The Hobbits, Johan de Meij
Life is the first great adventure. There are a few afterwards, but most of us here are currently on the adventure of life. There are so many places to explore, people to meet, and one ring to destroy. We can’t do it alone. We’ve got each other. We all need a band of heroes [gesture backwards] for our magical quest. The exciting events of our journey are much more meaningful when we experience them together. Tonight, our fellowship will guide you through one last journey in this leg of our adventure.
Life is the first great adventure. There are a few afterwards, but most of us here are currently on the adventure of life. There are so many places to explore, people to meet, and one ring to destroy. We can’t do it alone. We’ve got each other. We all need a band of heroes [gesture backwards] for our magical quest. The exciting events of our journey are much more meaningful when we experience them together. Tonight, our fellowship will guide you through one last journey in this leg of our adventure.
Nimrod, Edward Elgar
[First speaker]
If we cannot embrace one another
What hope do we have of life?
What hope is there to survive at all?
Love of another human being—
It cannot be wrong.
[Second speaker]
We all live together
And come to embrace
The splendid variety of life on earth
Good and bad
Sweet and sour
Take it for what it is: the glory of life. And this, this cannot be wrong.
(Taken from Big Love, a play by Charles Mee)
Colossus of Columbia, Russell Alexander
Twirling, tumbling, falling. Flung from one event from the next, it’s easy for us to slip and fall from the tightrope onto the hard ground. But if, laughing and smiling, we fly from one trapeze to the next, everything seems a little easier. Here it is, the giant big top of high school, and we’ve climbed to the top again, ready for the finale. We’re as exited and anxious as you are.
Twirling, tumbling, falling. Flung from one event from the next, it’s easy for us to slip and fall from the tightrope onto the hard ground. But if, laughing and smiling, we fly from one trapeze to the next, everything seems a little easier. Here it is, the giant big top of high school, and we’ve climbed to the top again, ready for the finale. We’re as exited and anxious as you are.
Will There Really be a Morning?, Craig Hella Johnson
At night, full of the day’s darkness, you yearn to be refreshed by the soft, morning sunlight. Morning is the most beautiful time of the day. The sky is full of all the light and hope that it lost over the day. The sky welcomes you home with its bright and joyful colors. The air is fresh and inviting. In the morning, you are free. The darkness is gone, and as you venture out into the day, you are comforted by the sweet remembrance of that peaceful morning.
At night, full of the day’s darkness, you yearn to be refreshed by the soft, morning sunlight. Morning is the most beautiful time of the day. The sky is full of all the light and hope that it lost over the day. The sky welcomes you home with its bright and joyful colors. The air is fresh and inviting. In the morning, you are free. The darkness is gone, and as you venture out into the day, you are comforted by the sweet remembrance of that peaceful morning.
Esprit de Corps, Robert Jager
Playing a piece that is full of life is what finally caused me to practice like I meant it. When all your hard work comes to life in the space of the auditorium, there is no feeling quite like it. I found this feeling when high school band showed me how friendships, camaraderie, and great music were made. We will bring the music of teamwork, the strength of friendships, and the power of band to life in this auditorium tonight. Here, we will demonstrate the joy of making music.
Playing a piece that is full of life is what finally caused me to practice like I meant it. When all your hard work comes to life in the space of the auditorium, there is no feeling quite like it. I found this feeling when high school band showed me how friendships, camaraderie, and great music were made. We will bring the music of teamwork, the strength of friendships, and the power of band to life in this auditorium tonight. Here, we will demonstrate the joy of making music.
The Turtle Dove, Donald Krubsack
I’m going to hate being a senior. My role models, my friends, my mentors will all be gone. My disillusionment will continue. I’m going to have to leave once this is all over. I’m going to be the one who has to show the young ones the way. I’m going to be a leader. I’m going to be admired and remembered. I get to do this one last time. I’m going to love being a senior.
I’m going to hate being a senior. My role models, my friends, my mentors will all be gone. My disillusionment will continue. I’m going to have to leave once this is all over. I’m going to be the one who has to show the young ones the way. I’m going to be a leader. I’m going to be admired and remembered. I get to do this one last time. I’m going to love being a senior.
Synergy Rising, Ryan Nowlin
We all can think of something we care about. A person, a group, a cause, a faith. One of the things I care about the most is this band. We’ve all come together from different walks of life to make music every day in second block. Something more difficult to think about is why we care about something. I care about this band because we represent the best and brightest of this school, the promising future, and the value of the human spirit. We must all remember to band together to create a deep and composite meaning. With so much variety to sound and color, band music has so much soul. We hope the soul of our music has found you tonight, as we bid you a triumphant farewell and soar on to new horizons.
We all can think of something we care about. A person, a group, a cause, a faith. One of the things I care about the most is this band. We’ve all come together from different walks of life to make music every day in second block. Something more difficult to think about is why we care about something. I care about this band because we represent the best and brightest of this school, the promising future, and the value of the human spirit. We must all remember to band together to create a deep and composite meaning. With so much variety to sound and color, band music has so much soul. We hope the soul of our music has found you tonight, as we bid you a triumphant farewell and soar on to new horizons.
Adventure, Journeys, Freedom
Ian
P.S. Once I have the recordings of us playing these pieces, I will put those up instead of these YouTube links.
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