Ghosts of Antietam

Incorporating When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Gary Owen, Jefferson and Liberty, and finally, Taps, Ghosts of Antietam opens ominously as a lonely wind stirs across a barren cornfield, and sounds of phantom soldiers can be heard marching in the distance. Slowly, the spirits start to gather and come to life as the strains of familiar old war songs beckon the spirits to come alive. The music intensifies with excitement until all the souls are summoned and congregate as the stirring music of the Civil War is once again played on the battlefield. A difficult piece, but powerful.New Ohio MEA H.S. Class A Full Orchestra for 2013.