Memorial Day concert - Washington DC - 29 May '11

[Joe]

Jun 5, 2011 18:56:44 GMT Libby said:

Does anyone know what the music is when they're showing the Wall? It starts around 10:38. I really liked that music. It was very beautiful, and fit perfectly with the part about the organization she discovered, and the washing of the wall especially. It has a sad, yet uplifting effect, which is just right. I was almost wondering if it was a hymn, but if it is, it isn't one that I know.

I did have a little trouble getting the video to advance to find that part, so I waited through it. But then after that part, I tried rewinding it, and then I was able to move it back and forth.
So if anyone could try to find that part and listen to it, I'd appreciate it. Unless you remember it.

Hi Libby,

That's the main theme of Band of Brothers, a World War 2 mini-series from HBO.

Go to YouTube and search for "band of brothers theme".

Best wishes,
Joe

[Dave]

Jun 5, 2011 18:56:44 GMT Libby said:

I did have a little trouble getting the video to advance to find that part, so I waited through it. But then after that part, I tried rewinding it, and then I was able to move it back and forth.

Hi Libby,

What Joe said.

If your internet connection is faster than 1 mbps, you should be able to see a slowly advancing mid-grey progress bar ahead of the black bar, at the bottom of the video. This shows how much of the video has loaded into your browser buffer and it should move faster than the black bar that shows what part of the video you are viewing. You can move about within the mid-grey progress bar but how long it takes to get to the end depends on the internet speed.

Otherwise, if you just need to get to near the end, you can start it playing, stick it on Pause and do something else while it loads. The file is nearly 200 MB in size, the biggest one I have on the site (and too long for Youtube). Thanks for tweeting the link.

Cheers, Dave

[Libby]

Okay, thanks! I'll go have a listen.

And you're welcome.

[graemek]

Jun 5, 2011 20:03:56 GMT Joe said:

Jun 5, 2011 18:56:44 GMT Libby said:

Does anyone know what the music is when they're showing the Wall? It starts around 10:38. I really liked that music. It was very beautiful, and fit perfectly with the part about the organization she discovered, and the washing of the wall especially. It has a sad, yet uplifting effect, which is just right. I was almost wondering if it was a hymn, but if it is, it isn't one that I know.

I did have a little trouble getting the video to advance to find that part, so I waited through it. But then after that part, I tried rewinding it, and then I was able to move it back and forth.
So if anyone could try to find that part and listen to it, I'd appreciate it. Unless you remember it.

Hi Libby,

That's the main theme of Band of Brothers, a World War 2 mini-series from HBO.

Go to YouTube and search for "band of brothers theme".

Best wishes,
Joe

First...thanks to Dave, for that great excerpt from the concert which makes obvious how fitting Hayley's Pie Jesu was to common human suffering under loss.
I'm a bit surprised nobody seems to have noticed that the lead in music to 'band of brothers' is Ennio Morricone's theme to "The Mission". Have a look / listen 8:08 to 10:20 !!

Wow !! That can't have been planned surely??

Graemek

[Richard]

Hello Graeme!

I noticed the background music straight away, but I thought it was so obvious I didn't bother to mention it. As you say, it was very appropriate to the occasion.

Richard

[Libby]

Other people did mention it here, however.

I'm sure they didn't put it in accidentally. i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

[Richard]

Michelle Baugh has posted a very moving comment on our website:

www.hayley-westenra-international.com/content/hayley-sings-pie-jesu-us-national-memorial-day-concert#comment-169

This is Michelle Githens-Baugh, my father is Rich Githens, and I'm the woman who was in the front row, whose story was featured that night. Words cannot begin to describe the myriad of emotions that were going through me while the story was being played out. AJ and Gary did a truly amazing job. I believe I can speak for Chuck when I say we were both truly honored by the way they brought our story and Dad's story to life. It was so very well done, so beautifully done and with such compassion.

I thought I could take a deep breath when it was "over", but then Hayley took the stage. I need to say at this point that the previous day Hayley asked my son and I if she could accompany us to The Wall, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and we were honored to have her with us. I guess I had no idea why she really wanted to go. I realized later that she wanted to get a feel for the Memorial and the names etched on it.

As she began to sing, my heart responded in a way I simply can't explain, her voice, the words, the song, everything about it, spoke to me. Thank you for your beautiful song Hayley, thank you for meeting my father, for your visit that day...everything about that night was amazing, but that song just pulled at my heartstrings and spoke to my heart in a way...well, my reaction wasn't expected. Thank you for allowing me to show my love for my father in a way I usually don't. You are a truly beautiful person, inside and out! You have a gift that makes people open their heart!

Michelle, proud daughter of Rich, KIA 29 May 1968

Richard

[Simba]

Wow, that's amazing, very true indeed, truly beautiful person, inside and out!

[grant]

Thanks for posting that Richard - beautifully put by Michelle. I cannot begin to imagine how that night must have been for her and I am so glad that Hayley's involvement made it even more special.

I wonder how many performers would take the sort of trouble that we know Hayley does to get into "The Mood" for those special occasions where her performance takes on such a significance - must also make it more difficult for her having done so.

I've tweeted the link to Hayley too - I'm sure she'd like to know how appreciative Michelle was of her performance that night.

Best wishes
Grant

[Richard]

Thanks Grant!

I've also posted a link to Michelle's comment on our Facebook page.

Richard

[Dave]

Hello Richard,

Thanks for dealing with this important matter, I am impressed by your link directly to Michelle's comment on the website. Like this:

www.hayley-westenra-international.com/content/hayley-sings-pie-jesu-us-national-memorial-day-concert#comment-169

For everyone's information, I have now modified the comments settings to allow website visitors optionally to post their name and contact details, without having to include it in the message text as Michelle did. Comments are enabled on certain specific news stories (and are currently moderated before publication in order to catch spam attempts).

Cheers, Dave

[Libby]

I tweeted it, too. In fact, I tweeted it @hayleywestenra, @meshell975, and @hwinternational! HWI so they could click on it, of course. For future reference, if you just put @hwi, it is a girl from Asia, so make sure you put the "nternational" after the HWI! :wink:

[Richard]

Hello Libby!

Thanks for the warning. I see you've shared the link on Hayley's official forum and Facebook, so well done.

Richard

[tireman]

I can't understand why Hayley seems so nervous when she

performs in the U S. Anyone got any ideas why?

I'm referring to the two holiday concerts she did in Washington

D C.

Larry

[Dori]

Hi Larry

I think it's because America is a big market which she has yet to fully tackle, and since she's less known over there, she takes every opportunity to impress with her beautiful voice, and hence, I think, it makes her more nervous.

Dori