CONSTELLATION (Stroope)

SATB/Piano/Chime Tree; Z. Randall Stroope, composer; anon. text; Commissioned by the Vanguard School in Colorado Springs, CO; Publisher - Carl Fischer (CM9842); duration 3:00 (See a complete catalog at www.zrstroope.com)

The English theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, and many others before and after, emphasized the importance of space exploration- contending that gaining understanding of the cosmos lead to solutions of challenges on Earth.

This work celebrates the Milky Way galaxy, with notable constellations like Orion (a distinctive “belt” of three bright stars), Ursa Major (the “Great Bear” and contains the Big Dipper asterism), and Gemini (meaning “twins” in Latin and located in the northern celestial hemisphere). CONSTELLATION's shifting tonalities underscore the myriad of cosmic colors, while the constant note reiteration symbolizes the incessant shimmering of comets ablaze in a symphony of night and light.

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