Stars & Stripes Forever SJAWE Virtual Band

Stars & Stripes Forever Virtual is performed by members of the South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble and 28 Southern Regional High School musicians to celebrate July 4th, 2020. The country is suffering through a worldwide Pandemic and the Coronavirus has closed schools and businesses since March. SJAWE had a side by side concert scheduled with Southern Regional High School for March 23rd which was cancelled due to Covid-19. This virtual video is a way to keep everyone, young and old, playing together (sort of). Thanks to Karen Poorman for making it happen.

[MiguelRamirez-cnqq]

Great quality band sound. Nice job all of you. Also nice to hear guess on crash cymbals player Kieth!👍👏👏👏👏👏🎶🎶🎶🎶

[carlkling]

Great job by the artists and technologists who did this, thank you

[pauloydlam]

Wonderful!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!!

[mannbradmusic]

Very well done and for the benefit and information of you and others who view this, there are actually lyrics for the main theme of this work and they are below if you want to read them while listening or sing along.
It begins at the 1:16 mark.

Hurrah for the flag of the free!
May it wave as our standard forever,
the gem of the land and the sea,
the banner of the right.
Let despots remember the day
when our fathers with mighty endeavor
proclaimed as they marched to the fray
that by their might and by their right it waves forever!