IAC023
by Ian A Cook 2014
To See the Sky for SATB choir a capella written for Academy of Voices, conducted by Michael Jeffrey
text by Sara Teasdale 1915
Ian A Cook composer | engraver www.ianacook.com
IAC023
To See the Sky by Ian A Cook
Leaves
Duration: 7′30″
by Sara Teasdale One by one, like leaves from a tree, All my faiths have forsaken me; But the stars above my head Burn in white and delicate red, And beneath my feet the earth Brings the sturdy grass to birth. I who was content to be But a silken-singing tree, But a rustle of delight In the wistful heart of night, I have lost the leaves that knew Touch of rain and weight of dew. Blinded by a leafy crown I looked neither up nor down— But the little leaves that die Have left me room to see the sky; Now for the first time I know Stars above and earth below.
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written for Academy of Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey
To See the Sky for SATB choir a capella Sara Teasdale (1884–1933) 1915
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