Our Wish This Year is Peace

This SATB a cappella work was written during a time of conflict in many parts of the world, similar to how we find ourselves today. Dissatisfied with much holiday music that failed to confront this situation, I wrote the words and music to this piece. In it I acknowledge that we often have little to go by to combat the darkness, and that hope as an active force "is often all we have". And yet sometimes miracles occur and we must work to create them, including envisioning a peaceful world. This work has proved popular with many ensembles.