Anytime someone creates something, their creation becomes special to them. But like everything, some creations are more special than others. This song is one of those most special things for me. It has been an influence upon my life for as long as I can remember.

In my version, I tried to not only render the song, but to perhaps capture a little of the history of it and the country it has come to represent. It starts simply, a fledgling single key melody on the piano - just as our nation started as an unlikely fledgling among the world community of nations. And then it builds - each phrase a little stronger, a little grander than the previous - just as these United States of America too have grown.

After all these years, after all the events I have experienced and witnessed, I still feel a chill every time I hear it.

Forever may it wave,

Reeves

Star Spangled Banner was created using 3 Acoustic Grand Pianos, 1 Acoustic Bass, 2 String Ensembles 1 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, and 1 Cello), 1 String Ensemble 2 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, and 1 Contrabass), 1 Orchestral Harp, 1 Synthesized Brass Section 2 (Consisting of 1 Trumpets, 1 Cornet, 2 French Horns, 1 Trombone, 1 Baritone, and 1 Tuba), 2 Timpani, 1 Crash Cymbal 1, and 1 Crash Cymbal 2.