SATB, unaccompanied

NOTE FROM THE COMPOSER

During the recent pandemic and seemingly constant world crises,  I felt helpless, full of unanswered questions, and most of all – profoundly sad for the thousands of families who lost a loved one – a mother, a father, a child, a grandparent, a friend, or someone else in their family circle.  One morning, I sat down and wrote this work as a gift to honor those who lost their lives in this pandemic.  It is the smallest of contributions, but I trust it brings comfort to those left behind.

The e-Music score is a free download, and directors are free to make as many copies as needed for their ensembles – again, at no charge for the scores.

I wrote a 30-minute work by the same title (In Paradisum), built on many of the same motives as the motet below. In fact, the motet is the 3rd movement of 6 movements in the new work, which is for SATB voices and chamber orchestra (fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, harp, and strings). The larger work is available on zrstroope.com as well.

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This SATB recording was made by The New American Voices, a professional choral ensemble under Randall’s direction.