Dykes - Eternal Father, Strong to Save for Brass Quintet Guilmant Roger Bobo remembers listening to

Roger Bobo remembers listening to the Dizzy Trio performing traditional American Folk tunes such as Turkey in the Straw and Way Down Upon the Swanee River as a child

difficult passages and ornaments

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 is possible to divide the music into three sections and perform each section separately

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

Dykes - Eternal Father, Strong to Save for Brass Quintet Guilmant Roger Bobo remembers listening toEternal 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