arranged by Jeffrey Evans for violins, cello, clarinet, flute, marimba, timpani, trombone, and harp
lyrics
Walking
by Charles Ives
A big October morning,
the village church-bells,
the road along the ridge,
the chestnut burr and sumach,
the hills above the bridge
with autumn colors glow.
Now we strike a steady gait,
walking towards the future,
letting past and present wait,
we push on in the sun,
Now hark! Something bids us pause...
But we keep on a walking,
'tis yet not noon-day,
the road still calls us onward,
today we do not choose to die
or to dance, but to live and walk.
credits
from Watch Your Head,
released March 2, 2013
Conducted by Brad Hansen
Performed by The Portland State School of Music 2012 arranging class
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