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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.



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Love this - had to watch on the big screen, then watched a performance recorded in Wales.

Thank you for sharing this!



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FrontRange--I have to listen on AirPods because currently living with daughter's family. I look forward to hearing it through good speakers sometime.


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Beautiful. It’s sometimes hard to believe we went from fabric covered biplanes to walking on the moon in roughly 50 years. Mind boggling
 
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I LOVE this piece.

There’s some great music in video games.

God of War also has some cool choral/orchestral stuff.
 
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