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LOW CHORUS
Stan Rogers (1949-1983)
arr. Ron Smail

Theo Trevisan, conductor

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Chorus
Ah, for just one time, I would take the Northwest Passage,
To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea.
Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage,
And make a Northwest Passage to the sea.

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Westward from the Davis Strait 'tis there 'twas said to lie;
The sea route to the Orient for which so many died.
Seeking gold and glory, leaving weathered, broken bones
And a long-forgotten lonely cairn of stones.

Three centuries thereafter, I take passage overland.
In the footsteps of brave Kelso, where his sea of flowers began.
Watching cities rise before me, then behind me sink again,
This tardiest explorer driving hard across the plain.

And through the night, behind the wheel, the mileage clicking west,
I think upon Mackenzie, David Thompson and the rest
Who cracked the mountain ramparts, and did show a path for me
To race the roaring Fraser to the sea.

How then am I so different from the first ones through this way?
Like them, I left a settled life, I threw it all away
To seek a Northwest Passage at the call of many of them
To find there but the road back home again.

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from Young Musicians Program (YMP) 2021 Choral Concert, released October 23, 2021

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Founded in 1972, the Walden School is an acclaimed summer music school and festival, offering programs that emphasize creativity through musicianship, improvisation, and composition. Our programs include the Young Musicians Program (9-18) and the Creative Musicians Retreat (18+). Set in beautiful New Hampshire, Walden provides an inspiring retreat-like environment ideal for creative music making. ... more

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