Dykes - Eternal Father, Strong to Save for Brass Quintet Guilmant Ward is a patriotic song

Ward is a patriotic song that was first published in 1910

This four minute work for advanced performers is in swing style and is fun and challenging to perform with all players getting a "kick at the can"

It has been beautifully transcribed by Ed Hayes and Frank Harmantas for Trombone Quartet or 4-part Trombone Ensemble of moderately advanced performers

The music has been recorded by the Summit Brass in a spectacular recording which is available for purchase on CD or as a download on iTunes

Tallis was the first English composer to set English words to music for the Church

Dykes - Eternal Father, Strong to Save for Brass Quintet Guilmant Ward is a patriotic songEternal Father is a popular hymn sung by members of the U. S., British and French Navies and is often called The Navy Hymn. The work was written in 1860 61 by two English clergymen, Rev. John Bacchus Dykes and the lyrics by Rev. William Whiting with inspiration from the Old and New Testaments. The Navy Hymn is also known as Melita. This noble music was a favorite of President Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt and was performed at the