Star Song | for SSAATTBB Choir
Duration: 11 Minutes
2024 Winner of the Compose Aotearoa National Choral Composing Competition Under 25 Category
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Far from the sun
Where light is all but gone,
Amidst the void of cosmic dream,
Night unfolds its grand extreme
In this silence all belong
Listen, hear the star song
Far across these seas
Across galaxies withdrawn
Tapestries of nebulae shine 
Each one long past its time
The horizon stretches on and on
Listen, hear the star song
Far from our skies
In spires that rip above the dawn
Dust blows across silent land
Where ambition lies and turns to sand
Give way to blazing light of morn
Listen, hear the star song
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I would like to thank Kassandra Wang, as well as Nic Brownlie, Nathan Carter, Alex
Buchanan, Charle Rainey, Herbert Zielinski, Josh Long, Joshua Jamieson, Rose Aldridge,
and Rosie Knight, for their enthusiasm and passion in bringing this work to life. This
piece, and my practice as a composer, is richer having worked with you all.