Concert band - Grade 2 SKU: CL.011-4206-01
Composed by Shaffer. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR379). Extra full score. Composed 2013. Duration 3 minutes, 13 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-4206-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-4206-01). A beautiful and powerful hymn-like setting, A Spirit Eternal was written as a memorial to the composer’s former Miami University student Stephanie Markham Minge who passed away in 2012 after a 7 year battle with cancer. Simple melodies, lush harmonies and soaring countermelodies bring tribute to a beautiful and courageous life that ended to soon. Beautiful and emotional!
About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series
The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.
