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Grace Before Sleep by Susan LaBarr, arr. J. Eric Wilson

Mar. 13, 2022: Going Places Performed at Curtis Senior High School Directed by John M. Wetherington Poem read by Lauren Causby http://southsoundsymphonicband.org Composed in 2011 for SATB choir, Grace Before Sleep was inspired by a poem written by American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933). A quiet opening builds into a gorgeous, resounding climax before coming to a more reflective, thankful close. This wind setting, arranged in 2013 by J. Eric Wilson, Director of Bands at Baylor University, draws upon the warm sonorities of the concert band to reflect LaBarr’s musical intent and Teasdale’s poetic sentiments. Sara Teasdale won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1918. Her poem reads like a prayer of thanksgiving and is filled with images of simple beauty, friendship, warmth, and light. This is poetry that we need to hear now perhaps more than ever. How can our minds and bodies be Grateful enough that we have spent Here in this generous room, we three, This evening of content? Each, one of us has walked through storm And fled the wolves along the road; But here the hearth is wide and warm, And for this shelter and this light Accept, O Lord, our thanks tonight. ------------------------------ The South Sound Symphonic Band is a 501(c)(3) non-profit consisting of talented amateur and semiprofessional musicians who enjoy the challenge of rehearsing and performing to high musical standards, as well as each other’s company. Founded in 1983 as the Federal Way Community Band, later the Federal Way Symphonic Band and in 2000 under its current name, the band performs four concerts per season throughout the South Sound region of Washington State.