The Light Eternal - James Swearingen (with Score)

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A powerful work that recounts the magnificent story of four U.S. Army Chaplains who heroically sacrificed their lives during World War II. “The Light Eternal” is based on the well-known hymn, “God Of Our Fathers”, and is filled with an abundance of musical inventiveness that will produce a startling emotional impact on the listener. Audiences will be overwhelmed!
Performed by the Washington Winds under the direction of Edward S. Petersen.
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@morgan4588 6 ай бұрын

This was my band director’s favorite piece. He passed away over the weekend and I’m coming here to try and learn it so I can play with the rest of the band alumni at his funeral 💕

@thechief3029 6 ай бұрын

My band just started playing it

@sierraj4262 6 ай бұрын

So we’re all here trying to find the music for him😭

@nell_nile23 4 ай бұрын

My band is playing this for our spring concert and I really like it, im also the only 1st trumpet 🫶

@morgan4588 4 ай бұрын

@@nell_nile23 that’s awesome! I hope that goes well for you and the band 💕

@saccostudios. 4 ай бұрын

@@morgan4588SAME!!! IM PLAYING THIS AT FRIDAY AT MY FESTIVAL! im da timpani

@Artandstuff-ov2jn 3 ай бұрын

I play in a high school band and every time we play this gives me chills that we have come so far to understand this music and how precious music is! ❤

@user-fh5xg5mk7q 20 күн бұрын

This is a memory of my youth.

@timothy4664 Жыл бұрын

Such a great composition

@ThatweirdEMTnerd Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Fantastic backstory aswell.

@godmello Ай бұрын

Played this in middle school and tore up the competition. Missed it so much.

@dark_starr346 10 ай бұрын

playing this in wind ensemble in high school and the first part of the second page is 🩷

@forrestmoody7292 Жыл бұрын

Brings back memories from playing this in middle school symphonic band

@riding_arizona 3 ай бұрын

My band had a senior drum major that conducted this piece a year ago. He just graduated and I’m our band made it our yearly tradition for our drum major to conduct it at every graduation. Graduation is coming up soon and I just know I’m going to sob.. again. This piece is absolutely beautiful and has so much meaning.

@SuzieRehage 8 ай бұрын

Yes! I played trumpet in high school almost 30 years ago and this piece still moves me

@SarahLovesBoobahandErEr 3 ай бұрын

We won a competition in Georgia (during the Peach Bowl 1998, Best concert band performance). We were just a tiny school from VA! I miss my bass clarinet days. This song def gives me the chills and makes me choke up. 2:34-3:31 😢 We sounded so lovely. I guess it was a favorite part of the song for me because I was the only bass line during that played.

@lynnfielding4942 Жыл бұрын

TEARS. This piece always brings me to tears. And shivers. I played trumpet in High School; this was one of my favorite pieces. Thirty years later and I still come to hear it with all the emotion still powerfully present.

@BJLucas5 11 ай бұрын

Played this many times when I was in High School!

@SarahLovesBoobahandErEr 3 ай бұрын

@absolutelyangy 2 ай бұрын

Yay, another bass clarinetist! I miss my bass clarinet days too so i feel you

@surpremeleaderren8019 Жыл бұрын

after months of searching. I finally found this song. I play clarinet and my band director decided that we were gonna play this song my freshmen year. Unfortunantly never got to play it because of lockdown. When I hear this song it always brings me to tears. My grandpa was in the navy.

@ansleywimer9873 9 ай бұрын

Salute 🫡 I was going to play this in Veteran's day concert but it got moved and moved. Finally we played it in the May concert in 7th grade. Sorry you didn't get to, truly fun thing to play. The little feud (Idk how to spell it loll) was always hard for me, but I got it. RIP to your Grandfather, bet he was an amazing man. Y'know, in a way, your story reminds me of this song, and how your loss must have felt. I salute you and your Grandfather, I hope you both lead amazing lives that satisfy you in the end. ❤❤❤

@Chizinky 4 ай бұрын

@@ansleywimer98737th grade is crazy

@leightongossard9753 Ай бұрын

@ansleywimer9873 my school played this and a few others for our state comp, ISSMA, we got gold on it. Truly an amazing piece, I played the snare for it.

@FKT_Telc.Industry Жыл бұрын

めちゃくちゃ懐かしいっす

@jellorbs495 4 ай бұрын

Playing this in band rn and damn it hits hard

@kraigwalker2351 6 ай бұрын

3:47 to 4:20 timestamp of the best part imo

@bean217 3 ай бұрын

I played this piece on tuba in orchestra my final semester of high school. I remember that concert vividly through the conductor/orchestra director's conductioning style. So passionate and emotion-filled. I like coming back to this piece to think about how much my life has changed since then.

@JamesSmith-ym3op Ай бұрын

Then I bet you remember 5:45