Voices of Sun

A Note From the Composer:

Joining choir changed my life. In high school, like most do, I was going through the motions of discovering who I truly was and what I was meant to do with my life. In many ways, I was afraid and felt aimless about where I was going. But after joining choir, I found a family, a home, and ultimately, life. Much like the sun brings life to our planet, my high school choir brought a new life to me. At the end of my senior year, I wrote Voices of Sun as an ode to the people that brought about such a joyous light to my life through love and music. Fittingly, it was the first piece I ever had premiered live, performed by the Hardin-Simmons University Concert Choir in Abilene, Texas, under the direction of Dr. Clell Wright. It is dedicated to my high school choir directors, Brenda Justice and Julie Rhodes, and the Rouse High School Raider Choir in Leander, Texas.