This is probably one of the most amazing pieces of music I've ever had the pleasure of performing. You are a true genius. Sincerely, the trumpet player.
I was first chair clarinet in my senior year of high school. I suggested to my conductor that we play this piece. Every time we would get to "Dreamlike", I would get chills. This piece is just so amazing. I'll never forget my amazing senior year with the band. They were my family.
@ElenaBriar I played the contrabass clarinet for this piece in my ensemble last year and every time we reached 'Dreamlike' I would be moved to tears. Those few measures are what inspired me to look into music education as a career.
I remember playing the horn solos in high school. We played this for a memorial to one of the students who passed away during heart surgery that year. She was loved..by me. She was my girlfriend of almost 2 years and I still have that concert engraved in my thoughts. I broke down crying after my last solo.
I played this song in high school. best memory ever. We played The Willows of Winter also that year. Our band director passed away right after my class graduated and 4 of my friends and I played our recording of us playing these songs in the car before going in to his funeral. Saddest but most amazing time in my life. I will forever miss him. RIP Dr. James Williamson.
I am playing this in band its an honor because I was in a group challenged to keep the spirit of one of the students alive by just being nice when you see someone sitting by them self so this has a lot of meaning to me.
This was the first song I ever played on the French Horn. It was so hard; I could barely even get a sound out of the damned thing at first, but it grew on me. Challenging pieces like this just made it all the more worth it when I finally got it. And like @musicislife2096, we played it for someone- we had a hard time not crying in the middle of the piece...
Our high school band is playing this in dedication to a band member who passed. We sight read it today, and I don't think we have ever sight read a piece as well as we did today. It sounded like everybody put their heart into it. This is the most moving song I have ever heard :)
@simplyianm i looked at the comment because im a griefer who likes to ruin minecraft servers that are spammed in the comments on youtube videos. sorry bro, but your server is not one of my targets. anyway this is a good song
I had the opportunity to play this piece with three different ensembles. Due the solumn sound of the french horn combined with an emotional and fluid melody, this song made me cry each time I played it. It is incredibly powerful and I hope everyone takes the chance to meditate on its meaning.
When I was a freshman in high school, I was one of five freshmen to make it into our Wind Ensemble. We played this piece when we went to Gatlinburg, TN for the Smoky Mountain Music Festival, where it helped us take first place in our class division (A or AA). It was the first piece ever to move me to tears. It taught me what music is. I am now a freshman in college majoring in Music Education. My band will play this piece someday. My absolute favorite part of this piece is the Alma Mater at 7:01
I'm pretty sure my band director had to memorize the score from 9:30 on. There's no way he could've read it; he was crying his eyes out every single time we hit that part.
whenever I hear this i tear up, not only because it's breathtakingly beautiful, but because it was my director's favorite piece....and he has just retired halfway through my senior year :'(
@TheGingernaut My school's Wind Ensemble played this with only one horn and we did perfectly fine... But she is a very, very good player though. And honestly, nobody asked if your band was better than someone else's anyways.
@TheGingernaut Every band has different situations! I'm glad they took the challenge. My band director always emphasizes that we don't work against each other... because as musicians, all we have is each other! I'm sure your program is awesome! and the other school as well. :)
Out of all of Ticheli's pieces, I really...feel this one. It's almost as if it sinks into every fiber of my being. I'll be conducting it for my school's spring concert next semester.
@GlamourGurl4585 Truly beautiful music can be enjoyed at all levels. This piece was written for Columbine High School, but it is something that all people, not just those affected, and not even just Americans, are able to listen to and enjoy. If these aren't barriers, why would skill level be an issue? Further, would the ease of playing such a wonderful work of art stop you if you were choosing music for an ensemble to play?
Here's the thing about music that a lot of younger musicians don't get: only about 10% of the actual music is what is on the page. The other 90% lies in execution, interpretation, and expression of what you see. In this piece, the difficulty does not lie in execution, but in interpretation and expression. There is a big difference between an ensemble that is simply playing the notes (i.e. many younger ensembles) and one that is expressing the music (i.e. collegiate ensembles).
the first time my band sight read it, we made i band director cry. we knew the importance of this peace and it all touched us. our concert was on the day of the anniversary of Columbine and when we finished this song everyone was on their feet clapping and crying....the massacre has touched everyone around the country
The first performance was by Columbine's own band. Imagine the emotions they felt when they performed this piece during the memorial service. To play a piece capturing hope, sorrow, and serenity, to capture the feelings of both students of the school and people across the country.
I played this my senior year in an All-County performance and we got a standing ovation at the end; it was very moving. It takes so much concentration and feeling to play this piece the right way.
I loved playing this, the french horns have a big part and I felt so proud to play it. It gives me chills, I remember nearly getting choked up through the song. Such a gorgeous song.
This piece is so beautiful. I literally get goosebumps every 15 seconds of the song. Hearing this reminds me of all of the crises we've had in America, not just Columbine. Soldiers who have sacrificed themselves for our freedom, 9-11, the explosion of The Challenger (which my own father almost made it onto...), and how we have pushed on, we have persevered, and we're still standing; this song just reaches me on such a deep level I can't even describe.
@puppies7168 same exact situation here. I played clarinet for years but this was the song that made me feel like a musician because I actually felt what I was playing.
I played this recently, and I must say its a gorgeous piece. The dissonance and major chords attribute to the theme of loss and hope. It was an excellent piece, performed by an excellent band. Well done!
So im a junior trumpet player in high school and played this piece last year. This may be the most beautiful piece of music ever written. Tyvm Frank Ticheli for writing such a beautiful piece commerating those who died at Colombine.
I just love that the alma mater for colombine high school is in this piece. they didn't have one so frank wrote this and the alma mater for them- pretty cool. I enjoyed playing this when I was in high school. Clarinets represent!
I'm a freshman bassoon player and I'm playing this at a concert tomorrow. It's a beautiful piece, and I love the fact that it has a strong bassoon part :)
i played this song my senior year in high school...and it was epic i cried n the concert....then we turned and played at a representation that life should b charished at our graduation the seniors played it one last time :) i enjoyed it and it moved the audience both times....trombones n the house
When ever I play the climax of the song (111 if you have the sheet music, 7:01 in the video), it always makes me so emotional. Especially considering it is an excerpt from the Columbine Alma Mater where the words are "We are Columbine. We are all Columbine." Truly amazing piece that I am so glad I had the chance to play.
My college wind ensemble got to perform this song on April 20, 2009 - 10 years after the attack on Colombine High School, which this song was dedicated after. I have to say, out of all my concerts I played in that particular one felt like we had some extra ears listening to us that weren't actually sitting in our audience, very odd feeling, I'll never forget it.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever had the pleasure of playing, even in practice in when we were playing only snippets at a time it was moving.
I loved this song when i played it last year! I ended up having a two note solo on the clarinet it always brought us to tears when we played it but it felt amazing to play
I played this song in MIDDLE SCHOOL. French Horn, second chair. I LOVED it. And we did absolutely AMAZING. I am so proud to be a student that was at Warner Middle School, Michigan. Mr. Spicer. Best band director to ever have teach me. Now I live in TX, in highschool and boy...do i miss the old days. Being able to play, all day everyday.
I played this song last year for my high school's graduation. Our wind ensemble played this earlier in the year at a previous concert. I fell in love with the piece. This defines music. Forgot about the piece for a while and remembered it today. BEST SONG EVER!!!
This is the most beautiful song I've ever heard. We are playing it in band and I nearly cry when we run through it. I don't know if I'll survive at the concert.
I was in fourth grade when the Columbine High School massacre occurred, and distinctly remember hearing about it. This is a wonderful tribute to such a tragedy, one that served as a major wake-up call to schools nationwide. RIP to all of those who lost their lives.
When this song is played right it is, in my opinion, the absolute most beautiful song that can be played, and to be part of the experience, to play it is the most wonderful experience imaginable. I will forever remember playing this song, and I want to thank Frank Ticheli for composing the most beautiful song ever written.
My sophomore year in High School, I got the privilege to play this song. In the 4 years of High School I have played some incredible pieces, but none as moving as this. We played this song in Florida for a competition and one of the judges happened to be in the audience when Frank Ticheli premiered this piece at Columbine High School. He told us the way we played it brought him back to that very moment and thanked us. That is all he said, he felt nothing else needed to be said. . .
im in heritage high school freshman and started playing this piece 2 weeks ago and when we first played it i was amazed at its soft sound. it made me remeber 9/11 and the lives tht were lost especially at columbine high school. plus i luv the trumpet solo in this.
Since this video was released in September of 2001, this song has also been used to identify with 9/11. My HS is playing it in remembrance of this tragedy for Sunday. The horn lines are amazing just as the entire song is.
some of the kids in my band didn't like this song because it was "too easy to play". I just looked at them with a face of disbelief, for as all true band members know: sometimes it's the simplest things that are the most beautiful.
@TheKid377400 this song is NOT easy to play. all true band members know that for this piece to be "the most beautiful", it takes incredible skill, concentration, and technical ability.
this song was the first time I got goosebumps, especially at 9:35...incredible dedication to columbine...i still have goosebumps...even just thinking about this piece.
Our community concert band has played this piece---I play horn, and almost could not make it through the gorgeoue horn melody line. What a powerful piece, and a beautiful ttribute to those killed at Columbine.
Ticheli is conducting this, and numerous other peices at a college in my state soon. I think I'll drive all the way over there just to hear that gorgeous Sax/Clarinet awesomeness at 5:30
My jr. year of high school was the last year I was under the direction of one of the greatest band directors I'd ever had. I had went to a highschool I wasn't zoned for JUST so I could be under his direction. Thankfully I was drum Major my jr&sr year of h.s. We played this as one of our pieces for State & got Superiors. This piece is amazing & will forever impact other musicians. It's music like this that keeps me pursuing a Saxophone Performance Degree. :)
I'm one of the lucky few who had Frank Ticheli conduct this song for me. He's amazing. He was so passionate in his expression and one of the best conductors I've experienced. Kudos to this man!
My husband and I played this piece in High school, we ended up playing it at a church for a fundraiser i believe and our intern made a slide show to go along with us in the background from the shooting, i think the whole band cried during and after, we loved this piece and we knew the meaning behind it witch made it more powerful to play. all of Frank Ticheli's pieces are wonderful we played a piece by him every year i believe.
This song changed my life. It's almost like you can feel the presence of those who were lost in this tragedy. I cried when our solo trumpet player started.
@DannyBoyBari Was It performed by AIr Academy or i think it was Rampart were the 2 bands i knew of that did this song..... they were both at my regional
~ Air Academy High School Band Member (Lower Band)
@sasukenarutofan2880 i did too. we played it at our District event. right in my seat, i cried when our first trumpet played the solo. to feature him, our director had him placed in the very back of the theatre seating at the top of the stairs. it was so beautiful
Man, what would we do without concertbandland? ;)
KaylaKeifer 7 hours ago
I just realized, if we do play this at commencement, we have to cut it down to under 5 minutes...
:/
KaylaKeifer 7 hours ago
Oh hey, I got top thumbs up? WHAT?!
I really really really want to play this at commencement <3
I haven't played this in so long.
gah.
This song--tears.
KaylaKeifer 7 hours ago
Playing this song as a Sophmore in the El Dorado Wind Ensemble.I play the 1st horn part and let me say. Amazing. Best horn solos ever!
RayLathrophornBA 2 days ago
Dear Mr. Ticheli,
This is probably one of the most amazing pieces of music I've ever had the pleasure of performing. You are a true genius. Sincerely, the trumpet player.
JWFTW69 3 days ago
I just played this for my regional honor band. one of my favorite pieces ever written
kojikilla 4 days ago
9th grade band! everyone loves this piece!
rosuko1214 4 days ago
Its our band's tradition to play this every spring concert...
GageOngaku 1 week ago
Playing this for our concert band festival. Such a moving piece. Get goosebumps each time I play this
bandgeeksrul 1 week ago
I'm in my high school band now and we play this piece and every time we play it brings me to tears and gives ms chills
kjtribe13 1 week ago
I was first chair clarinet in my senior year of high school. I suggested to my conductor that we play this piece. Every time we would get to "Dreamlike", I would get chills. This piece is just so amazing. I'll never forget my amazing senior year with the band. They were my family.
ElenaBriar 1 week ago
@ElenaBriar I played the contrabass clarinet for this piece in my ensemble last year and every time we reached 'Dreamlike' I would be moved to tears. Those few measures are what inspired me to look into music education as a career.
Stephoscope101 1 week ago
go bassoon! playing this in 11th grade now, my favorite song so far.
dtboggan 2 weeks ago
@dtboggan where do you go to school???
altobssn 5 days ago
I remember playing the horn solos in high school. We played this for a memorial to one of the students who passed away during heart surgery that year. She was loved..by me. She was my girlfriend of almost 2 years and I still have that concert engraved in my thoughts. I broke down crying after my last solo.
driverfound08 2 weeks ago
I played this song in high school. best memory ever. We played The Willows of Winter also that year. Our band director passed away right after my class graduated and 4 of my friends and I played our recording of us playing these songs in the car before going in to his funeral. Saddest but most amazing time in my life. I will forever miss him. RIP Dr. James Williamson.
patdsmrf10 2 weeks ago 2
I am playing this in band its an honor because I was in a group challenged to keep the spirit of one of the students alive by just being nice when you see someone sitting by them self so this has a lot of meaning to me.
rednight1221 2 weeks ago
7:07 my favorite part
pokeguy102 3 weeks ago
@pokeguy102 actually, 7:00
pokeguy102 3 weeks ago
im playing vesuvius in my band now which is another song by ticheli and i stumbled upon this. totally worth it
ionox1 3 weeks ago
Just played this at our all county band. Love this piece!
ltdk5 3 weeks ago
I played this song my freshman year, and now, I'm getting another shot--but as a first chair player this time. So excited!
FishTetris 3 weeks ago
Played this as a 6th grader with the high school concert band. So. fucking. gorgeous.
totallychiky 3 weeks ago in playlist Band
We're playing this! The oboe solo goes to me.
SarrrrahWuzHere 3 weeks ago
@EChin the sax solo is good too
xswcdxswcd 3 weeks ago
I was close to tears when our band sight read this piece.
Taylor2TheBoyHill 3 weeks ago
This was the first song I ever played on the French Horn. It was so hard; I could barely even get a sound out of the damned thing at first, but it grew on me. Challenging pieces like this just made it all the more worth it when I finally got it. And like @musicislife2096, we played it for someone- we had a hard time not crying in the middle of the piece...
EmilyEmilyIris 4 weeks ago
Our high school band is playing this in dedication to a band member who passed. We sight read it today, and I don't think we have ever sight read a piece as well as we did today. It sounded like everybody put their heart into it. This is the most moving song I have ever heard :)
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simplyianm 4 weeks ago
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DrZegobob101 2 weeks ago
@DrZegobob101 You looked at the comment :) I played this song for all-state TPSMEA.
simplyianm 2 weeks ago
@simplyianm i looked at the comment because im a griefer who likes to ruin minecraft servers that are spammed in the comments on youtube videos. sorry bro, but your server is not one of my targets. anyway this is a good song
DrZegobob101 2 weeks ago
The trumpet solo is absolutely amazing.
EChin30 4 weeks ago
I WANT TO PLAY THIS MUSIC SO BADDDDDDD.
recharged995 1 month ago
French Horns!!! We played this my 7th grade year...Symphony band...LOVED IT:)
TeamBreezy2 1 month ago
Such a beautiful piece, kind of makes me want to play trumpet :) Absolutely can't wait to play it in concert!
linnaes 1 month ago
I had the opportunity to play this piece with three different ensembles. Due the solumn sound of the french horn combined with an emotional and fluid melody, this song made me cry each time I played it. It is incredibly powerful and I hope everyone takes the chance to meditate on its meaning.
3etsy 1 month ago
11 people who disliked this have no taste in music.
Soccerbandgeek15 1 month ago
hey everybody!! what is the most beautiful peace you have ever heard??
jwmorgan1880 1 month ago
We sight-read this today. <3 it was so beautiful.
KasumiDOA3 1 month ago
When I was a freshman in high school, I was one of five freshmen to make it into our Wind Ensemble. We played this piece when we went to Gatlinburg, TN for the Smoky Mountain Music Festival, where it helped us take first place in our class division (A or AA). It was the first piece ever to move me to tears. It taught me what music is. I am now a freshman in college majoring in Music Education. My band will play this piece someday. My absolute favorite part of this piece is the Alma Mater at 7:01
PoeticMusicalMe 1 month ago
I'm pretty sure my band director had to memorize the score from 9:30 on. There's no way he could've read it; he was crying his eyes out every single time we hit that part.
NotStuckJustResting 1 month ago 21
@NotStuckJustResting What a baby
sadbutsandman91 5 days ago
whenever I hear this i tear up, not only because it's breathtakingly beautiful, but because it was my director's favorite piece....and he has just retired halfway through my senior year :'(
MiekoEC 1 month ago in playlist Frank Ticheli
@Cookie5333 you will do great kyle!!
victorialorene 1 month ago
My high is playing this peice and i have the honor of playing the off stage trumpet solo. I'm excited and very nervous.
Cookie5333 1 month ago 2
your playing this in college?
im first chair tormbone in 7th grade, and im playing this. i dont have any solo's though.
pokeguy102 1 month ago
Love this piece dearly.
JediTrombonist 1 month ago 3
By far the greatest piece i have ever played. Gives me chills every time<3
livetolookgoodx3 2 months ago 2
Who cares what grade you were in when you played this. Middle school, High school, College, it doesn't matter. Just enjoy the music. Thanks!
bandgeekforever17 2 months ago 2
wow... this leaves me speechless. This is by far my favorite piece.
peppermintprincess73 2 months ago
im playing the alto sax solo @5:53
best642 2 months ago
@TheGingernaut My school's Wind Ensemble played this with only one horn and we did perfectly fine... But she is a very, very good player though. And honestly, nobody asked if your band was better than someone else's anyways.
YouMusicalTube 2 months ago 3
Our rival high school tried to play this piece with only 1 F horn (and not even a very good one...)
Needless to say, it clearly placed our band program over theirs for the year.
TheGingernaut 2 months ago
@TheGingernaut Every band has different situations! I'm glad they took the challenge. My band director always emphasizes that we don't work against each other... because as musicians, all we have is each other! I'm sure your program is awesome! and the other school as well. :)
TBMfan92 2 months ago
I am in middle school playing this. Such a beautiful piece.
JacobFoxLive 2 months ago
Out of all of Ticheli's pieces, I really...feel this one. It's almost as if it sinks into every fiber of my being. I'll be conducting it for my school's spring concert next semester.
hhollis1 2 months ago
im a freshman in high school and im playing this... how are you in college playing this
GlamourGurl4585 2 months ago
@GlamourGurl4585 Truly beautiful music can be enjoyed at all levels. This piece was written for Columbine High School, but it is something that all people, not just those affected, and not even just Americans, are able to listen to and enjoy. If these aren't barriers, why would skill level be an issue? Further, would the ease of playing such a wonderful work of art stop you if you were choosing music for an ensemble to play?
SquallLionhart409 2 months ago
@GlamourGurl4585
Here's the thing about music that a lot of younger musicians don't get: only about 10% of the actual music is what is on the page. The other 90% lies in execution, interpretation, and expression of what you see. In this piece, the difficulty does not lie in execution, but in interpretation and expression. There is a big difference between an ensemble that is simply playing the notes (i.e. many younger ensembles) and one that is expressing the music (i.e. collegiate ensembles).
goviegrl22 1 month ago 4
the first time my band sight read it, we made i band director cry. we knew the importance of this peace and it all touched us. our concert was on the day of the anniversary of Columbine and when we finished this song everyone was on their feet clapping and crying....the massacre has touched everyone around the country
cadennce1916 2 months ago
A few years ago my band played this in memory of a police officer that had been shot. :(
elmobabe979 2 months ago
The first performance was by Columbine's own band. Imagine the emotions they felt when they performed this piece during the memorial service. To play a piece capturing hope, sorrow, and serenity, to capture the feelings of both students of the school and people across the country.
lowonthefoodchain 2 months ago
brings me to tears almost everytime. those columbine students will live forever.
caseyygerr 2 months ago 2
I played this my senior year in an All-County performance and we got a standing ovation at the end; it was very moving. It takes so much concentration and feeling to play this piece the right way.
daoogy6 2 months ago
@daoogy6 same thing happened to me haha
PhilHazen 2 months ago
We played this my senior year of high school and it was by far my favorite to song to play
mtrifile 2 months ago
I love this song. I'd be either the bari sax or the first alto sax
Fallenrage17 2 months ago
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09ED12 2 months ago
Played this my freshman year of high school <3 la-la-la-love it!
SkywayHannah 2 months ago 2
@SkywayHannah same here
GuitarZack45 2 months ago
words cannot describe the beauty of this piece♥
KaylaKeifer 2 months ago 31
@KaylaKeifer especially the bassoon part ♥
STMAKnightMike 2 months ago
@STMAKnightMike oh goodness, mike. ;) ♥
KaylaKeifer 2 months ago
at 7:00-7:08 alwayssss gets me. ahhh :') beautiful.
allisonxriley 3 months ago
I loved playing this, the french horns have a big part and I felt so proud to play it. It gives me chills, I remember nearly getting choked up through the song. Such a gorgeous song.
allisonxriley 3 months ago
This piece is so beautiful. I literally get goosebumps every 15 seconds of the song. Hearing this reminds me of all of the crises we've had in America, not just Columbine. Soldiers who have sacrificed themselves for our freedom, 9-11, the explosion of The Challenger (which my own father almost made it onto...), and how we have pushed on, we have persevered, and we're still standing; this song just reaches me on such a deep level I can't even describe.
demonpiggy09 3 months ago
i played 1st clarinet on this piece and i almost started crying because it sounded so beautiful :')
puppies7168 3 months ago
@puppies7168 same exact situation here. I played clarinet for years but this was the song that made me feel like a musician because I actually felt what I was playing.
jooolia91 2 months ago
I got to performed this today! I learned at 7:02 is the theme of the alma mater Techeli wrote for Columbine High School.
Sleyah 3 months ago
@Sleyah NC All county?
Op7imusPr1m3 3 months ago
@Op7imusPr1m3 Yep. And very well-performed, I agree.
Sleyah 3 months ago
I played this recently, and I must say its a gorgeous piece. The dissonance and major chords attribute to the theme of loss and hope. It was an excellent piece, performed by an excellent band. Well done!
Op7imusPr1m3 3 months ago
@Op7imusPr1m3 Haha, maybe we were in the same band. ;)
Sleyah 3 months ago
I'm in love with this song. I got the oboe solo, and it was wonderful, but the whole song is incredibly beautiful. <3
YouMusicalTube 3 months ago
So im a junior trumpet player in high school and played this piece last year. This may be the most beautiful piece of music ever written. Tyvm Frank Ticheli for writing such a beautiful piece commerating those who died at Colombine.
crazyvideos95 3 months ago
I love this song and I loved playing it and everything...it just cannot beat Eric Whitacre's October.
lovelythorns 3 months ago
I just love that the alma mater for colombine high school is in this piece. they didn't have one so frank wrote this and the alma mater for them- pretty cool. I enjoyed playing this when I was in high school. Clarinets represent!
BB042288 3 months ago
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nypdcelticsman34 3 months ago
Does anyone else hear that very warm and comforting tone at 5:26?
TrevorRocksOn 3 months ago
last piece played in high school we ended the piece then left in silence i played it on bass clarinet
audreerocks 3 months ago
Played this at the University of the Pacific i was a tuba player and to this day it remains as one of my most memorable pieces ever
Jetfighter1011 3 months ago
I'm a freshman bassoon player and I'm playing this at a concert tomorrow. It's a beautiful piece, and I love the fact that it has a strong bassoon part :)
LClaireMason 3 months ago
@LClaireMason I'm jelous man. I'm a 2nd year bassoon player and I want to play this piece so badly.
TRIVIUM298 3 months ago
Played This Freshmen year with my School Band, Just Gorgeous piece. Trumpet Solo...Just Amazing.
GuitarTecho 3 months ago in playlist Band Music
I played this in febraury with the other 149 people in the honor band I got into. Beautiful, wonderful piece.
TheAnswerIsYes69 3 months ago
playing this in my first college concert in a few weeks...3rd clarinet whole note solo at 5:50 will be me hahahahah.
little11clarinet 3 months ago 17
@little11clarinet been there, done that ;)
KaylaKeifer 2 months ago
@little11clarinet me too! wicked piece, lol ill be the suspended cymbal, exciting :P
Nithian22 2 months ago
@little11clarinet, way to represent!
Taylor2TheBoyHill 3 weeks ago
i played this my freshman year. :) French Horn <3
Ashkalana 3 months ago
I play bassoon. And ive been playing bass clarinet alot lately so i lost most of my embrasure so this song is murder but i love it
johnpaulgeorring 3 months ago
i played this song my senior year in high school...and it was epic i cried n the concert....then we turned and played at a representation that life should b charished at our graduation the seniors played it one last time :) i enjoyed it and it moved the audience both times....trombones n the house
littlerabbit2011 3 months ago
When ever I play the climax of the song (111 if you have the sheet music, 7:01 in the video), it always makes me so emotional. Especially considering it is an excerpt from the Columbine Alma Mater where the words are "We are Columbine. We are all Columbine." Truly amazing piece that I am so glad I had the chance to play.
duetwithmyself 3 months ago
Playin this piece on guitar using the first oboe part is so fun
GuitarZack45 3 months ago
i get to play this song twice in two different ensembles and always i have to try so hard to fight the tears :')
SweetLittleElise 4 months ago
@SweetLittleElise oh hey its aj lol
icedadude 3 months ago
I love playing the horn melody. <3
sk8rwhezel 4 months ago
im so happy my band gets to play this beautiful piece! its really beautiful!
puppies7168 4 months ago
The music score should come with a box of tissues dude
ablougabla 4 months ago 3
My college wind ensemble got to perform this song on April 20, 2009 - 10 years after the attack on Colombine High School, which this song was dedicated after. I have to say, out of all my concerts I played in that particular one felt like we had some extra ears listening to us that weren't actually sitting in our audience, very odd feeling, I'll never forget it.
DaniDanitaDaily 4 months ago
One of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever had the pleasure of playing, even in practice in when we were playing only snippets at a time it was moving.
arrowcomics 4 months ago
This is one of those pieces that is so much more amazing when you listen to it with headphones on. It's almost as if the music is swallowing you.
flautista20072011 4 months ago
Suspended Cymbal represent!!
gnciriello 4 months ago
I remember we all cried performing this at festival because of the AMAZING trumpet solo :)
DominicNanni 4 months ago
when i made region, Ticheli was our director. it was a great honor and a memory i will always remember!! GO TUBAS!!!
PathosZero 4 months ago
I loved this song when i played it last year! I ended up having a two note solo on the clarinet it always brought us to tears when we played it but it felt amazing to play
113Iheartmusic 4 months ago
I proudly played the trumpet solo <3
AssylaSasor 4 months ago 2
Our trumpet soloist had to leave the stage to play the solo, created a perfect effect <3
totallychiky 4 months ago
@totallychiky Ours to lol :)
amandarush01 3 months ago
i love to play the trumpet solo
flipatze 4 months ago
7:30 <3
Really I love this whole song. It's just so well done :) I loved every time I got the chance to play it.
EmilyOhLove 5 months ago
seriously, why would anyone dislike this? Are you terrorists?
MrGghhjjgg 5 months ago
I played this song in MIDDLE SCHOOL. French Horn, second chair. I LOVED it. And we did absolutely AMAZING. I am so proud to be a student that was at Warner Middle School, Michigan. Mr. Spicer. Best band director to ever have teach me. Now I live in TX, in highschool and boy...do i miss the old days. Being able to play, all day everyday.
TeamBreezy2 5 months ago 2
@TeamBreezy2 I played this my sophomore year in high school, french horn as well.....loved this song....
MrGghhjjgg 5 months ago
I played this song last year for my high school's graduation. Our wind ensemble played this earlier in the year at a previous concert. I fell in love with the piece. This defines music. Forgot about the piece for a while and remembered it today. BEST SONG EVER!!!
Cheeseisbad4u 5 months ago
This is the most beautiful song I've ever heard. We are playing it in band and I nearly cry when we run through it. I don't know if I'll survive at the concert.
howisitnot0 5 months ago
I was in fourth grade when the Columbine High School massacre occurred, and distinctly remember hearing about it. This is a wonderful tribute to such a tragedy, one that served as a major wake-up call to schools nationwide. RIP to all of those who lost their lives.
flautista20072011 5 months ago
When this song is played right it is, in my opinion, the absolute most beautiful song that can be played, and to be part of the experience, to play it is the most wonderful experience imaginable. I will forever remember playing this song, and I want to thank Frank Ticheli for composing the most beautiful song ever written.
imabrand 5 months ago
My sophomore year in High School, I got the privilege to play this song. In the 4 years of High School I have played some incredible pieces, but none as moving as this. We played this song in Florida for a competition and one of the judges happened to be in the audience when Frank Ticheli premiered this piece at Columbine High School. He told us the way we played it brought him back to that very moment and thanked us. That is all he said, he felt nothing else needed to be said. . .
imabrand 5 months ago
im in heritage high school freshman and started playing this piece 2 weeks ago and when we first played it i was amazed at its soft sound. it made me remeber 9/11 and the lives tht were lost especially at columbine high school. plus i luv the trumpet solo in this.
lovegamesification 5 months ago 2
the first thing i heard this morning was this song...
KillerVulcan 5 months ago in playlist KillerVulcan's Favorited Videos
Since this video was released in September of 2001, this song has also been used to identify with 9/11. My HS is playing it in remembrance of this tragedy for Sunday. The horn lines are amazing just as the entire song is.
misterspock1701 5 months ago
some of the kids in my band didn't like this song because it was "too easy to play". I just looked at them with a face of disbelief, for as all true band members know: sometimes it's the simplest things that are the most beautiful.
TheKid377400 5 months ago 2
@TheKid377400 this song is NOT easy to play. all true band members know that for this piece to be "the most beautiful", it takes incredible skill, concentration, and technical ability.
bbaile29 5 months ago 28
@bbaile29 Exactly
TheKid377400 5 months ago
@concertbandland thank you soooooooooooo much for posting all of your videos :)
marchingeaglesfreak 5 months ago
this song was the first time I got goosebumps, especially at 9:35...incredible dedication to columbine...i still have goosebumps...even just thinking about this piece.
jwpolar 5 months ago
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jwpolar 5 months ago
Our community concert band has played this piece---I play horn, and almost could not make it through the gorgeoue horn melody line. What a powerful piece, and a beautiful ttribute to those killed at Columbine.
tsanf20008 5 months ago
Ticheli is conducting this, and numerous other peices at a college in my state soon. I think I'll drive all the way over there just to hear that gorgeous Sax/Clarinet awesomeness at 5:30
ThisBeEmily 5 months ago
My jr. year of high school was the last year I was under the direction of one of the greatest band directors I'd ever had. I had went to a highschool I wasn't zoned for JUST so I could be under his direction. Thankfully I was drum Major my jr&sr year of h.s. We played this as one of our pieces for State & got Superiors. This piece is amazing & will forever impact other musicians. It's music like this that keeps me pursuing a Saxophone Performance Degree. :)
ShalaneShinesToday 5 months ago
I'm one of the lucky few who had Frank Ticheli conduct this song for me. He's amazing. He was so passionate in his expression and one of the best conductors I've experienced. Kudos to this man!
js0665 5 months ago
I always cry whenever I hear this...
LouieOmega 5 months ago
I played various percussion parts on this piece and the first time I heard it it brought tears to my eyes. Years later, I still love this piece.
86petrie 5 months ago
played this song(:
clarinets ruled that song at concert festival!
shannii1096 6 months ago
Ten people must have thought that the "dislike" button was the "one of the greatest things ever" button
DannyBoyBari 6 months ago in playlist Band Favorites 2
if for no other reasons, you should stay in band to play this. breathtaking.
saxassoon 6 months ago
WHY IS THIS ALBUM ONLY ON ITUNES :'(
KillerVulcan 6 months ago
so beautiful
KillerVulcan 6 months ago
I saw performed in durango CO when it was finished i was shaking
InvisbalyNoticeable 6 months ago
My husband and I played this piece in High school, we ended up playing it at a church for a fundraiser i believe and our intern made a slide show to go along with us in the background from the shooting, i think the whole band cried during and after, we loved this piece and we knew the meaning behind it witch made it more powerful to play. all of Frank Ticheli's pieces are wonderful we played a piece by him every year i believe.
SRDennis0001 6 months ago
this is the best piece frank ticheli has ever composed
fireemblemfreak21 7 months ago
I played this at my band camp at FAMU last week and I had the oboe solos and totally killed them <3
FunkkyPanda 7 months ago
@FunkkyPanda I was there not bad. I played tuba. One of my favorite pieces.
TheNewGuy5050 7 months ago
@TheNewGuy5050 Really?? What band were you in??
FunkkyPanda 7 months ago
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KaethOfLight 7 months ago
This song changed my life. It's almost like you can feel the presence of those who were lost in this tragedy. I cried when our solo trumpet player started.
bamagirl098 7 months ago
Best song ever.
ilovecornets 7 months ago
our high school preformed this song when one of our kids in the band passed away. touched our lives forever. and a wonderful tribute to our country.
amgreen2011 7 months ago 3
all was wonderful control except sax solo
amgreen2011 7 months ago
This piece was so powerful when performed at the Colorado State Concert Band Festival this year. Thank you Ticheli
DannyBoyBari 7 months ago
@DannyBoyBari Was It performed by AIr Academy or i think it was Rampart were the 2 bands i knew of that did this song..... they were both at my regional
~ Air Academy High School Band Member (Lower Band)
TheBassclarinet2 6 months ago
trumpet solo<3333333333333
svivoni 8 months ago 24
@svivoni the best part of the song. second best is 7:02 <333333333333333333
OfficialDGHMusic 7 months ago
@OfficialDGHMusic i definitely agree!
svivoni 7 months ago
i really wish they had let the horns come out, this is a horn crazy piece
44jesusfreak4 8 months ago in playlist classical
I cried when I played the Trumpet solo to this in our concert. It's such an emotional peice of music, Absolutely beautiful
sasukenarutofan2880 8 months ago
@sasukenarutofan2880 i did too. we played it at our District event. right in my seat, i cried when our first trumpet played the solo. to feature him, our director had him placed in the very back of the theatre seating at the top of the stairs. it was so beautiful
OfficialDGHMusic 7 months ago
Hauntingly beautiful!
Vindicated85 8 months ago
OMG CHILLS!
MrSaxman68 8 months ago