Hymn to the Eternal Flame
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]
Media
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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
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Bounce-Back for Ellis (2008)
- Concerto for Piano and Winds (2005)
- Concerto for Two Trumpets and Band (2003)
- Fanfare UMN 150 (2000)
- Hymn to the Eternal Flame (arr. Juchniewicz) (2005)
- Mosaic (2004)
- Over One Hundred Years (2000/2002)
- Three Moods for Band (2010)
Resources
- Stephen Paulus website Accessed 4 March 2019
- Jay Juchniewicz Music Accessed 5 March 2019