Vitae Aeternum (Conducted by Paul Lovatt-Cooper) 

Brass band and choir, what a fabulous combination! Just brilliant.

Amazing performance..me as a 2nd Baritone player absolutely learn alot. We have a competition in Ozzy this year. We selected this piece. Much appreciated

I can honestly say the last 16 bars makes my hairs stand on end. His enthusiasm and passion screaming at the band and then lifting them again right at the end. Incredible.

At 8:43, that's the part in Crown's 2014 bring me a smile all the time. Don't know why. I was just sitting there and smile every freaking time.

Me and my sister where taught by Paul and we still play his music in our band to this day 💕 mad to think he's now a celebrity in the banding world

I love seeing a composer conducting his own piece of music. You see it as he intended it to be played. Each conductor reads the music differently. This is the true reading. And, being brought up in the Salvation Army, he gives the salute to Heaven. God Bless You, PLC.

Love how Paul really takes charge and leads the band - a great interpretation by the composer

This recording is so amazing. I believe it's the Holy Spirit's moving especially when the chorus starts singing.

crown 2014 :-)

Can never listen to this too much! Love it!

Carolina Crown 2014 everyone!

When I die, I want this to be playing as I run towards Glory!

Nice....he must have been thinking of this band when he put notes to staff...fits ...like a glove!!!!! He looks like he is conducting and having the time of his life ....and an Army salute at the end!!!

I just came here for Crown 2014

I am speachless .Its inspiratioal,how I would have liked to have been playing in that performance.It reminded me of Elgar Howarth conducting the massed bands at the Albert Hall playing" Resurgam "when the death of Eric Ball was announced.Sometimes magic just comes into music & makes it extra special.Thank you for this upload.

Well I can see a lot of folks are looking for the week spots, but this was a total blessing for me. An astounding culmination of multi general Sallies do a superb job of lifting praise, an unbridled burst of motivational conducting from the composer himself and a heartfelt salute to his SA Heritage at the end. Thank you to all involved and to those who posted it. Most inspirational

it is wonderful, what a great work ! what a sound ! And the mix of the chor and the brass is really nice to hear

Very Spiritual Piece I must say !😮‍💨♥

Glad he involved the young people. They are the future of our Army

This is what a Champion plays! Cannot wait for this new season...

Crown's gonna kill it this year.

I Love this piece of music

Playing Paul Lovatt-Cooper's music is challenging for any brass musician....you better be prepared for the double and triple tounging, glissando's, runs up and down scales, Whew!!!! I would love to have a drum corps play his music,but trying to play some of his more trickier parts while on the move may really be challenging....but the results when perfected would be fantastic

Awesome piece of music!

Great to hear it the way how Paul meant it to be played. Not played flawless, but great how he conducts the last minute! I love how he intended the end to be much more outstretched than i have ever heard it before.

what an awesome generational experience to have the GNY youth band and the NYSB play together, so much interconnected history! thank you england for letting them borrow PLC!

Wow,......just awesome!!!!

Bravissimi la Brass band questo pezzo era difficile voi l'avete suonare veloce anche le militari belle e brave un bel 10 per il brano e 10 per canto ciao da francy da spezia

I was waiting for a drum corps to play this for years

Awesome music. Must have been an amazing atmosphere.

All the comments already made speak for themselves. Wonderful music.

Amazing!

Im doing this song in my school marching band show

Paul Lovatt Cooper a great composer

Conducting without a score. AWESOME AND INSPIRING!!

Awesome!!!!

Fire in the Blood is amazing, especially if you're a Salvationist. Even if you're not, it's still awesome. Paul Lovatt-Cooper has quite the composing talent. Whether it's Where Eagles Sing, Pound the Streets, Walking with Heroes, or Vitae Aeternum itself, they're all intense and deliver their own kind of feeling. They're epic!

This is amazing!!! Love it!!

And the views have doubled in the last half hour

@James Walker... What planet are you on??? PLC writes some epic music. Each composer/arranger has their own style, and PLC has his own style. As for shelf life, I've listened to most of PLC pieces, even played one and found it to be written very well. The parts might not be easy but once put together they sound immense. This piece playing sends chills down my spine because it just fills you with that feeling. I am writing some brass band stuff and I often listen to PLCs music for inspiration.

WOW ! amazing !! more more more

I see that Paul Lovatt Cooper gave the Salvation Army salute which is used by all Salvationists

my dad's friends with Paul

good one

8:40 mr wynton Marsalis out there in the front

The composer is Paul Lovatt-Cooper, the man conducting the band.

Vitae Aeternum is Everlasting Life in Latin :D

Who all came here because of Carolina Crown?

DO ANYBODY KNOW IF THIS CONCERT WAS FILMED ON TO DVD AS I LOVE THIS PIECE ,IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES AS A EX S.A. BANDSMAN.

2 things. 1. My high school marching band won state fair with this song arranged by Matt Harloff. 2. What instrument has the solo around 1 minute in? I can't tell.

Hey teacher

Anyone know of other songs that sound similar to the intro and ending of this?

End of choir 7:00 (personal stamp)

Great piece, great night and the Lords name was def lifted up. PLC writes some fun music. And for the hater "Glyno" there was a couple of crappy mics in the front and thats it. Plus both bands had already played a ton of Pauls music that night, so lips would have been pretty tired at this point. Next time Im sure you can ask to be a guest soloist.

no your blaming it on the mic job, this jus gets better and better

I remember the world premiere in Holland by Black Dyke ......

Is this on a Vinyl album or CD? Anyone got any details.

Actually mate, I think you'll find that the Top chair is NYSB, and is alternating as it goes down. So second man is from the GNYYB etc... Just to let you know. So your observation of all the solo cornets being older, is unfortunately not true.

Not everyone can play it perfectly . You too(;

too bad the bells are not hearable in the end anymore...

7:01

I just noticed he's conducting without a score...or even a stand. Didn't notice it that night, and yeah, of course he wouldn't need one, but I'd feel awkward without some anchor to go back to at times.

That poor one guy at 9:48

Close

Can anyone tell me what those bell to the ceiling horns are in the front row?

The front row are the NYSB and the second row are also solo cornets and their young. Shut up and criticise somewhere else.

By the way...it's called a trill.....all they were doing was trilling on the note at 1:45.....come on...if you are good enough to critique.....surely you will be good enough to realize that the cornets are trilling on two notes.......think before you critique...might be a slogan you might want to adopt.....it could help you..!

Salvation Army plays best

sorry but who is the composer ?

No way is PLC anywhere close to Ball, Wilby or Howarth. His music has a limited shelf life and will soon go out of fashion because it's all the same. I've played a few of his pieces and they're very poorly written - static harmony, poor counterpoint, key changes that simply don't work, lack of development etc. The worst of these is Fire in the Blood. He writes a good opener but doesn't have the tools to write a major work.