At The Spring Dawn

Poet Angelina Weld Grimke was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Here she describes the dawning of a new day, a text captured by the composer in colorful and descriptive writing. Scored for marimba, optional piano, and treble voices, this is a beautiful example of word painting as the choir sings, "It is good to love, it is good to be alive."