"Cave of the Winds" by Russell Peck

Cascade High School, Everett, Washington
Mark Staley, Bands Director

"Cave of the Winds" by Russell Peck
Wind Ensemble (Cascade High's premier band)

Note: Much of the video is dark, but the lights come up a little every so often. Be sure to pay attention to when they do, as the action is quite unique and memorable.

(The conductor, Mark Staley, recites this narrative at the beginning of the video.)

In the cave there is no sunlight. Everyone has lost sight, wearing sunglasses over their atrophied eyes.

Plants abound in the cave, nourished by vapors and black light.

The musicians of the cave never read music. How could they? All music is by feel. No one is watching. No inhibitions. Everyone moves to the music. Ensembles in unison.

The cave is located on a Sethian node three miles below the Earth's crust underneath a corn field in De Kalb, Illinois. The rock walls ring to one unchanging pulse upon which all the cave dwellers build their spontaneous symphonies.

Written by Russell Peck, he says he drew inspiration from the thought of pushing the boundaries of a band concert and of a band itself. When Peck was on the campus of the Northern Illinois University, the head of the music department believed that there was an ancient Egyptian mystic called Seth that is channeled through places on earth called nodes where powerful things happen.

Concert held in the Everett Civic Auditorium May 17, 2011

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This was uploaded primarily so that the high school students and their director can review their performance for educational purposes, and secondarily so the students and their families can view the performance.

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