Highly rhythmic in both accompaniment and voices with independent vocal lines, this work simply radiates energy with a message of hope and empowerment: "To the stars through difficulties, look upward, move
Based on a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, this powerful concert piece expresses words of encouragement for those who seek their dreams, and optimism for those who work without rest for positive change
"Ah, weary wee flipperling, curl at thy ease! The storm shall not wake thee, nor shark overtake thee, asleep in the arms of the slow-swinging seas..." This charming poem by Rudyard Kipling is the