Year of Our Burning (SATB Chorus and cello)

for SATB Chorus and cello. Text by Laura Lomas. Package of 10 octavi plus cello part. Commissioned by The Bergen International Festival for Mogens Dahl and the Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir. Year of our Burning is a pandemic story. Sections and TextPART ONE: Darkness PART TWO: Blame Turn away.Turn your face away.Shut the door.Don't let them in. PART THREE: AloneI can’t sleepAwake awake awakeAll these thoughtsAll this timeOpen the curtainsClose the curtainsWatch the dayLook at the screenTell them you’re okDays and days and daysAm I alone?Where are you? PART FOUR: RescueI'm right here. PART FIVE: Rebirth