Hymn to the Eternal Flame

From Wind Repertory Project
Stephen Paulus

Stephen Paulus (arr. Jay Juchniewicz)


General Info

Year: 2005
Duration: c. 2:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Stephen Paulus Music
Cost: Parts (print) - $79.99   |   Score Only (print) - $69.99


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet Solo-I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Mallets, including:

  • Chimes
  • Crotales
  • Marimba

Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Suspended Cymbals


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Hymn to the Eternal Flame, originally for Chorus, Children’s Chorus, and Soprano, is extracted from Stephen Paulus’ oratorio, To Be Certain of the Dawn. This hymn, based on the Children’s Memorial at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, ends the oratorio’s middle section, Remembrance, and is a focal and transformative part of the overall work. To Be Certain of the Dawn was commissioned by the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis as a gift to Temple Israel synagogue in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps in 1945 and the 40th anniversary of the Vatican document Nostra Aetate.

Due to the nature of the work, we felt it important to include Michael Dennis Browne’s text for “Hymn to the Eternal Flame.”

Hymn to the Eternal Flame
Text: Michael Dennis Browne

Every face is in you, Every voice,
Every sorrow in you, Every pity,
Every love, every memory, Woven into fire.
Every breath is in you, Every cry,
Every longing in you, Every singing,
Every hope, every healing, Woven into fire.
Every heart is in you, Every tongue,
Every trembling in you, Every blessing,
Every soul, every shining, Woven into fire.

-Program Note from Publisher


[See Discussion tab above for rehearsal notes]


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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project St. Michael-Albertville High School (St. Michael, Minn.) Wind Ensemble (Adam Scroka, conductor) – 7 March 2020


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