Kevin Starr was a history professor at USC, and for many years served as the State Historian for California. In his memory Nick Strimple was commissioned to write a brief choral recitative using words from

An energetic original choral work with a Filipino text, this showpiece for advanced divisi choirs shares a wise message: listen to the truth; accept and follow it. A translation and pronunciation guide is

First Prize Winner of the 2015 "California Voices II" choral competition, this is an artistic rendering worth consideration. Using a German text by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg, composer Matthew Swartz