Alexis Fields Videos : Celticum - 2

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Celticum - 2

Song Cycle written in honor of Dr. Michael B. Collins. Performed in memory of Carson Blakeney. On 3/30/2011 - UNT's Organ Recital Hall. Daniel SOlyom, composer; Christoph Hammer, fortepiano; Charles Veazey, oboe, Alexis Barnett, cello; Kathryn Summerset, mezzo & Alex Bumpas, tenor. Text continued: "May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. May the rain fall soft upon your field, And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of his hand. Light pours forth on blinded eyes. I face the truth of my demise. I'll not resist, though pain is strong - the ending notes of one last song. Deprived of thought, my mind is numb. At last this final day has come. The hand of death wraps 'round my throat as devils cloaked in sorrow float Around my body, scorched by sin, but I won't let the demons in. The image of your face appears. I cannot wipe away your tears. They fall so gently to the ground and say so much yet make no sound. I reach out toward the brilliant sky. I've lived enough. Now let me die. Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow; I am the diamond glints on the snow; I am the sunlight that ripened grain; I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awake in the morning hush, I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there, I did not die".

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