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to be frank I actively avoided making this piece too diffrent from the original, as I share the proccess of creating my piece on youtube, and people really want to hear something the recognize instently. I appreciate the kind words a lot though, thank you so much.

totally fair points, I might fix it in the future thank you so much! funny people here follow after my youtube I'm now kind of regretting I didn't bother making that piece playble though

I very much enjoyed this! I watched the youtube with score. The starting measures actually which gave me goose bumbs! I don't know the Ukrainian national anthem but knew when it came in by the colored lyrics. Would be great if singers could be added. I haven't written a fugue in a long time but listen to Bach all the time (my fav composer as well). This fugue appears true to form even as it's very chromatic. Of course Art of Fugue comes to mind. Congrats on this work! Thanks for comments on my first jazz composition attempt, Night Train Home. I have a long way to go learning jazz, and appreciate mentioning Nikolai Kapustin who I've never heard before. I listened to several of his jazz piano solo works and hope to work to his level of expertise.

Hi there, Tunndy! Long time no see! You have made a wonderful effort into this orchestration, and have an intricacy I am not in the mood of describing, because it is unbelievably intricate. I like the harp solo-ish part very much, and also the section right after that! There are both very smart. By the ending the polyrhythms are also very good. Compared to the previous attempts of orchestration, you have improved a lot. I see you have taken some of the advice from people or, at least beings such as me or @PeterthePapercomPoser.

Great work. There are brilliant parts and some very original arrangements. However, I think that at times it is too literal with respect to the original song, which isn't bad, it's just a matter of taste. The introduction is very good, distributing the melody between the strings and the winds. I think the first verse forgets this dialogue a little and relies heavily on the strings, which then move to another level but continue to carry the melody. There are some tessituras that I think are unnecessarily out of place, if they are even possible to play effectively (double basses in 29 and 30). There are also several instances where the strings split into several notes and it is unclear whether they are double-triple stops or divisi. I also find it strange to see the piccolo and flute in unison, with the former in a very low register. In conclusion, I see a huge amount of work that sounds good. But orchestrating is not easy, and the orchestra you have chosen is quite large.

This is my first submission (of two) to the YCF 2025 Christmas Event. We are all awaiting (or at least the children do wait for) Christmas Eve. Since there are still a few days to go, the time should be peaceful and quiet – despite the stress and noise as it is in reality. Thus, the idea behind this piece is to imagine the night before Christmas, the church where crowds of people will gather tomorrow to celebrate Christmas Eve. The church is empty, or seems to be empty, but there are three musicians playing a piece that is reminiscent of either night music or a final rehearsal before the upcoming concert.