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The Waking Sun, 1. The gates have sounded

by Kile Smith | May 23, 2011 | Choral music, New Compositions, new music, Spirituality

1. The gates have sounded The gates have sounded, and he himself, with none to guide and sightless, gropes his way. —Oedipus In whose kingdom shall you die? —Troades  This is the text that jumped out at me first; from the moment I saw it I never wavered from having it...

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