Warrior Legacy

“The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become.” – Heraclitus

So I know you might wonder why the title is called Warrior Legacy? I chose the title, “Warrior Legacy” because that is one of the songs that I love playing in the orchestra at LHS. I play the first and second violin and viola parts in the song. The composer is Soon Hee Newbold. She is one of many composers that I love. She gives every section of the string orchestra a chance to the melody of every song she composes.

So, one of the classes that I was taking is Musical Acoustics. My professor, Dr. Leighly asked me if she can bring my violin or viola to demonstrate. So I said, of course, and I’ll demonstrate like harmonics, bowstring, etc. So I asked Dr. Leighly if I can play a song for the class. She said, “sure, why not?” So I played Warrior Legacy on my violin and after that, the whole class applauded and asked me questions. After that, I was excited to play for the first time this semester since I have not played for a long time. I have practiced a lot, but not in a classroom of other musicians.

There are two versions of the song, Sting and Full Orchestra. Please listen to either of these while reading About the Music.

String Orchestra version

Full Orchestra version

About the Music:

Like the rest of Massachusetts, Fairhaven is rich in history and home to many prominent historical figures. Located on the south coast, English settlers from the Plymouth Colony purchased the land in 1670. Sea battles and invasions took place near Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven during the Revolutionary War and 1812. Whaling was also a huge part of the culture and influenced Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, who left Fairhaven on a whaling ship called the Acushnet in the 1840s. Warrior Legacy commemorates the rich past events that have helped shape our country and continue to influence the pioneers of the future.