This setting of a morning psalm awakens gradually, like the world itself stirring to life. Drawn to the vivid imagery of morning light, and the earth awakening, I sought to capture the fresh possibility of a new day in every phrase. The piano opens with a shimmering lightness, and the voices enter in imitation, each line calling to the next with growing excitement. From there, the music builds in a continuous crescendo, expanding phrase by phrase until all voices unite in a final, exuberant fortissimo!