Premiered at the Shawnee Press 75th Anniversary Concert at Carnegie Hall February 17th 2014 this powerful and inspirational work sings of hope described through the phases of life such as a newborn's cry the laughter of children the ashes of the fire of love that has died the quiet comfort of a dream. Set to haunting and dynamic music with piano or optional orchestration the gorgeous work comes to a moving conclusion of: Hope is not lost: hope is not gone. It is not dead: it still lives on. Hope will arise!
