Where's Maestro? Our choir is singing a contemporary piece, and I get goosebumps whenever I sing or listen to it.
The piece is Christopher Tin's "Sogno di Volare". Many of you may know it from the video game Civilization VI. First of all, I had no idea whatsoever that video games commissioned world-class contemporary composers for their games. Second, this piece gives me the chills every single time I listen to it, even for section practice. It's grand in the scale of Beethoven; its text is moving: taken from Leonardo da Vinci, it is a hymn to man's quest for flight.
Once you have taken flight, You'll decide Gaze towards the sky, you'll know that That is where your heart will feel at home.
_________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!"
February 23, 2026, 08:51 PM
TheFrontRange
Love this - had to watch on the big screen, then watched a performance recorded in Wales.
Thank you for sharing this!
"The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - George Costanza
February 23, 2026, 09:28 PM
P250UA5
Thanks for posting Was going to be mad there was no 747, but it was there in a split second shot toward the end.
Saturn V, Concorde and the SR71 for me.
No shuttle, either.
The Enemy's gate is down.
February 23, 2026, 11:27 PM
sjtill
FrontRange--I have to listen on AirPods because currently living with daughter's family. I look forward to hearing it through good speakers sometime.
_________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!"
February 24, 2026, 09:29 AM
Tn226
Beautiful. It’s sometimes hard to believe we went from fabric covered biplanes to walking on the moon in roughly 50 years. Mind boggling
February 26, 2026, 06:03 PM
Maestro
I LOVE this piece.
There’s some great music in video games.
God of War also has some cool choral/orchestral stuff.