— The Sounding Sea —

2008

Commissioned for the Iowa State Singers, conductor Dr. James Rodde

Published by Walton Music (2009) more info

O listen to the sounding sea

O LISTEN to the sounding sea
That beats on the remorseless shore,
O listen! for that sound will be
When our wild hearts shall beat no more.

O listen well and listen long!
For sitting folded close to me,
You could not hear a sweeter song
Than that hoarse murmur of the sea.

George William Curtis (1824-1892) wiki