SATB a cappella
5 min
Text: Marjorie Pickthall
Commissioned by THAT CHOIR 2017. Premiered May 2017, Toronto.
premiere audio – copyright That Choir, Craig Pike.
O, fly away on the wings of love,
While love in our hearts shall be.
O, why do you turn to the wild sky,
Away from the trees and me?
O, when I fly, I’ll fly like the white sea dove,
To the heart of the wide grey sea.
Dr. Matthew Emery 