Regenesis by John Higgins

[@flamdraggon]

In 1989, our Middle School (Eisenhower/Everett, WA) band teacher, Mr. Irons, commissioned John Higgins to write this piece for us marking the 10 year anniversary of the eruption of Mount St Helens. Mr. Higgins made the trip out to Everett and spent several days working on it with us leading up to its debut. He spent some time explaining the inspiration behind the piece, and showed us how he wrote it digitally on his computer. Pretty cutting edge stuff at the time! We first played it in the Spring of 1990 at Everett Civic Auditorium with Mr. Higgins conducting Regenesis and several other of his tunes/arrangements. I played clarinet. The whole thing was recorded and I still have the cassette squirelled away somewhere. Mr. Irons and Mr. Higgins treated us like professional musicians and the whole experience was just one giant core memory.

[@ScobyZee]

So I'm in middle school and I'm playing with the highschool band for the first time ever. I play the organ part of this song and our concert is tomorrow night. Wish me luck, and if you are currently working on this piece, I wish you luck as well.

[@aaronsanchez9964]

This just happened to me today! I was first chair concert band in percussion. I had so much fun! Edit- Im also a middle schooler

[@blackexcellence2529]

I play Trumpet and we are supposed to be preforming this In a few months we just got it 3 days ago

[@zmeulbun]

Bro im in 7th and im going to play this with 8th IM 1st trumpet TOO!!!!

[@blackexcellence2529]

@@zmeulbun good luck lol I got stuck with 3rd trumpet 😭

[@zmeulbun]

@@blackexcellence2529 Guess I'm cracked at trumpet Also if you have never pretended your trumpet was a gun you dont have a childhood

[@shapeofsoup]

I played this piece in middle school back in ‘96. The melody just popped into my head today, so I decided to look it up. Love the memories this brings back.

[@madiepaige5222]

I am playing flute on this and 4:09 always gives me chills.

[@magalyhinojozabarrera5448]

I have to play that flute solo but the thing is I'm used to playing high notes and I had never in my life played the lowest note for flute so I'm really struggling right now 😭

[@jenanabananaa]

I just saw this in a concert and I loved it so much that I just had to come and listen to it again 😌😌

[@tgumm8300]

Ahhh good old nostalgia. Played this on clarinet.

[@BlazinGrape]

ShogunT same

[@erinoleary8447]

3rd clarinet :]

[@rowan5118]

epic rat 2nd :)))

[@elainekennedy5376]

@@rowan5118 Aye twinsss

[@alizster3186]

@@rowan5118 1st clarinet

[@gfaith3439]

sounds great, love the trumpets theme at the start

[@bestlaidplans4511]

This popped in my head today, haven't played it since, what, middle school '95or'96? Made me cry. Thanks for posting this!

[@christophersanchez5533]

😭 I'm playing this for my HIGH SCHOOL region band

[@Red_nekinit]

I played this with Volusia all county and we rocked it, such a great piece, 10/10 would play again

[@sakamafone]

I was the bari in the vcs all county🙏🙏 What were you?

[@holybamboozler]

My favorite song I am currently playing in band

[@Noxara]

The nostalgic tunes of fantasy. I feel is such of a good description for this.

[@andrewgd4320]

I MISSED THIS SONG HOLY CRAP

[@rowan5118]

SAME OMG

[@JohnJApanovitch]

In the description, they forgot Cataclysm.

[@aliciadalbey1201]

Yeah I thought that was really funny

[@JohnJApanovitch]

@Ashlyn Hatcher Nice! I think I had to play during that part. But we didn't have to play super loud.

[@solarcynicism]

lmao i had percussion 2 for this, so i had the triangle, crash cymbal, sus. cymbal, tambourine (tho my band teacher just told me not to play that), wind chimes, & gong. it was crazy at one or two parts trying to go from one to another within one count but i got to play the gong during the explosion so it was greaaaatt

[@emmaskegg]

emthesmølchild haha I did something really similar

[@littlesinga]

I played this on flute. It’s always been one of my favorite pieces.

[@kittilvalen756]

I play the tuba on this masterpiece but why didn't they play louder on the tuba?

[@deityboat3935]

Still remembering 4 years ago

[@lollystacey]

2:57 is insane

[@Fancyjeong04]

I'm currently playing this. I play trumpet :) we have a concert next month 😊

[@canalbandashow]

Show ! Saudações do Brasil

[@christophershaw6863]

I played this piece on trumpet, my favorite part is at 3:04

[@caterpillarclub3459]

the chortle cheif yess dude I played this on flute that part is so good after the grand pause. Super effective

[@watchisme8387]

3:30 flute solo

[@allisondixon9517]

bro tysm for posting this

[@maryateoatmeal]

im gonna play this for a festival pretty soon on the suspended cymbal and the snare drum ahrbwjrh im excired

[@maryateoatmeal]

we perform in 3 days!

[@abowlofkale3106]

Doing this song for LGPE this year. Trumpet!

[@erikolayo2759]

Same

[@yeetthefeet5703]

same

[@lovermuzak]

This piece didn’t really need a piccolo part if it going to be down the octave pretty much the whole piece.

[@Hannah.Peterson2009]

Doing this in my high school concert band

[@beanseverything8442]

clarinet duet 3:47

[@beanseverything8442]

3:45

[@beanseverything8442]

3:34

[@serenaposthumus1382]

I play bass drum and let me tell you the drum roll at Cataclysm is insanely fun

[@lucasguimaraes612]

Hi, I wonder if you have the payload grid?

[@mrgrizzybear7296]

7 th grade year timpani (cries)

[@splodinatekabloominate846]

100th view. I commented twice bc I want this video to do well

[@masonjbustos]

The beginning😥

[@sheabutter9137]

Trombone

[@keylinhenderson4896]

Bonedaddy ; 3 1:42 was always so lit😂👌

[@caleborg5688]

Isaac and his mother lived alone in a small house on a hill. Isaac kept to himself, drawing pictures and playing with his toys as his mom watched Christian broadcasts on the television. Life was simple, and they were both happy. That was, until the day Isaac's mom heard a voice from above: "Your son has become corrupted by sin! He needs to be saved!" "I will do my best to save him, my Lord," Isaac's mother replied, rushing into Isaac's room, removing all that was evil from his life. Again, the voice called to her: "Isaac's soul is still corrupt! He needs to be cut off from all that is evil in this world and confess his sins." "I will follow your instructions, Lord. I have faith in thee," Isaac's mother replied, as she locked Isaac away in his room, away from the evils of the world. One last time, Isaac's mom heard the voice of God calling to her: "You have done as I asked, but I still question your devotion to me. To prove your faith, I will ask one more thing of you." "Yes, Lord. Anything," Isaac's mother begged. "To prove your love and devotion, I require a sacrifice. Your son Isaac will be this sacrifice. Go into his room and end his life as an offering to me, to prove that you love me above all else!" "Yes, Lord," she replied, grabbing a butcher's knife from the kitchen. Isaac, watching through a crack in the door, trembled in fear. Scrambling around his room to find a hiding place, he noticed a trapdoor to the basement, hidden under his rug. Without hesitation, he flung open the hatch just as his mother burst through his door and threw himself down into the unknown depths below.

[@micahoday1874]

Don’t get it

[@markapous]

Amen

[@glancy0616]

@@markapousShe was about to kill her own son because “god told her to” and you say “amen”? I know this is just a story but jesus christ

[@markapous]

intentionally taking the life of another human being is murder, which is condemned by the Lord. he also warns of the attitudes that lead toward murder, such as anger and hate (Genesis 4:6-7; Matthew 5:21-22; 1 John 3:12).@@glancy0616

[@antoniomora1621]

PHS where you at? #5

[@RyanWilson346]

at the coda

[@joonlovescrabs]

we are playing this on halloween for contest 👍

[@Emmanz220]

The end🤗

[@chanelezeako3346]

did this song for lgpe

[@splodinatekabloominate846]

YOUR ORCHESTRA VIDEO TODAY IS BUGGED

[@maxbehymer8535]

No, it's not. They didn't use the full recording, but the video itself is fine.

[@tigerleap7276]

kewl

[@MarissaChillya]

haha bninging of isaac

[@micahoday1874]

This song isn’t in binding of Isaac