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Eric William Barnum
A conductor and composer, Eric William Barnum continues to passionately seek new ground in the choral field. Working with choirs of all kinds, his collaborative leitmotif endeavors to provide intensely meaningful experiences for singers and audiences. Barnum is currently the Director of Choral Activities at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and previously, the Director...
Eric William Barnum
The Long View
A natural tapestry of sound and color describing the dramatic Hudson River landscape.
SATB a cappella
Dedicated to the retirement of Marist College president Dr. Dennis J. Murray, “The Long View” sets the evocative text of master-poet Charles Anthony Silvestri in musical landscape of constantly shifting colors and textures, rich sonorities, and soaring vocal lines. Text painting abounds in this difficult natural setting, as colors tumble, water glitters, and the rugged land rises up. It concludes in wondrous introspection, as one often feels when overwhelmed by the stunning natural landscapes of North America.
Text
Over the ridge
The summer sun sets
Colors tumbling
Sun strewn
An impossible tapestry
Of lavender
Vermilion
And golden satin
Glittering upon
A ribbon of water
As I take in
The long view down the river.
This water flows
Through villages and towns
Past farm and mill
Through time
Into this valley pour
The joys and sorrows
The work and prayers
Of generations
This rugged land rises up
And tumbles down
A testament of ages
Majestic, wondrous, free
Over the ridge
The sun sets
And I reflect on my time
In this wholesome valley
My heart is full
My spirit free
As I take in once more
That long view down the river
— Charles Anthony Silvestri
The summer sun sets
Colors tumbling
Sun strewn
An impossible tapestry
Of lavender
Vermilion
And golden satin
Glittering upon
A ribbon of water
As I take in
The long view down the river.
This water flows
Through villages and towns
Past farm and mill
Through time
Into this valley pour
The joys and sorrows
The work and prayers
Of generations
This rugged land rises up
And tumbles down
A testament of ages
Majestic, wondrous, free
Over the ridge
The sun sets
And I reflect on my time
In this wholesome valley
My heart is full
My spirit free
As I take in once more
That long view down the river
— Charles Anthony Silvestri
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