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Choral
Windsong (Settings of Women's Spiritual Poetry)
SATB chorus, organ
Year Written: 1998
Duration: 20:00
Theme: Multicultural: Buddhist/Japanese/Kashmir/China
DEVELOPED BY DUMASTAR
Commissioned By
The American Guild of Organists for the Biennial National Convention, Denver CO and premiered by Ars Nova Singers, 1998
Text: Owl Woman; Izumi Shikibu; Lal Ded; Li Quingzhao, Kadya Molodowsky
How shall I begin my song
In the blue night that is settling?
In the great night my heart will go out.
Toward me the darkness comes rattling.
In the great night m heart will go out...
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