wish me luck!!! hahahaha
aw we played this song tonight, i had the trumpet 2 solo lol
I played xylophone for this piece, it was very fun
やっぱスウェアリンジェンさんの曲は感動する😭
いい曲作りますよねぇ、
Played it in fifth grade. Years later but still as mesmerizing :)
Natalia Fay fifth grade, wtf? My school don’t play that until tenth
best Concert band piece!
yo back in the day this was the most ballin piece we did in band
west islip all district timpanist whoo but we played it through to 4:55 then back to 1:50 and ended it at 3:00 so yay i got do do the timpani solo twice and we also did cartoon symphony and i was still timpani
i Play this year with 2 horn on my side!! that get amazing
9th grade trumpet here, I play the solo in the begin, pretty fun piece.
ohgod, my band is about to play it, my brother played it already too. OMGEE, the last part sounds like a circues TT________TT; cant believe we have to play it good....
I have to play this one
I played the echoing trumpet solo for my college band. This song is the shit.
heh we're lerning this piece with the towns orchestra this year.i must say it's easyer for me than the phantom of the opera was last year XD there are just a few parts i have to play a few times to learn them but the rest isn't that hard :) but it's still a beautiful piece.
@pudgge56 i agree, whenever i think about my festival trip to boston i think about this part of the song. they go hand in hand almost
Playing trumpet for this in our spring concert, 1st Trumpet, 1st Chair. I'll admit that it's not the most challenging piece I've ever played, but it has its moments.
we're playing this right now :)
baritone was easy the whole piece!! loved it
Clarinet all the way! My band is playing this in a month. First chair, first part. :D Band nerds unite.
I can hear a french horn！
playing this tomorrow (: first flute part
Flutes own this piece. c:
人生初めての吹奏楽コンクールはこの曲でした。あまり覚えてません(小声)
僕もです
Me too me to NHL I am n 9th play tbone and 1st at that... I like ot
I'm doing trombone 2
haha french horn :3
i am devoted to horn xD
im only a freshman but my friend whos a junior first chair trumpet in our schools band and the top band in the state for well yeah high school (youth symphony) well yeah she said im better than two of the french horns :D that made me happy ^w^
you’re out of college now
True so very True
Ahhh I miss playing this one ; A ;
I was the 1st F horn and it was so extremely fun ~ qwq
Same. I'm playing it with my band this year, and I love the first part.
Timpani, Lincoln University Concert Band
iam playing this song now
we just got this the other day to play for our concertr and the random time changes annyoy me to death! lol
中学の定期演奏会で演奏した思い出の曲です🥲
Personally, I’ve never played this piece, and probably won’t for another two years. My high school symphonic band needed a tuba, so me, a trombone player in the wind ensemble (auditioned based) sacrificed an elective period to play tuba. I needed to practice, so I used this piece that the upper class men were using for their concert. (I was a freshman.)
I played this song in TRIDAC
@KamiRotasu Definitely! Especially with the random 6/8 measures thrown in!
I played this in a band camp after my first year. Luckily, I only played the suspended cymbal.
Músicas da hora tocando ela minha banda representa guaianazes banda marcial Alexandre de Gusmão bamag
My HS is plying this right now (:
i dnt hear a french horn :(
I got the music a few days ago and i love playing it on my horn!
This piece was commissioned to celebrate the life of my high school band director, Milton Shank. Its first performance was by my high school band in 1994.
It's a lovely song! My favorite song we played in high school. We played it in 97 or 98 and to this day I love listening to it.
I was supposed to play this last year but some coronavirus canceled that I'm a trumpet player in the 10th grade
4:23 my favorite part
@KamiRotasu
very fun though!
i had the clarinet part hahah.
Bravo
2:01