Composer: Matt WetmoreDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 5 voices or moreVoicing: SSAATTBBAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standard & non-standard elementsNon-standard Notational Elements: aleatoric figuresPerformance Length: 5:30 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: www.matt-wetmore.com Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): EnglishText Source: Robert Louis StevensonText: Dark brown is the river. Golden is the sand. It flows along for ever, With trees on either hand. Green leaves a-floating, Castles of the foam, Boats of mine a-boating— Where will all come home? On goes the river And out past the mill, Away down the valley, Away down the hill. Away down the river, A hundred miles or more, Other little children Shall bring my boats ashore Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderateDescriptive Terms: riverboatstimelifemoving onAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: The setting places emphasis on the first line of the third stanza, “On goes the river”, taking this simple tale of a child sending toy boats downstream as a metaphor for the understanding that whatever we do in this life, someday we must pass on our role to another. Commissioned by the Asheville Choral Society for their 40th Anniversary concert, celebrating legacy, as well as looking on to the future, seemed perfect thematically for such an occasion. Additional InformationDate of Completion: February, 2017Date of First Performance: Friday, March 17, 2017Premier Performance Data: Asheville Choral Society (Melodie Galloway, cond), Central United Methodist Church, 27 Church St, Asheville, NC 28801Additional Performances: April 2017, University of Louisville, Collegiate Chorale conducted by the composer. Summer 2017, Cardinal Singers tour
