TO SING OF HOPES AND DREAMS
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LYRICS
THE SONGS OF TIME
At the dawn of time
A young mother rocked her baby
In the first light of morning, the music began
Through the ages the music grew
And soon became woven
Into the fabric of our lives
Work song, singing games
Music for dancing
At funerals and feasts
Songs to pass on the history of the people
To the next generation
Songs of worship and love and war
Choirs and orchestras
And all kinds of bands
Added their music
To the sounds of the universe
Music
What a beautiful way to communicate
Music
To lift the spirit from pain
To celebrate the joy of existence
And now, today, we watch it happen
Child becomes youth, youth becomes adult
And the music plays on
Past, present, future – all connected
Vibrant with the songs of time
The songs of Time
THE CULTURAL MOSAIC
The language of music
Displays itself in many tongues
Each culture sing its way into our hearts
Oh, no more auction block for me
I’ll give my love an apple without any core
Each culture remains distinct
Each piece has its own musical colour
John Kanakanaka too rye-ay
The songs of the First People’s Nations
And the Inuit drums in the north have a story to tell
Each musical tongue speaks from its own experience
Tells us who we are
Reminds us of our won humanity
Ensemble nous chanton la création
(Together we sing of creation)
Ensemble nous chanton la chanson
(Together we sing the song)
REACHING OR THE FUTURE
Where will the winds of the future blow?
What dance will be danced?
What painting and photography or sculpture
Will brave the changing tides of time?
What kind of music will sound
For the mysterious journey of the whales
The majestic flight of the eagles
The parade of stars
In a black, black sky?
To eat, to drink, to laugh, to cry;
We cannot be separate from the world around us
We are a part of a huge network
Dancer, artist, actor, musician
Each one with an individual identity
Different perspectives linked by a love of the arts
We are the music makers
We sing the hopes and the dreams of the people
Into the future we dance our dance
With the throb of a heart-beat
The haunting flow of a melody
The rich heritage of harmony and counterpoint
Into the future we dance our dance
Past the limits of space and time
We are the music makers
We play the music – we sing the song
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SATB SCORE: THE SONGS OF TIME (mvt 1)
SATB SCORE: THE CULTURAL MOSAIC (mvt 2)
SATB SCORE: REACHING TO THE FUTURE (mvt 3)
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SATB with piano – SONGS OF TIME – LMS 808
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SATB with piano – CULTURAL MOSAIC – LMS 809
SATB with piano – CULTURAL MOSAIC – LMS 809 (PDF)
SATB with piano – REACHING TO THE FUTURE – LMS 810
SATB with piano – REACHING TO THE FUTURE – LMS 810 (PDF)
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