James Swearingen is unquestionably one of the most performed composers of b… Read Full Bio ↴James Swearingen is unquestionably one of the most performed composers of band music in the world today. A recipient of numerous ASCAP awards, his trend-setting compositions and arrangements have a style and energy that are truly exceptional. It should come as no surprise that year after year his music is received enthusiastically by student musicians and band directors from all parts of the world. Equally recognized for his contributions to education, he currently serves as Department Chair of Music Education at Capital University, located in Columbus, Ohio.

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Majestia
James Swearingen Lyrics

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@mackenziebrxwn

7y↑104

this piece makes me really emotional because a week before the concert we performed this, one of my closest friends whom is also in band's father passed away. my director left the seat open for him and dedicated this song to his father, every time i hear it it reduces me to tears. he was in the audience and the way my mom described him and his brother's reaction to this piece broke my heart. it just goes to show how much music can impact someone.

@tuckergrimes4189

4y↑1

Why would you care about someone else's dad?

@mackenziebrxwn

4y↑10

Tucker Grimes have you ever seen someone close to you lose someone they love? even if i wasn’t personally close to his father, i saw how much he hurt and was there through it all.

@cube6500

Gay

@evabrandt6975

So you said he died a week before the concert but when you played this he was there with his brother and your mom said he loved it?

@MahomesHomes

@@cube6500 it’s not you dumbass

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@sevynlayne5365

6y↑36

I played this in middle school over 30yrs ago. Has stuck with me all these years. Beautiful piece and timeless classic. 1st Trombone!!!!

@pantherman8555

5y↑1

I'm playing it now

@evabrandt6975

Wow crazy I'm playing this soon and I'm on 3rd trombone

@domdomv1593

I’m playing this in 2 days I’m second trombone

@redactedgaming2807

I'm playing this and I'm on 3rd clarinet

@gavcat1062

Playing this in a few months also first trombone

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@amandafaithhall9443

7y↑19

Played this in high school, but our trumpets couldn't handle the solo so it was transposed to a French horn solo and played by me. Forever in love with this song! 😍

@zacharyvernon7989

23w

You guys must have had a shitty band even here in Hawaii our freshman trumpet players can handle this solo and even harder ones

@todsmod

7y↑9

I still get goose bumps every time I hear this and think of HS band days when band director would make us play anything from James Swearingen!!! Such beautiful times and music!!!

@samt514

8y↑82

1st clarinet
my longest yeah boy ever

@andrewmartin1829

randomly picked out of a hat and i'm second clarinet :(

@meghand8682

same, but 3rd...even worse all the repetition

@caroline-he9vw

7y↑1

I'm 3rd clarinet so it's easy but boring :(

@katiemorgan9964

7y↑3

1st man!!

@LyonBrosOfficial

Been first for most of middle school, then get to high school and there like nope. 2nd for u

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@samanthamoreno9637

8y↑8

ahh. this brings back so many memories. we played this in high school. I had the flute solo. I always loved this song.

@stormcat22

10y↑13

Love this song!! Remember loving all James Swearingen's songs in Jr High and High School band. I LOVE that he never neglected the low brass section! :)

@troyfield1375

Just wish he would have written something where the low brass was main feature. Would have been AWESOME.

@mackenziehargis815

7y↑10

I enjoy following along with my flute for this. I love how flute and trumpet play big parts in this piece. Truly beautiful and majestic. Definitely fits the name

@collincredo7113

1y↑3

I played this song when I was in 7th grade. So many good memories playing the trumpet solo

@cornflake1055

12y↑6

i absolutely loooove this song especially at the slower tempo. i play the flute & i'm a senior this year. my band is playing this for our winter cncrt & every time we play through this i think about all the obstacles and everything i have been through for the last 4 yrs; all the great and not so great things and the times of happiness and sad. this song just touches my heart like no other and it is a great piece to finish my very last cncrt (i graduate early) as a high school student <3

@reginaldclarke1758

7y↑26

The First 8 seconds are golden

@untrovert4344

5y↑4

epic flute

@JNugent74

14y↑4

Played this back in 1988 as part of our 8th grade band repertoire. Loved it then, love it now. This and 'The Planets - Jupiter' by Holst were my favorites.

@xloyz__

2y↑3

この曲コンクールで吹くので頑張ります💪

@jedimobslayer2480

1y↑2

Currently learning this! Definitely the best concert song we have done so far in high school!

@dkush64

12y↑13

I played this song in band in 7th grade. Got the trumpet solo at 0:58...was possibly the best band experience so far :)

@Destol

14y↑2

Reminds me of my high school days playin' flute. Beautiful song.

@kayliestar2071

7y↑5

PLAYING THIS IN BAND! FAVORITE PIECE EVER<3

@2ndamendment2

1y↑1

I just played it tonight this is a song I will remember it is a very moving piece

@timsloneker6

9y↑34

Swearingen writes beautiful trombone parts <3

@wafflenovas

I know your comment is 3 years old but I still have to agree

@pantherman8555

I play trombone

@noahice6521

@@wafflenovas i know your comment is 3 years old but i also still have to agree

@GarettPalmer

45w↑1

I was in 8th grade when i played this with the high school band. It is a phenomenel piece!!

@ih34rtcats

12w

the trumpet solo got moved to me 🥰 baritone, was such a fun piece to play for uil and spring concert in 7th grade

@arcticwildfire

15y↑1

We're thinking about playing this and Exaltation for our spring concert this year. I love Swearingen's music!

@coolness06

16y

We sightread this yesterday, and everyone fell in love with it instantly!

@warlockalice1331

13y↑1

We played this song at four of our concerts, and I played bass clarinet, first clarinet, first alto saxophone, and baritone saxophone. It was a TON of fun! And its just a beautiful piece.

@carlwest845

11y↑1

i love this song i just played in my concert for school and we sounded amazing i love this piece so much

@errickgreene1743

10y

I've been looking for this song for years and somehow the title just came to me. We played this in our middle school orchestra 30 years ago. WOW!!! I still love this beautiful song…and, yes, that flute solo is amazing.

@krommer66

This and "In All Its Glory" are his best pieces. Brings back such fond memories of my former students who worked on this piece with me.

@ChannelHandle825

7y↑1

Bee, thank you this song is amazing

@vinxek

13y

SAXES ARE THE BEST!!!!! I am a Bari. Sax player, and this song was added to our folders the other day. It is AWESOME!

@loser-with-hat

20w

I got to play this in the school band in 10th grade. Conducted by my favorite band teacher. That was our last concert with him before he left for another school. I miss him so much

@tokyowanderer009

12y

Trombone melody is badass. I remember playing this years ago in middle school... 1st bone, 1st chair. Ohhhhh what a privilege. This song and Novena for wind ensemble... Those were the days.

@Zigzag4me

13y

Flutes all the way baby! They give this piece a magical touch!

@peterbeeks863

7y↑1

Another very nice Swearingen-piece...I am a conductor, and my orchestra just loves to play this.

@untrovert4344

its band tho...

@kirby1689

I’m playing this this year and so far it’s my favorite piece Ive ever played

@Trombonesforlife

15y↑2

This is a very beautiful piece. It warms my heart so much even though I've never played it before

@majorattitude01

15y↑3

I played this in the beginning of my 8th grade year, I absolutely love this song plus I got flute solos. We decided that the soft parts would be played as a solo, and I got them all! =D

@kouyou8430

5y↑2

omfg we just got the music for this idk how this band makes it sound so good

@carsonbotelho3776

I love this piece. I think this, Variations on a Korean folk song, and havendance are some of the best pieces I've ever played, and I'm a senior.

@TheKavin1701

22w

Omg...we played this All City Band when I was in Middle School!

@baxtercat255

12y↑1

i love this song! i play 2nd trumpet and i will always love to remember playing it!

@nerdy123456789

15y↑1

song is freaking amazing!

@sevynlayne5365

3y↑1

I played this song on trombone over 30 years ago. I still remember it by heart. Had to get my horn out and play. John Hyland on trumpet solo.

@Travisjd117

15y

We are playing this song in band right now. I do enjoy this piece a lot.

@bigglewings

11y

This always used to remind of star trek when i played it back in junior high in 87. still does.

@acestar100

13y

i love band because all the music that we play just gives me chillss and makes me tear cuz of the sound nd how everything just fits together so perfectly...

@doslbabe

15y

i played this song in middle school and ive loved it since. <3 its amazing.

@VinstonCup

16y

This is such a bold and beautiful piece! Kudos to Swearingen!

@Bandee808

15y

AMAZING! I have never heard a peice so beautiful Flutes were fantastic, nice vibrato Brass has a beautiful fat tone So peaceful beautiful job I can't beleive that i am gonna have the opertunity to work with this composer it is an absolute honor.

@Kewell7me

15y

i played tis during junior band festival 08. luv the trumpet solo!

@alphapsirho

14y↑2

this brings back guard memories

@lunar84

15y

This song and When Angels Weep ( D. Shaffer) were the songs that I really connected to emotionally in band. I sitll remember how great this song was to play almost 7 years after the fact. Both beautiful songs. If you have the honor to play these songs atm in band please cherish the times you get to play them with your bandmates. As corny as it sounds this song brings back so many good memories.

@ButterKing-28

5y↑2

I remember this! I played it at JR. SYMS! I was playing the zilofone!

@cassidylewis5506

Played this in middle school. Great song!

@flamingbrain12

15y

my band is playing this this year. the baritone solo is my personal favorite

@peach_ohh

12y

Played this in eighth grade. Beautiful flute passage.

@sky-boy6038

Our band gotten this piece today! It's awesome!

@DaniChristine11

15y

we are playing this, this year! I LOVE THIS SONG

@LeftyTrombonePlayer

12y↑1

I played this piece on trombone last year for band, but I absolutely Love to play the flute solo...This entire piece--even the tuba part--is absolutely beautiful! :)

@MitsukoHikaru

15y↑1

We are playing this for my instrumental class. :) Trumpets sound awesome in this piece, and the Clarinets are brilliant. :D

@jasperwong9268

10y↑12

I am TromBonist! LOVE IT (:

@katzesear9868

8y↑2

+Jasper Wong sorry I'm a year late...

@pantherman8555

I play in middle school

@leesuej

8y↑5

IM PLAYING THIS FOR MY WINTER CONCERT

@angieb8668

AMAZING PIECE

@PinoyBaer

15y

Omg...This piece is so awesome....Epic Music. 5/5 fav'd and playlist'd...Dang. I don't do both to most vids...But this one deserves it...

@nirihs

13y↑1

OMG!!! :D I love this songgg~ When I play the melody on my trombone, it makes me feel so... Majestic! :P My middle/high school band is playing this and 'Pomp and Circumstance' for senior grad., and being the only trombonist (very small band), I get to play WELL and LOUD!

@alys_town

14y↑1

im playing this TONIGHT at my spring concert! :3

@Altrascus

14y

i just started playing this in band the other day...i like this song so far. i play 2nd trumpet

@savannahdever3539

10y

We're doing this for my HS band, and it's a wonderful piece.(:

@reignofdreams

16y

I loved this song! I played it my freshman year in hs.

@Shockra2000

14y↑1

I love this song! The melody is just wonderful! I'm playing symbols for this song in my band. Pretty fun! :-)

@gsagadin

11y

My daughter played the solo this year as a senior. I totally understand!!

@shade041

15y

I love this song. Played it my freshman year in High school. me and my bud got the turmpet duet. =P love it.

@diamondleo415

13y

i remember playing this song in middle school................ahhhhh the good ol days!!!!

@beeblebrux2112

16y

I thought this sounded very familiar, then I broke out an old CD when I played in a Knights of Columbus honors band and this was on it. Great tune and really back memories of my musician days (which are now long gone). Thanks for the memories.

@TootieFruity-ou4op

Hi 11 years passed

@EpicNarwhal

14y

we played this for our winter concert it was great i loved the trombone soli

@beedlebur

Played this piece for the first time in class in preparation for a joint concert between a junior high and high school band. I got so excited because 0:57 reminded me so much of Star Trek :DD

@zaperz500

14y

played it in 7th grade band last year NYSSMA gold. yeah take it. AWESOME song.

@AmeliaKhor0116

13y

LOVE THIS!

@AsianboyMandude

12y

This is such a beautiful song...

@SamMousestar

11y

The snare part is so fun. :3 I love this song.

@hiwonyy

11y↑1

i am in 7th grade currently and am learning to play this with our band. it sounds so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@mariocomet

13y

I have this song to practice over summer break WOOT!!!! Well, now I'll know what it's gonna sound like when I get back :D

@narusparchip007

15y

YAY we are currnetly playing this!

@williamsimonton5661

1y↑1

My concert band has to play this

@frozenjala

9y↑11

1st trumpet!

@AndrewSteinDev

10y↑9

Percussion <3

@spazattack23

15y

I LOVE Exaltation favorite piece of all time.

@colefortier

9y↑6

3rd clarinet. still a fantastic song!

@FacebookLover202

Me too!

@1trpt

11y

What a grand piece this is!!!!! :D

@nirihs

11y↑1

Though I enjoy the melody that woodwinds and trumpets play, I enjoy the lower brass melody parts more in songs. They have a really deep feeling that I can never get over.

@KryztalDayz

11y

Well just played this song at concert and our Band was bad they didn't practice and didn't learn their part. I'm a great flute player but I hope that next year our band will learn to practice and learn their part. I hope that other people will sound great next year!!

@MooglieBoo

15y

Same! I played that solo it last year and I didn't think it was very exciting (though I WAS excited there was even a baritone solo at all =]) but whatever floats your boat!

@ecogenius

16y

AWESOMENESS

@albxb90

14y

this piece calls a vision of majestic!

@penguinlover5555

8y↑19

First chair clarinet boyz

@davidb.8948

Great piece.

@xXILoveMusicxX1000

10y

Its sooo prettyyyy. I'm excited to play this for band ^-^

@defytimerewind2595

How'd it go?

@matthewcoughlan4502

10y

doing it for my 7th grade band and we all love it

@patriciamerivictoria

13y

At our last high school football game (My sister told me this because I'm too young), the band takes forever to get on the bus because the start with the marching song that year and work back until there's only seniors playing. They don't play the whole peice but, the first comment reminded me of that so I thought I would sshare a cool tradition.

@josephvandevelde130

In the 7th grade I played this as the only euphonium. That translated one of the parts from a section part to an unglorified solo. Needless to say, I was terrified but loved it.