Ad Astra

Description

Tenor, Bass, Piano — The pronunciation of the Latin text is marked in bold. Stressed syllables are in uppercase. All R’s are flipped.LATIN TEXT TRANSLATIONAd Astra per aspera  To the stars through difficulties.ahd AH-strah pehr AH-speh-rahSursum. Look upward.SOOR-soomMovere deinceps. Move forward.MOH-veh-reh deh-EEN-chehpsSine cura, post omnes. Leave all cares behind.see-neh KOO-rah, pohst OHM-nehs. Ad Astra is an impressive, yet accessible piece for developing or advanced choirs alike. With a pulsating and highly rhythmic piano accompaniment, Narverud's writing radiates energy. Filled with hope and empowerment, the text reads, "To the stars through difficulties, look upward, move forward, leave all cares behind." Also available for Three-Part Mixed Voices (CM9544), SSA Voices (CM9579), SATB Voices (CM9618), TBB Voices (CM9710), SA Voices (CM9746), and Two-Part Mixed Voices (CM9757).

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