Look To This Day!

An exuberant setting of a Hindu poet's celebration of the present moment

Poet/Lyricist:

Kalidasa

Commissioned by First Unitarian Society of Madison / Ellsworth Snyder

An exuberant setting of “The Exhortation of the Dawn,” a timeless writing by the 5th century Hindu poet, Kalidasa. Orchestral chimes and a feast of choral counterpoint bring vitality to the joyful mandate: "Look to this day!

Item	Instrumentation/Voicing	Duration	Level	Audio	Peruse	Delivery Method (Print vs. Digital)	Price	Quantity
SEA-002-00	SATB, organ, orchestral chimes - Choral Score	4'	M			Sheet Music	$3.00	Quantity
SEA-002-00DEL	SATB, organ, orchestral chimes - Choral Score	4'	M			Licensed PDF	$3.00	Quantity

The Exhortation of the Dawn

Poem by Kalidasa

Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existence:
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendor of beauty;

For yesterday is but a dream,
And tomorrow is only a vision;
But today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day.

Performers:

Premiere: Choir of First Unitarian Society of Madison / Ellsworth Snyder (Madison, WI)
Camerata Singers of Muskegon / Floyd Farmer (Muskegon, MI)
Choir of First Unitarian Church of San Jose. Building Dedication (San Jose, CA)
Choir of First Unitarian Society of Madison / Dan Broner (Madison, WI)
Choir of Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul / Ruth Palmer (St. Paul, MN)

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Basic Genres:

Choral