Cat No. JM46936
Price £64.00
Composer: William Himes
Category: Hymn Tunes

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This band work was commissioned by the Flushing High School Wind Ensemble, Flushing, Michigan, by the conductor, Eric Fontan to commemorate the grand opening of the school’s William Tunnicliff Auditorium, June 2000. In 2005 the composer re-scored the work especially for the Chicago Staff Band, a brass band of The Salvation Army.

In addition to the five original themes comprising this jubilant overture, throughout the piece the composer has interwoven the well-known doxology, "Old Hundredth” (Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow). First presented in motivic fragments, the hymn finally appears in the finale in chorale prelude style. Reflecting the festive occasion for which it was written, the overture abounds with lyricism and energy.