Festival of Light played by the USAF band

A chanukah music piece that has something to do w/ the maccabean war in the spirit and origin of chanukah. I wish I knew the title but this is the coolest chanukah piece you will ever hear. Performed by the US air force Heritage of America band xmas 2006

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[1texaseagle]

@barrabig Steven Melillo. I'm not sure about the spelling, but it's the right person lol I'm playin this in my college band.

[barrabig]

uggghhh!!! its such a great piece, this was played by the United States Air Force right? if so do you think a website would have the composers name?

[CptGatsby]

@barrabig Yeah, "Festival of Light" is the full title, but I can't for the life of me remember who wrote it. (I played it back in December of 2008.)

[barrabig]

please tell me who wrote this piece cptgatsby, lol i want to play this and is the full name festival of light?

[CptGatsby]

Oh, this is "Festival of Light", complete with ram's horn. The band I'm in is playing it too.