To the Sun, To the Risen by Peter Van Zandt Lane

Peter Van Zandt Lane

To The Sun, To The Risen for chamber choir

Peter Van Zandt Lane

Composed for The New York Virtuoso Singers

To The Sun, To The Risen for SSATBB Chamber Choir

Performance Notes:

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Accidentals apply to the octave in which they appear and hold throughout the measure. In highly chromatic passages, courtesy accidentals have been provided.

Approximate Duration: 5 minutes

Text by Franz Wright from “God’s Silence” Text used with permission of the poet and publishers. Contact the composer for any inquiries: peter@peterlanemusic.com

TO THE SUN, TO THE RISEN

For now you are still just a word, but the time is not far when you will namelessly unperceived shine once again So the visionary is whatever is self-evident e.g. I am voyaging around the sun for now Return me to, return to me the still gold-lit place of Your peace still gold-lit space I have quieted my soul like a weaned child And permit my small translation to nothing at last

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TO THE SUN, TO THE RISEN Composed for the New York Virtuoso Singers

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