(Level 3) This is an a cappella arrangement of Ralph Towner's beautiful melody, previously performed by the Paul Winter Consort and by Oregon, with poetic lyrics by Gary Rosen. An open, multi-textured arrangement, it starts with a bass ostinato, bulding gradually with the addition of a lilting melody and gentle background and rises to a climax with multiple contrapuntal, interweaving lines which resolve inevitably to a rich final chord. Recorded on UNC's Hot VI. SATB a cappella.

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GARY ROSEN grew up in New Rochelle, New York. An alumnus of Yale University and Berklee College of Music, he has performed in a variety of settings as both a vocalist and keyboardist. He has been a bass/baritone arranger for the L. A. Jazz Choir, Vocal Summit (with Bob Stloff, Paula Cole, and Paul Stiller), Herd of Cats (a cappella septet), and Eight to the Bar (a cappella octet). He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he is a dermatologist by day and leads his a cappella sextet by night.