for SATB, piano 4 hands and optional percussion (glockenspiel, vibraphone/suspended cymbal, bass drum) The third and final movement of Dances to Life. The vocal writing and keyboard accompaniment create a grand anthem extolling life and the contributions that our lives make to the world. An uplifting ending to a sometimes playful, otherwise serious work, the bells simulated in the percussion and keyboard celebrate the cycle of life from beginning to end.
Mack Wilberg (b.1955)
"Taken together, Wilberg's Dances to Life provide an excellent vehicle for getting choirs of a wide range of abilities singing together. The directness of the writing is both approachable and manageable in rehearsal, and powerful in performance." - Tom Wiggall, Music Teacher, November 2007
"never less than polished and assured... this is effective, excellently-crafted writing." - Choir & Organ, November/December 07
