Like Moons and Like Suns, I'll Rise

This setting of Maya Angelou's poem is an expression of strength through adversity, using counterpoint to represent the passing of troubled times. Changes in tone, texture, and meter represent the various emotions expressed throughout the poem, with the sopranos floating above the texture as the intensity rises. At times downtrodden, at times ferocious, this selection runs the gamut of emotions on the journey from a troubled past to a hopeful future.