Professional Recording- Shenandoah by Frank Ticheli

[@bandnerd714]

Ticheli wrote this piece in honor of a French horn student who had died in a car accident that year. How beautiful.

[@MA-nc9bo]

No he didn't there was no car accident or anything like he wrote the song because he was inspired of freedom and the beauty of the folk melody ...do your research it's nothing about a car accident or anything like that

[@thatonekansasguy]

My grandfather's favorite song ever written was Shenandoah, specifically the Ernie Ford rendition of the piece. He would recite the lyrics to himself whenever he was feeling sad or alone as my grandmother was from the Shenandoah valley. I am a senior in high school and played this at my band concert in December, when he heard this he sang along and began to cry. He passed away last Monday and now I listen to this song and shed tears remembering my grandpa for the great man that he was. Music is a blessing to the soul, Frank Ticheli did something magical with this piece.

[@smrvbpt]

thatonekansasguy I'm very sorry for your loss. Music is a beautiful thing to remember him by. Music can touch the deepest emotions, even the ones we don't know about.

[@chrismond8878]

I played this in 08 in my concert band I feel this song to my soul everytime I hear it I tear up or cry this song will forever be in my heart and soul

[@paobeatriz11]

No words can describe the emotion this song brings to me. This was the last song i played with my middle school band and its pretty much unforgettable. Even now in high school, i listen to it almost every day. Its incredible

[@tomtrickster3778]

Damn middles school? My teacher always says is grade 5 tuning level piece

[@euphoniumdude42]

My band just played this piece. I was the only euphonium so i got the solo with the french horn.

[@darksamusfan1]

You're the only euphonium in your band too? I'm the only one in my band too!

[@PeterBarnes2]

+euphoniumdude42 One of our band's trumpets left us to be Euphonium, the traitor.

[@ajgrecco5638]

Oml, I know I’m 4 years late, but I just got this piece today and our band has no French horns.... just a euphonium..... me. Lol send help cause I’m just a freshman with this solo

[@russellbond1232]

Same for our band! Just for this solo, I may switch from the trombone!!

[@JediTrombonist]

I played this song several years ago with a community symphony band. While the music isn't difficult, it's lush themes and amazing key make this a wonderful piece. Any who play this piece are most fortunate indeed. This song is so moving that it brings a tear to my eyes and chokes me up every time I hear it, regardless of who is performing it.

[@msfab84]

Ahh, I haven't played this song in 12 years and I still remember my part like it was yesterday. Beautiful.

[@lily14130]

The French horn parts in this piece are so beautiful!

[@ghostgamer935]

+lily14130 yeah, are band sadly only has one

[@johnmattiko8675]

ghostgamer935 I'm lucky, mine has 3

[@sarabuck6507]

i know right!! i played it with my band not all to long ago and it's stuck with me sense then. stunning

[@madelyn-shaye3857]

our band doesnt have any French horns, im a trumpet and i have to play the horn cues lol

[@nathanbanks9204]

Im having fun playing this now on horn!

[@piperkrakauer1651]

When I was in high school, we played this for our senior year band concert. This was my favorite song and I asked my teacher if I could read the notes in the score before we played. I almost cried, thinking about how this will be my last band concert in high school EVER. The song reminded me of the New River in West Virginia, where I white water kayak and I will always think of me playing this and thinking of the river while I played on my last band concert.

[@AlanHemenway]

The balance is perfect. I wish we could be told who is performing this.

[@frostbytefreemanfilms9971]

i originally found this song on spotify, and the Michigan State University Wind Symphony is credited there. hope this helps!

[@Karoshi209]

Oh how i miss playing this beautiful and powerful piece. The glory that was beheld in myself shall st never yet be known again. Needless to say, I think that Frank Ticheli is the most amazing person to ever exist on this planet.

[@megandouglas4101]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this piece, played it in my high school band and i was first trumpet so i had the solos and this song still blows my mind every time i listen to it.

[@FSUfanOFtheBAND]

1st trumpet part was a duet with 1st trombone.

[@Davygotabutt]

Flute canon (Trio) starts at 3:20

[@jaredstill7707]

Lol, cannon = round

[@opheriaux]

cannon = big boom cylinder canon = round ... go back to 1812 overture

[@zandergrier1302]

Gotta love them tchaikovsky jokes tchaikovsky always yes tchaikovsky, did your f key get stuck again writing the piece?

[@RainbowsandUnicor100]

I got to play this piece just recently and was part of the flute trio, this song was one of the most touching songs I've played in a while

[@mobile_pac7977]

absolutely beautiful. we played this at school the day one of our greatest teachers had passed away. such a heartwarming song yet a sad one at the same time.

[@frosthack3r164]

After all these years since HS band, I will never NOT miss and tear up from this song :(

[@Hannah-kk7kc]

The flute trio at 3:25 is what I'm playing at my bands next concert 😍

[@winstonhallock6170]

4:55 is my favorite part in the entire piece. I recently played this and I poured my heart and soul into it but that one part always gave me chills and then just looking up at the band director with his eyes closed while he's smiling. There's no better feeling in the world to me than that.

[@Trask127]

Ticheli's music always makes me love being a horn player.

[@alexandraspataro9299]

this composition never ceases to make me cry...

[@brandonlee4448]

This is a very peaceful song, i am currently playing this song in band. So peaceful

[@ZanXpeacemaker0989]

French Horn for life!

[@abbyzombek9504]

My band might play this piece and we played it once and I have absolutely fell in love with it also I play flute so of course I absolutely love the flute round it's such a beautiful extra little thing to add to a wonderful piece!

[@Traesor]

I was first French Horn on this song when we played it last year. I was bawling by the end because of how gorgeous the part is for horn.

[@ghostgamer935]

that darned first trumpet! haha, im second trumpet and i get his notes confused with my own! haha, but i just got moved from intermediate band, into advanced, they have had weeks, i had 30 seconds... so i played pretty good for my first try (i even set an example for all of the brass, i will take that as an awesome first day for moving in just before midterms! haha)

[@iMexican7201]

I play first horn for this song in my wind ensemble I love how it ends my director just smiles every time at the end

[@NothingxCrazy]

I played the solo clarinet part and played the 3rd flute (on the clarinet) solo at the chorale my senior year in high school. Most emotional song I've played ever. Frank Ticheli makes divine works of art.

[@imaslime208]

I watched this video around the time it came out, about 10 years back or so. Remember finding it cause we were playing a different arrangement in intermediate band and I needed to hear it. Ended up listening to this one over and over again, I loved every second of it. I genuinely would get tearful because of how it made me feel and I’d say it kick started my love and pursuit of music. Ten years later, after so much of life has hit me, here I am again, listening for the first time since. It feels real bittersweet, a yearning for simpler times but reassuring in a way. Thank you for this video.

[@VenomEmperor]

this song is so beautiful! it almost made me cry in my middle school band's last concert right before school ended because that would be the last time i would get to see everyone because i was moving, plus this is the director's last concert in my middle school. and to think that we added this song in the middle of our marching band show right after that. good times. reminds me of my last moments in middle school with my friends, as well as my first moments in the high school i moved to.

[@Zebracake664]

That Clarinet Augmentation is so perfect.

[@ShmevTaylor]

I played this four years ago for my high school band for our Texas trip. ahhhh I loved playing it on the flute. It was beautiful

[@mrmeadows3023]

I'm playing this for my youth orchestra. beautiful piece. especially 1st trumpet. the solos sound amazing!

[@shirleyann3344]

I love everything by Frank Ticheli, but Shenandoah is my favorite. I sure do miss my kid's band concerts.

[@riftenguard7420]

I play the first of the trio. The song just seeps into the spirit!

[@CrazyCanadienne]

Played this song for a nationals competition... my conductor wanted me to play bass clarinet, but we only had 1 other flute player.... So i switched instruments in time for the "trio"

[@symonnespriggs1824]

This song gets me everything. :') ♡♥

[@WilliamLiOfficial]

I know right? It's not particularly complicated either, just offsetting the start point of the exact same melody. But for some brilliant reason they come together in the most beautiful manner.

[@MrHurgy]

This song will forever remind me of my middle school band director, who I had a very good relationship with. I remember playing the trumpet 1 part and him looking at me and smiling every time I came in :) thank you for starting me off right with music, Mr. Joseph.

[@Synskee]

Miss playing this with the band. Band geek for life. :)

[@monicaoneal3810]

My middle school is doing this piece we have only been practicing for 9 reversals (we get more Friday) then after school we have a festival and I have to say we are doing AMAZING! we are also playing 2 other grade 4 pieces.

[@adrianaagosto24]

There are no words that can even begin to describe the beauty of this peice.

[@ReiinaaVel]

this song is so awesome, i love playing it!!!! i love the clarinet part

[@cboone820]

this has got to be one of the most beautifully composed songs that i've ever heard

[@alanpineda11]

This will be the last piece I will play in high school. I know I definitely will cry while I play it. Especially on that last long note. :(

[@orangejuicemuffins]

this song is so beautiful i hope i get to play it one day in band. got to play Vesuvius by the same composer and it was a great experience

[@PeterPKG]

We played this song in my 7th grade all county honor band almost 7 years ago, brings back memories.

[@Jubhub1013]

This piece will forever have a special place in my heart.

[@MattyBur1]

i had the trumpet solo in here somewhere when i was in 7th grade, and i nailed it

[@Wilsaoriginal]

My last concert with my wind band and we played this- i was second flute during the round- it took so much to not start crying while playing it!

[@loganeskelsen]

Frank Ticheli is an inspiration. He creates very touching music.

[@christianac123]

This is by far the best band recording I've heard. I'm in orchestra, but our school's band is playing this for UIL along with El Capitan and Shepherd's Hey. I really can't wait to hear them!

[@Riegel25]

This is an amazingly beautiful piece; we are playing it for our wind ensemble's spring concert and it is my piece I will conduct for my drum major audition.

[@Dudewonderz]

Played this song beautiful song I love it

[@sabrinekc]

played it in my last year of middle school... it was beautiful.

[@ImFarFromOver]

Love this song... Thank you for posting it. We played this at my last high school concert, so it's kind of a special song.

[@jessicamoran145]

We are playing this in our school band. It's so beautiful!

[@BossZefronPoster09]

AH! I love this song. My best friend had the saxophone solo in this. He was first chair, I was second. I was SO incredably jealous of him.

[@zscherme1]

Man, I remember playing this for a competition but by the time our school concert came it was cancelled by severe weather. And so my parents were never able to here the ensemble. :(

[@pabullrider08]

@tjmfishing its actually written for a horn player that lost his life at a very young age. Ticheli allways seems to highlight the horn anyway but he arranged this specially in memory of the horn player.

[@iotatsukishiro]

^^ I remember playing this my junior year in high school four years ago. . . one of my favorites!!

[@electroeel007]

I play Vibes in this Mother Father! ...and Chimes! Its quite the beast of a song.

[@singleton5885]

i remember playing this like 14 years ago. brings back memories

[@hmerges42]

beautiful!!!!!!!! ik what you mean french horn! My bands french horns have a hard time with it!

[@rickricardo94]

Sends shivers up my spine everytime . . .

[@boobunny100]

Go clarinets wohoo.... Love this song... Kind of chokes me up wen I hear it

[@gergerloves]

The trumpet tone is sooo nice!!! ^.^

[@tjmfishing]

were learning this right now in high school band, awsome song

[@mattclaypool8455]

our ballad for marching season and my senior year :(

[@ERPP8]

Flute round. F***ing amazing.

[@amariwilson9886]

Just performed this today! Was so beautiful❤

[@colidia]

I love the saxophone part!!! It's so much fun to play the solos! :D

[@SarahBeeSays]

So Beautiful!

[@tylernelson7584]

beautiful trumpet flute and low brass

[@x_Star.Saber_x]

I play Bari Sax for this piece and my part is so beautiful, I swear I almost cry while playing it.

[@lilangel4285]

the last song i played with my middle school band alot of emotion.....2011-2012 jordan middle school wind ensomble band

[@negativezemu]

Played this arrangement a couple of years ago in High School.. I played trombone 1.. I loved it!

[@whyyesiamamazing]

high school band! this piece is the best.

[@Corti777]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@NellmonsterRAWR]

My band literally just played this over an hour ago with none other than Ed Lisk. It is the most beautiful piece I have ever gotten the chance to play. I love it. (And thank goodness, you can hear the bass clarinet part in this. I would've hit something if you couldn't.)

[@mobile_pac7977]

was so excited to play this piece at my concert but quarantine got me and now it’s not happening :( cheers me up hearing it though :)

[@g_taylor]

Definitely playing this in our final band concert next week, the senior flutes get the solos :)

[@queenpapermaster4]

HERE'S SOME HISTORY TO THIS SONG!!!!! This song was made accompanied by a middle school band, after a student that went to the school died. He was a huge history buff and stuff. Just thought I would say that...

[@MeatballHead66]

I remember playing this in my high school band. ^_^ This was one of my favourites.

[@AnnaSophia301]

We're playing this song in band this year! Oh my gosh it's so pretty!

[@Maro678]

Love the flute trio

[@myrkaajucum7632]

Absolutely astonishing!!

[@Fisharoni]

Ahhh, I love playing the F horn because of songs like this.

[@audreyyocom2593]

though I agree with you on the fact that we need more low parts in the song cannot help but point out the fact that Frank Ticheli knew what he was doing when he composed the song in the first palce.

[@MrDartmoorpony]

Played this song for our band directors last concert at my school. :(

[@javier4444zzzz]

Over love this song !!

[@Rotasu72]

My school played this in competition and got first place :D i played the sax solo.. which sounded quite like this :3 beautiful piece

[@karebear200]

Playing this for a winter concert French horn 2!

[@vietstyle888]

Im a junior in high school and this is probably one of the most amazing piece ive ever heard. P.S. We're playing it this year! :D

[@shadowplanet2251]

I played this my seventh grade year, and I had the euphonium solo at the beginning. I loved it so much, though it scared me each time I played! I could remember during parts of the song, my buddy and I would lean in our seats along with the song, it was so pretty. However, i was also super irritated each practice, because the French horns were always out of tune! Though I blocked out most memories from my middle school years, I'll gladly take this one back in.

[@dg030710]

i played the third part in the trio, but i looooooooved loved LOVED playing it with my friends xD band nerd for life

[@kmargaret08]

@heedlix it's actually only 1 beat apart. And it's also a part that makes this piece well known. It's a part that people remember about the piece.

[@VenomEmperor]

i absolutely agree with you. in our marching show, when we got to the exalted part, it was much more intense with the percussion, especially when we got to 4:52. like it literally gave me the chills.

[@brandonlee4448]

Im part of the trio. its a pretty good song to play at the concert and contest coming up soon. Thanks for picking this very peaceful song Mr. Kineally :)

[@TheMcKlann]

I love this peice... there is an arrangement for a Clarinet Ensamble that im playing, and it sounds absolutely beautiful on the Bass Clarinet

[@lizzapaolia959]

Fantastic 😀