Commissioned for a premiere performance at the Texas Music Educators Association 2000 convention, Joseph Martin's Come to the Music is alive and electric with driving rhythm, memorable melodies,

"There will be rest, and sure stars shining over the rooftops crowned with snow, a reign of rest, serene forgetting, the music of stillness holy and low." This masterful setting of Sara Teasdale's

The stunning text is a succinct and honest tribute to those among us who are the true heroes-those who put their lives in peril for the good of all. Powerful and dynamic music supports the emotive lyrics,