Shawnee Press
35007856, SATB, $2.50
 
Commissioned by a superior high school choir, this demanding work with challenging piano accompaniment has been performed at ACDA and MENC conferences with great success. With the signature Hayes’ rhythmic excitement and harmonic surprises, this ABA setting of words from Carlyle and Strom is a treat to learn and a joy to perform. The final strain includes SSATB writing in counterpoint that explodes to a final chordal ending.