Maria Corley skillfully sets Charles Anthony Silvestri’s beautiful poem, When All Falls Silent. Scored for SATBBB, it is a lush choral work that rises and falls in density and texture.

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When all falls silent,
And the breath of life
Flows from the source
And calms the stormy sea,
My heart-song,
Always sung but seldom heard,
Rises from the mist,
Calling, calling…
Then, slowly,
I turn my gaze,
Drawn toward beauty
And the song’s amber light;
I open my soul,
And I am at peace,
I am in harmony,
Listening, listening…

© Charles Anthony Silvestri