From Asheville, always come back to this every fall. My community has been pulling together like this arrangement. Thank you Eric. Grew up playing this and ghost train in high school. Always so comforting.

Anyone in 2024?

정말 멋진 연주입니다!

So beautiful

I played this in 2010, in high school. Mr. Weaver said to us, in Consideration for how difficult this whole piece is to play, "You hate it now. But you're going to Love it." Yeah.

Thank for this wonderful piece ever year of high school I would listen to this piece over and over and it would never fail to make me shed a tear truly a marvelous piece I’m now here graduate now thank you

Such a beautiful piece of music and a beautiful performance of it!

My best friend Brian and I played the flute. We played this song during concert season. Everytime I think of this song I think of him. He took his own life in 2022.... I think of him often. ❤

Mr Kinmon the goat for letting us play this

At my middle school all state festival they invited a high school to play for the middle schoolers the day before the concert and they played this for us in the concert hall sounded amazing

Rushed

I love this peice

5:47 is my favorite sequence going to a finale hit ever

Listen to this every October 1st

I first discovered Whitacre in HS; our Winterguard/Drumline did a combined thing my Junior year, and Lux was our music. I literally played Sleep my Freshman year of college, and was OBSESSED. To this day, being a Libra, EVERY YEAR, on Oct. 1st, this is the first song I listen to. ❤❤❤

Welcome October 🍂🙂

What grade level is this?

my middle school band is playing this

It’s almost time!!! 🍁 🍂 🎃

Played this recently as a part of a Commencement Band, all i can say is Wow!

I think i can speak for all of us when i say that there are many words that can describe this piece of music heaven. Before we stared playing this song, our band director told us the story of how this was the only song he was able to choose at his wedding. Now, every time i hear this song, I think of meeting THE ONE. every time o hear this song it brings me to tears. What a beatiful piece. Will forever be my favorite!

the ending always gives me goosebumps

Eric whitacre was apart of a flock of seagulls and smashmouth and now a composer

Joke’s on you all, I was never in band >:)

Played this my freshman year right before Quarantine hit. We only had one real performance of it. Seriously bummed out we never revisited it.

As i am writting this comment, i am fighting off tears because plainly how beutifull this music is. I remember during these last summer vacations, i had my first concert with the highest orchestra of my music school, wich i had graduated to half a year before. I was waiting for this piece impatiently because it was my favorite. I am a trumpet player and played part 1. The high notes, the moments with all the orchestra, it was so beutifull and i cried my soul out, i was litteraly having spasms, yk when your heart feels like it shakes your body from the emotion, it was... I have no words. It was perfect

I still remember playing this in high school. One of my favorites!

Im a junior in high school playing the bassoon 2 part on bass clarinet, this is one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve played in band

This was my all time favorite song to play as bass clarinet, we played this and symphonic movement

I just adore the complexity as well as the underlying ominous tones of the low brass, that somehow gives this piece a beautiful calmness.

Ah yes, the band piece that forced me to get good at reading complicated key signatures and accidentals LOL this is so pretty though, it was absolutely worth it

Almost went the whole month without listening to this!

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in band lol but I thought the weather today was so October and remembered this and that I used to love this. I wish I remember what year I played it or maybe I just listened to it a lot. So beautiful

"I am performing this song at Syosset Highschool in Long Island" -A brilliant fellow

Happy October 2022 🍂🍁

5:00 trumpet solo

low brass at 5:36 is my favorite moment

For some reason I always picture the very end where the trumpet comes in fitting perfectly with anakin and obi wans duel on mustafar

We almost played this, and then our band director decided that adam gorb’s summer dances is better than this. Nobody liked his decision.

Had the privilege of playing this wonderful piece my senior year at Clover Park High School in Lakewood, WA. 1988 on Tenor Sax.

My brother was a band director for a high school marching, and symphonic band. He has always had such a great passion for music. Started out playing the trumpet. He lost a 6 years battle with cancer on May 14th, his birthday was late October. This was the last thing he shared on his Facebook account. I love you, Marshall. I'll listen more often 💕 October 20, 1991-May14th 2022

I just found this song. Forever to me they just performed RVD's theme song...Now? This is like, "How did I get through life without hearing this???!"

They are tuned, top to bottom--listening to each other all the way through!!!--pyramid of sound is 👏!!!

#Low B.R.A.S.S

They are rockin' I miss playing this on Tuba# Wind Symphony

Im in my hs’ wind ensemble and were playing this. Im not kidding when i say *every time* we get to 5:28 i start crying a little whilst playing

Not enough people are talking about how particularly beautiful 5:35 to the end is. Like a gorgeous cinematic conclusion.

I have loved this since the Wentzville High School Symphonic Band played it in 1997 at the Atlanta National Adjudicators. Mr. Holsinger was friends with the band's director Bob Hansen and was present for the performance. My son played the piano portion and I was a chaperone. I used to have a recording of their performance.

Sometimes I just put this on and cry

Cant believe my band instructor put this on the program and cut it. TWICE.