This poem, set for women’s chorus and strings by composer Ola Gjeilo, was commissioned by a consortium of 22 organizations.  It was performed by the Women’s Honor Choir at the 2011 ACDA National Convention in Chicago.

Here’s an excellent vid of a performance by the Baylor University Bella Voce women’s choir, conducted by Dr. Lynne Gackle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYNsT6AxBvk

TUNDRA

©2010 by Charles Anthony Silvestri

Wide, worn and weathered,

Sacred expanse

Of green and white and granite grey;

Snowy patches strewn,

Anchored to the craggy earth, 

Unmoving;

While clouds dance

Across the vast, eternal sky.

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