Jesse Ayers
Fire of the Living God, The
Orchestra. 9 minutes. 3333 (EH opt), 4331, timp+3, pno, women's voices (optional), strings
Surround-sound. The 3rd movement of ...and they gathered on Mount Carmel.
Score $25 Parts rental ORDER/QUESTION
"Fantastic piece! The hit of our tour. Bravo!" —Dr. Richard Fischer
It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now.
click to hear excerpt of band version
It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now.
click to hear complete work (band version)
Fire of Living God performed at international festival
September 2003. Jesse Ayers is one of six American composers whose music has been selected by the International Society for Contemporary Music to represent the United States at the prestigious World Music Days festival. His work, The Fire of the Living God, was selected by an international jury of distinguished composers.
Performances of this work
December 3, 2011, Bel Air, MD
The Susquehanna Symphony OrchestraThe Fire of the Living God
Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra
Sheldon Bair, conductor
Bel Air High School
100 Heighe Street
7:30 p.m. local time
Sunday, March 6, 2011, Kingston, RI
...and they gathered on Mount Carmel
University of Rhode Island Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Dr. Gene Pollart, conducting
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
105 Upper College Road
7:00 p.m. local time
Jesse will be present at this performance
Friday, May 14, 2010, Clarksville, Tennessee
The Fire of the Living God
Rossview High School Symphonic Band
Brock Cobb, conducting
Rossview High School
7:00 p.m. local time
Saturday, October 31, 2009, Irvine, California
...and they gathered on Mount Carmel
Concordia Wind Orchestra, Jeff Held, conductor
Concordia University Center
12:00 noon local time
Sunday, October 18, 2009, Austin, TX
...and they gathered on Mount Carmel for wind orchestra
Concordia Wind Orchestra, Jeff Held, conductor
Bethany Lutheran Church
3701 W. Slaughter Ln.
7:30 p.m. local time
Friday, October 16, 2009, Houston, TX
...and they gathered on Mount Carmel
Concordia Wind Orchestra, Jeff Held, conductor
Trinity Lutheran Church
800 Houston Avenue
7:30 P.M. local time
November 15, 2003, Bakersfield, CA
The Fire of the Living God
(for surround-sound wind orchestra)
The California State Univ-Bakersfield Concert Band
Dr. Doug Davis, conducting
September 2003, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The Fire of the Living God for surround-sound wind orchestra
The International Society for Contemporary Music World Music Days
The Slovenian Armed Forces Orchestra
Milivoj Surbek, conducting