Where Eagles Soar
(Steven Reinecke)
Commissioned by the Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine to commemorate their 10th
anniversary, Where Eagles Soar portrays the beauty, grandeur, and freedom of that great
state. It is also meant to represent the state of mind that occurs when one realized their full
potential. As we grow and learn as human beings, we understand what unique and special
talents we each possess and that we have a responsibility to use those gifts to enrich each
other's lives. When one fully comprehends this, our inner spirit takes flight and is lifted up
where the eagles soar.
The majesty, beauty and strength of the eagle's flight is portrayed with sensitivity and skill
in this uplifting work! This is a simply magnificent piece that sits on the upper side of the
medium-easy level due to some brief flourishes in the woodwind parts, but the result is
spectacular. Outstanding!

Steven Reineke was born in 1970 in Tipp City, Ohio and developed an interest in his musical
talents at an early age on the trumpet. At age fifteen, he taught himself how to play the
piano. He continued his trumpet studies at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, receiving two
Bachelor of Music degrees with honors in both trumpet performance and music
composition.