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The Promise of Three Moments (2017)

SATB, piano (ensemble)
Published by J.W. Pepper

A poetic vision by Ronald W. Cadmus in which the past, present and future intertwine to shape our perception of what is to come. Commissioned by the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale Jeffrey R. Smith, cond. Premiered at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia 6/24/18.

Ensemble: piano, horn, bass and percussion
Also piano

Duration: 8′ 45”


The future is so near as each approaching second
Brings “tomorrow” into “now” then steps into the “past.”
Moments, each that birth a dream, come true, remembered:
Eternity, imagination, the chronicles of time.

All live and move in thoughts we breathe,
Inhaling innovations in the whispers of an instant.
Time speaks to us in silent thoughts; stirs the mind to gaze at stars
And blaze a trail upon the constellations.

In just three moments we seek the dawn that breaks
With new discoveries that lead us to conceive what life can be.
Within our mind, our soul,
Our heart, is bursting the brilliant light
So we might see what yet can be.

Light lives and moves in thoughts we breathe, inhaling innovations
In the whispers of an instant.
Time speaks to us in silent thoughts; stirs the mind to gaze at stars
And blaze a trail upon the constellations.
In just three moments

Fresh dreams and passions,
Surprising myst’ries
Like wings unfolding in a chrysalis
Things unimagined reveal their secrets
And vow their sweet betrothal with a kiss.
Learn from the lessons of the past
To make the world a better place.
Then shape your visions to inspire all the human race.

and live, and live, and live,
The promise of three moments:
Eternity, imagination, the chronicles of time!

Filed Under: Accompanied, Choral Music Tagged With: Ensemble, Piano, SATB

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