This We Have Now (2024) for 3 Singers, Harp, and Crystal Bowls

Cast in three movements that express Joy, Love, and Peace. The text I used comes from the poetry of Rumi, the 13th century Sufi poet, as well as two different well-known Sanskrit mantras. The first movement, Joy, is the mantra Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu. The second movement, Love, is the Rumi poem There is no love in me without your being. The third movement, Peace, combines the Shanti Mantra with Rumi’s poem This we have now.

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Instrumentation

two sopranos, one alto, 25 string harp, and crystal bowls

Duration

approx 16 minutes

Premiere

November 23, 2024 Holy Trinity Church, Juneau, AK
Marian Call, Skiba Wuoti, Kristina Paulick – Singers
Kristin Mabry – Crystal Bowls
Sarah Cleary – Harp
Orpheus Project