This instrumental by The Bards of Balance features three themes of the humility, faith and courage needed for a better society.

The Bards of Balance Collection

Humility, Faith, Courage

When my wife Cindy lost her job because of early cognitive decline, we resolved to reboot her life by hiking along the American Discovery Trail. We walked over 5,000 miles from the Pacific coast back home to Connecticut, lasting a full leap year of 366 days. The journey lived up to the name of the trail we followed, enabling us to discover America in ways few people experience.

The American Discovery symphony tells our journey’s tale with music, slides, sound effects and interviews. The five movements of Beauty, Culture, Kindness, Joy and Journey cover different facets of the discovery theme. As the symphony unfolds two additional themes emerge: living life fully despite adversity and the love of two people returning to the passion that originally united them.

This track is the first movement of the symphony, called Beauty, composed for a brass ensemble and classical guitar. The movement follows the arc of a beautiful day with natural landscapes from across the country. This is a draft recording generated by Finale software.

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