To Tame The Perilous Skies (Part 2): Moanalua High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble

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This was recorded at the 2005 Moanalua Aloha Concert @ The Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Under the direction of Elden Seta, The Moanalua High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble is known as one of the top wind ensembles in the country.

This is the 2004-2005 Symphonic Wind Ensemble performing "To Tame the Perilous Skies" by David Holsinger.

Part 2
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Program note by David R. Holsinger:

To Tame the Perilous Skies was conceived as a programmatic work literally depicting two opposing forces colliding in battle. The elongated canonic introduction presents a six-pitch intervallic display that is used throughout the composition, both as an intact melodic statement and a fragmented germative device, to depict every extra musical element from serenity to air war to triumphal deliverance. A second melodic element, an imitative fanfare-like motif, first heard in the solo trumpet 120 seconds into the composition, serves repeatedly as counterpoint to all music generated from the opening interval display. To Tame the Perilous Skies, commissioned by the 564th Tactical Air Command Band, Langley AFB, Virginia, received its premiere performance under the baton of Lt. Col. Lowell Graham in the fall of 1990. At the time of its premiere, United Nations forces were assembling in the Persian Gulf, and only a few months later the world watched as modern technological air power "tamed the perilous skies" over Iraq and Kuwait. In retrospect, this work is dedicated not only to the exceptional men and women of the Tactical Air Command, but to the spirit of the modern military aviator, taming perilous skies that all men might live free of oppression.

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[kennyyouch]

Did I see five tubas!

[band1]

@kennyyouch I believe so. :]

[Kduceee]

last 2 minutes - chills

[band1]

I know right? I will be uploading another "To Tame the Perilous Skies" video that was filmed a few weeks before this video. Should be up within the next day.

[band1]

You can watch this video in High Definition by clicking the annotation placed on the video. Part 1 is in the Video Responses box.

[MagicalMellophone]

We played this piece last year (my sophomore year)in symphonic band at KMHS. The F.horn line is awesome =]

[MastodonRockss]

Not as fun as the first.

[drawkabtidaer]

This band is phenomenal! The French horn players are really impressive

[jai9599]

My high school marching played this in our show, it was 3 out of our 4 parts. We came in first place in the state (in NY)

[colemiller14]

this just brings back great memories of playing this with my highschool's wind ensemble.

[drew3197]

@band1 okay im in middle school and in one class of just one grade we have like 6.

[freedomaintfries]

the accoustics of the auditorium are definitely on their side, swallowing up the imperfections. nonetheless, this is a fantastic performance for a high school band, almost kinda hard to believe...

[SSsnare]

were playing this along with reverberations, afterburn, and visions of flight for our marching band show next year, im pumped its my senior year so hopefully we can do work, well this is amazing tht this is a high school band, fantastic job btw!!

[JSB1983]

Good recording. I think it would be helpful if this conductor didn't subdivide the beat so much. It looks awkward and is probably very tiring for him. I think it caused him to rush the ensemble beginning after 2:20. I can here the ensemble attempting to find the new tempo.

Interesting idea using the marching snare to simulate real gunfire.

[ChevalierElf]

I wish we had a band of this size... really amazing work and emotion you guys put into your music. :) Its really inspirational!