Commissioned by the National Park Service for the Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center, and shown continuously there for many years. Produced by the National Park Service and recorded by Shenandoah Conservatory faculty and students in 1982 at the National Park Service Audio-Visual Center in Harpers Ferry, WV.  (The film was revised in the early 2000’s. The new version of “The Gift” has a additional footage and new narration, as well as a new score by a different composer.)