this piece makes me really emotional because a week before the concert we performed this, one of my closest friends whom is also in band's father passed away. my director left the seat open for him and dedicated this song to his father, every time i hear it it reduces me to tears. he was in the audience and the way my mom described him and his brother's reaction to this piece broke my heart. it just goes to show how much music can impact someone.

@tuckergrimes4189

3 жыл бұрын

Why would you care about someone else's dad?

@mackenziebrxwn

3 жыл бұрын

Tucker Grimes have you ever seen someone close to you lose someone they love? even if i wasn’t personally close to his father, i saw how much he hurt and was there through it all.

@cube6500

2 жыл бұрын

Gay

@evabrandt6975

2 жыл бұрын

So you said he died a week before the concert but when you played this he was there with his brother and your mom said he loved it?

@MahomesHomes

2 жыл бұрын

@@cube6500 it’s not you dumbass

Played this in high school, but our trumpets couldn't handle the solo so it was transposed to a French horn solo and played by me. Forever in love with this song! 😍

@zacharyvernon7989

7 ай бұрын

You guys must have had a shitty band even here in Hawaii our freshman trumpet players can handle this solo and even harder ones

I played this in middle school over 30yrs ago. Has stuck with me all these years. Beautiful piece and timeless classic. 1st Trombone!!!!

@pantherman8555

5 жыл бұрын

I'm playing it now

@evabrandt6975

2 жыл бұрын

Wow crazy I'm playing this soon and I'm on 3rd trombone

@domdomv1593

2 жыл бұрын

I’m playing this in 2 days I’m second trombone

@redactedgaming2807

2 жыл бұрын

I'm playing this and I'm on 3rd clarinet

@gavcat1062

Жыл бұрын

Playing this in a few months also first trombone

1st clarinet *my longest yeah boy ever*

@andrewmartin1829

7 жыл бұрын

randomly picked out of a hat and i'm second clarinet :(

@meghand8682

7 жыл бұрын

same, but 3rd...even worse all the repetition

@caroline-he9vw

6 жыл бұрын

I'm 3rd clarinet so it's easy but boring :(

@katiemorgan9964

6 жыл бұрын

1st man!!

@LyonBrosOfficial

5 жыл бұрын

Been first for most of middle school, then get to high school and there like nope. 2nd for u

I still get goose bumps every time I hear this and think of HS band days when band director would make us play anything from James Swearingen!!! Such beautiful times and music!!!

The First 8 seconds are golden

@untrovert4344

5 жыл бұрын

epic flute

I played this song when I was in 7th grade. So many good memories playing the trumpet solo

I played this song in band in 7th grade. Got the trumpet solo at 0:58...was possibly the best band experience so far :)

Love this song!! Remember loving all James Swearingen's songs in Jr High and High School band. I LOVE that he never neglected the low brass section! :)

@troyfield1375

5 жыл бұрын

Just wish he would have written something where the low brass was main feature. Would have been AWESOME.

Played this back in 1988 as part of our 8th grade band repertoire. Loved it then, love it now. This and 'The Planets - Jupiter' by Holst were my favorites.

ahh. this brings back so many memories. we played this in high school. I had the flute solo. I always loved this song.

Swearingen writes beautiful trombone parts

@wafflenovas

6 жыл бұрын

I know your comment is 3 years old but I still have to agree

@pantherman8555

5 жыл бұрын

I play trombone

@noahice6521

3 жыл бұрын

@@wafflenovas i know your comment is 3 years old but i also still have to agree

I enjoy following along with my flute for this. I love how flute and trumpet play big parts in this piece. Truly beautiful and majestic. Definitely fits the name

i absolutely loooove this song especially at the slower tempo. i play the flute & i'm a senior this year. my band is playing this for our winter cncrt & every time we play through this i think about all the obstacles and everything i have been through for the last 4 yrs; all the great and not so great things and the times of happiness and sad. this song just touches my heart like no other and it is a great piece to finish my very last cncrt (i graduate early) as a high school student

PLAYING THIS IN BAND! FAVORITE PIECE EVER

Currently learning this! Definitely the best concert song we have done so far in high school!

Don't get yourself down because you're 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th chair! All parts to the music are as equally important as the first chair, remember that. 7 year Trumpet player, 5 years on the Mellophone, and 3 on the Tenor Saxophone.

@robertramos645

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@mashasiro2842

5 жыл бұрын

Im at the end of 18 other alto saxes

この曲コンクールで吹くので頑張ります💪

We sightread this yesterday, and everyone fell in love with it instantly!

I just played it tonight this is a song I will remember it is a very moving piece

Another very nice Swearingen-piece...I am a conductor, and my orchestra just loves to play this.

@untrovert4344

5 жыл бұрын

its band tho...

Reminds me of my high school days playin' flute. Beautiful song.

I was in 8th grade when i played this with the high school band. It is a phenomenel piece!!

omfg we just got the music for this idk how this band makes it sound so good

i love this song i just played in my concert for school and we sounded amazing i love this piece so much

We played this song at four of our concerts, and I played bass clarinet, first clarinet, first alto saxophone, and baritone saxophone. It was a TON of fun! And its just a beautiful piece.

i played this song in middle school and ive loved it since.

We're thinking about playing this and Exaltation for our spring concert this year. I love Swearingen's music!

I got to play this in the school band in 10th grade. Conducted by my favorite band teacher. That was our last concert with him before he left for another school. I miss him so much

I played this in the beginning of my 8th grade year, I absolutely love this song plus I got flute solos. We decided that the soft parts would be played as a solo, and I got them all! =D

Trombone melody is badass. I remember playing this years ago in middle school... 1st bone, 1st chair. Ohhhhh what a privilege. This song and Novena for wind ensemble... Those were the days.

Flutes all the way baby! They give this piece a magical touch!

This is such a bold and beautiful piece! Kudos to Swearingen!

song is freaking amazing!

i love this song! i play 2nd trumpet and i will always love to remember playing it!

I played this song on trombone over 30 years ago. I still remember it by heart. Had to get my horn out and play. John Hyland on trumpet solo.

SAXES ARE THE BEST!!!!! I am a Bari. Sax player, and this song was added to our folders the other day. It is AWESOME!

I’m playing this this year and so far it’s my favorite piece Ive ever played

Bee, thank you this song is amazing

I've been looking for this song for years and somehow the title just came to me. We played this in our middle school orchestra 30 years ago. WOW!!! I still love this beautiful song…and, yes, that flute solo is amazing.

This is a very beautiful piece. It warms my heart so much even though I've never played it before

Played this in eighth grade. Beautiful flute passage.

This always used to remind of star trek when i played it back in junior high in 87. still does.

I love this piece. I think this, Variations on a Korean folk song, and havendance are some of the best pieces I've ever played, and I'm a senior.

Played this in middle school. Great song!

LOVE THIS!

i love band because all the music that we play just gives me chillss and makes me tear cuz of the sound nd how everything just fits together so perfectly...

This and "In All Its Glory" are his best pieces. Brings back such fond memories of my former students who worked on this piece with me.

AMAZING PIECE

we are playing this, this year! I LOVE THIS SONG

We are playing this song in band right now. I do enjoy this piece a lot.

i played tis during junior band festival 08. luv the trumpet solo!

AWESOMENESS

This is such a beautiful song...

I loved this song! I played it my freshman year in hs.

This song and When Angels Weep ( D. Shaffer) were the songs that I really connected to emotionally in band. I sitll remember how great this song was to play almost 7 years after the fact. Both beautiful songs. If you have the honor to play these songs atm in band please cherish the times you get to play them with your bandmates. As corny as it sounds this song brings back so many good memories.

Our band gotten this piece today! It's awesome!

What a grand piece this is!!!!! :D

my band is playing this this year. the baritone solo is my personal favorite

The snare part is so fun. :3 I love this song.

this brings back guard memories

this piece calls a vision of majestic!

i just started playing this in band the other day...i like this song so far. i play 2nd trumpet

YAY we are currnetly playing this!

I LOVE Exaltation favorite piece of all time.

i remember playing this song in middle school................ahhhhh the good ol days!!!!

wow, i played this song back in JR High all the way in 91....can't believe i actually found it on here...I played the tuba part...We sucked at this song, and we proved it at competition

1st trumpet!

i love this song!~~

I remember this! I played it at JR. SYMS! I was playing the zilofone!

I love this song!!!! :-)

the trumpet solo got moved to me 🥰 baritone, was such a fun piece to play for uil and spring concert in 7th grade

I thought this sounded very familiar, then I broke out an old CD when I played in a Knights of Columbus honors band and this was on it. Great tune and really back memories of my musician days (which are now long gone). Thanks for the memories.

@TootieFruity-ou4op

4 жыл бұрын

Hi 11 years passed

My daughter played the solo this year as a senior. I totally understand!!

IM PLAYING THIS FOR MY WINTER CONCERT

AMAZING! I have never heard a peice so beautiful Flutes were fantastic, nice vibrato Brass has a beautiful fat tone So peaceful beautiful job I can't beleive that i am gonna have the opertunity to work with this composer it is an absolute honor.

Played this piece for the first time in class in preparation for a joint concert between a junior high and high school band. I got so excited because 0:57 reminded me so much of Star Trek :DD

Omg...This piece is so awesome....Epic Music. 5/5 fav'd and playlist'd...Dang. I don't do both to most vids...But this one deserves it...

I played this piece on trombone last year for band, but I absolutely Love to play the flute solo...This entire piece--even the tuba part--is absolutely beautiful! :)

we played this for our winter concert it was great i loved the trombone soli

Trumpet solo! :D I played that!

@Cat-rl5ue

7 жыл бұрын

Devin Kelly awesome that part's like my favorite of the whole song.

@hammiarts

7 жыл бұрын

wish we were playing this instead of Exaltation. But, honestly, all of Sweaingen's peices are breathtaking. Very emotional and beautiful

@cjcat3902

7 жыл бұрын

I played the Trombone solo at measure 39

@devinkelly1387

7 жыл бұрын

Cjcat3 dude hell yeah that parts so powerful and fun

@horridk3070

7 жыл бұрын

I played this on the flute.

I love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ☺☺☺☺☺

My concert band has to play this

Great piece.

I love this song. Played it my freshman year in High school. me and my bud got the turmpet duet. =P love it.

Though I enjoy the melody that woodwinds and trumpets play, I enjoy the lower brass melody parts more in songs. They have a really deep feeling that I can never get over.

i absolutely love playing this on my baritone

We're doing this for my HS band, and it's a wonderful piece.(:

I love this song! The melody is just wonderful! I'm playing symbols for this song in my band. Pretty fun! :-)

Omg...we played this All City Band when I was in Middle School!

this song is so beautiful=)

OMG!!! :D I love this songgg~ When I play the melody on my trombone, it makes me feel so... Majestic! :P My middle/high school band is playing this and 'Pomp and Circumstance' for senior grad., and being the only trombonist (very small band), I get to play WELL and LOUD!

I have this song to practice over summer break WOOT!!!! Well, now I'll know what it's gonna sound like when I get back :D

AMAZING

played it in 7th grade band last year NYSSMA gold. yeah take it. AWESOME song.

what a trumpet~~

Its sooo prettyyyy. I'm excited to play this for band ^-^

@defytimerewind2595

8 жыл бұрын

How'd it go?

In the 7th grade I played this as the only euphonium. That translated one of the parts from a section part to an unglorified solo. Needless to say, I was terrified but loved it.

im playing this TONIGHT at my spring concert! :3

doing it for my 7th grade band and we all love it