The Divine Comedy (Robert W. Smith) - Philharmonic Youth Winds 

I was kind of annoyed with the narration in the beginning because I just wanted to get to the piece, but when he said "I SEE HIM IN THE FLESH, LUCIFER, THE DEVIL HIMSELF" I got insane goosebumps

I played that trumpet solo in the inferno. That whole piece is no joke, they did a great job.

The narration should be a requirement of all performances of these pieces.

i didn't know there was a narration (im playing the ascension) and i love it omg. this guy especially did an amazing job

RIP Robert W. Smith. Greatest composer, teacher, and musician I have ever met. Your work lives on in us <3

Amazing that peace is truly amazing! I just love the narrator! When he said Lucifer the devil himself gave me chills and it still does.

Our band performed this the year my mom passed and they dedicated ‘Paradiso’ to my mom and you guys performed it wonderfully! 💕

I played timpani on this piece in high school. What an epic piece of music! Too bad my music program in my high school was trash and we could barely fudge our way through it. I always wanted to perform this piece with an ensemble of talented, dedicated musicians. That day never came for me.

The entire piece was fantastic, but I must say that Inferno was my favorite movement. I mean, I might be playing that solo at the beginning sometime in my life (at the very least I hope).

I played this on percussions in inferno I played chains on the ground 😂

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I was in Florence, the birthplace of Dante, today and hearing this. While I was approaching the Piazza di Santa Corce and I saw the great monument of Dante, this segment

Amazing. Dante was a genious, and his work is just fantastic. Robert W Smith and all the orchestra made really a great job :D

The timpani part in inferno is insane!

We did the ascension for marching band in 2002. Best damn show ever. Topped with a ten yard dash and diamond drill. 🔥

I just cant help but laugh at the fact that the lick is the main melody at

We're playing this in my school, and I had no idea there was narration; this was amazing

This entire piece touches my soul...

io ho i brividi ogni volta che lo riguardo! bellissimo! bravissimi !

Was such an amazing piece to play. we had combined with all the other schools in my area and my god was this such an amazing piece to play. im a percussionist and when i say it was the most fun ive ever had playing a piece, it was truly such an experience