MAY THE WINDS WELCOME YOU

May the Winds Welcome You by John David Hazlett invites listeners to rise on gentle currents and drift into a world of light and stillness. Inspired by the Old Irish Balloonist’s Prayer, the music unfolds like an open sky—soft breezes carrying whispers of hope and freedom. With soaring lines and tender harmonies, this stunning new piece for concert band celebrates the grace of flight and the quiet strength of the wind’s embrace.

–Old Irish Balloonists Prayer…
May the winds welcome you with softness.
May the sun bless you with its warm hands.
May you fly so high and so well that God
joins you in laughter and sets you gently
back into the loving arms of Mother Earth.