James Elias Pick is a composer and collaborative pianist based in Southwest Washington. Active throughout the Pacific Northwest, he works as a music...
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Item no. 1001486P (SAB print)
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About This Piece
This stunning new work features lush, accessible harmonies over a gentle piano, building to a radiant moment as we “wait, rest, believe.” A calm secular selection for school and community choirs, and a welcome reprieve in a busy season.
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- Voicing
- SAB
- Composer
- James Elias Pick
- Duration
- 3:41
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A chill sweeps down from the hills, Comes gently to rest in the valley. The frosted fields are fallow, And all is folded in, at rest. The trees, now bare of leaves, Clatter gently in the breeze: A whispered melody. And it is quiet. It is quiet. I will go softly in winter, The way the first snowflakes fall. Silent, serene, and slowly, slowly. I will go softly in winter, To learn a quieter song: A music that lives near to silence, And waits to be heard. A chill sweeps down from the hills, And waits just beyond the front door. It ices the windows, And softly calls to those within: “Come walk the frozen ground, And see the winter stars. The world is hushed, waiting. And it is quiet. It is quiet.” I will go softly in winter, To find the beauty it brings. Returning with handfuls of quiet, of peace. I will go softly in winter, And learn from slumbering earth, To wait, rest, believe, That every season returns.