I remember when I started band so many ages ago in the 5th grade and I had Mr. Sherin. I miss the guy now, but I had to move on. This coming year I'll be playing in the High school band and hopefully be keeping the sweepstakes streak going. I must say I am proud to have been a part of this school because our many wonderful musicians.
My middle school band is playing this and I play French Horn. My band teacher told me that I have the be the best in the band at thsi song because I'm first chair horn and it's really hard because I've only been playing horn for 1/2 a year and only in 7th grade.
Love the song though it's my favorite we're playing
In my high school our band was split into two bands because of our size...concert band and symphonic band. The symphonic band performed this piece when I was a sophomore. I played the oboe part...definitely one of my favorites throughout my years in HS band.
We're playing this in the LWSD Honor Band for junior high students, mainly 9th graders, it is by far my favorite out of all of the pieces we are playing. We are playing it on Tuesday.
I'm a french horn player myself; the horns in this song have a very powerful, flowing part in the middle and it was executed very well by the players in this band! Good balance all the way through, very emotional song and this is an excellent rendition of it!
I remember when I started band so many ages ago in the 5th grade and I had Mr. Sherin. I miss the guy now, but I had to move on. This coming year I'll be playing in the High school band and hopefully be keeping the sweepstakes streak going. I must say I am proud to have been a part of this school because our many wonderful musicians.
AnonymousSnarks 1 year ago
My middle school band is playing this and I play French Horn. My band teacher told me that I have the be the best in the band at thsi song because I'm first chair horn and it's really hard because I've only been playing horn for 1/2 a year and only in 7th grade.
Love the song though it's my favorite we're playing
danohen1997 1 year ago
my band is better lol state finallist
we played this song
the judges liked it
go mountainside@@@
shenbiftw 1 year ago
I love this arrangement!
Andrewisme21 1 year ago
In my high school our band was split into two bands because of our size...concert band and symphonic band. The symphonic band performed this piece when I was a sophomore. I played the oboe part...definitely one of my favorites throughout my years in HS band.
biscutshoe16 1 year ago
This almost reminds me of the Chorale for Snow White.
IDowney1988 1 year ago
We're playing this in the LWSD Honor Band for junior high students, mainly 9th graders, it is by far my favorite out of all of the pieces we are playing. We are playing it on Tuesday.
MusicMan12574 2 years ago
I'm a senior in high school and we are playing this for fesitval in the spring. We are just starting on it and i hope we sound like them by the end
beachluvingrl247 2 years ago
We played this for Honor Band when we were in Middle School....It was VERY moving.....There was NOT a dry eye in the room.
Tigerfencer2003 2 years ago
Isn't mr sherin so awesome!? Best teacher ever <3
ostate300 2 years ago
I love this song too! I play the Timpani in it with my band. we're perfoming it this Wed.!
usedchik15 2 years ago
I love this song so much. I played the First horn part, it's one of my favorite parts I ever played in Concert Band.
Spartancjl 2 years ago
And how many horns did you guys have in your band ? It sounds freaking great, Great tone and really nice legato in the intro.
Spartancjl 2 years ago
i love this song, played it my sophomore year in high school in 2000, trumpet part not too difficult but it sounds good
RhinoxMaximize 2 years ago
Our band did this song for a fstival last year, along with Kraftwerk by Jacob de Haan and March Bou Shu by Satoshi Yagisawa.
powerful song though...
joefather 2 years ago
Very hard song for french horns, But ive perfected it :D
Daroga1 2 years ago
lol. our band did it last year for ISSMA.
I never liked it that much to play, but listening to it is really nice. for a horn player. lol.
gratz on perfecting it.
poisonouslyyours 2 years ago
it can always be better :)
thomasburtable 2 years ago
I'm a french horn player myself; the horns in this song have a very powerful, flowing part in the middle and it was executed very well by the players in this band! Good balance all the way through, very emotional song and this is an excellent rendition of it!
bamaster38 2 years ago
Larry Daehn wrote this song about his mother Louis Daehn who died. He includes many allusions of conversations he had with his mother, amazing song.
xzation 2 years ago
We sight read this a while back. Never got to playing it though. Wonderful song! Nicely played too :]
SoulPhoenixFire 2 years ago
i played this in 7th grade!! very nice song!!!
acjei 3 years ago
The long sigh at the end just makes the entire thing so much better.
Razer5660 3 years ago
we played this in 'music for tots' when i was 2
bordaz1 3 years ago
this is such a beautiful song it gives me chills everytime i listen to it my band is playing it now but we're not this good. wow!! :]]
mike3512 3 years ago
HORNS!!
BadCompany2113 3 years ago 2
Such a beautiful song. This is a very nice performance and recording. Thank you.
boyeatsguitar 3 years ago