Poem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason, music composed and performed by David W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale]. This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir in Mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts ...  morePoem by 17th Century Unitarian minister and poet John Mason, music composed and performed by David W Solomons [aka the dwsChorale]. This particular setting was composed with a small mixed-ability choir in Mind, so the voices are mainly in two parts (men's and women's voices), splitting to four parts (SATB) occasionally, where the words suggest it. The musical style is reminiscent Of the 19th century although the piano part does go into 20th century style syncopation at times.  

Below is the English translation by the poet, please turn the Closed Captioning on for best experience. Time drifts on between each breath for you and I When Your destination arrives, have Your dreams gone to rest? Body and Mind worn out between each...  moreBelow is the English translation by the poet, please turn the Closed Captioning on for best experience. Time drifts on between each breath for you and I When Your destination arrives, have Your dreams gone to rest? Body and Mind worn out between each sunset and sunrise When calamity strikes, would then Your heart return home? As one act after another plays out, unfamiliarity Of nonexistence Seeking and searching, how to link pearls on a broken string? How to sing the missing notes? If tomorrow were Your next life How would you spend Your day today? If tomorrow were Your next life How would you spend Your day today? Use warmth to safeguard life from within Let each wave leave its trace behind Use Mindfulness to protect wellbeing Let the wheel Of life be given light Translator: Lindsay Chang / Tiffany Hsu Conductor: Meng-Hsien PENG Pianist: Nai-Chia WANG Audio Recording Engineer: Chao-Hui WANG Performance: Müller Chamber Choir Performed at National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan 9 J...    less