Kindness

If you enjoy singing Baroque music and value the importance of kindness, courage, and compassion, this new 30-minute through-composed work for divisi chorus, soprano and tenor soloists, and orchestra is for you. Drawing from the writings of ancient and contemporary authors, the original text seeks to answer the question, "How then shall we live, especially in a world that seems so dysfunctional?" The answer: live with kindness, courage, and compassion. When we are joined as one in our pursuit of these values, we can make a lasting impact. Set in the Baroque tradition, it features an original chorale tune with three separate texts, a fugue, both conventional and retrograde, recitative-like sections for the soprano and tenor soloists, and extensive instrumental interludes. It can be accompanied by either chamber or full orchestra. As a nod to Baroque masters such as Bach and Handel, passages imitating Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring and Hallelujah Chorus are included. The text is intentionally universal rather than sacred in its appeal. Imagine how the music and message of this work can join a community together in the pursuit of kindness, courage, and compassion. It's what the world needs... now.