Instrumentation:
SATB Chorus (Piano accompaniment for rehearsal only)

Difficulty:
Advanced

Two a capella choir movements in an African Spiritual style. Lyrics come from Longfellow's “Poems on Slavery” (1842), specifically “The Witness” and “The Slave's Dream.”

Instrumentation:
Solo Soprano, Flute, English Horn, Clarinet, and Bassoon

Difficulty:
Advanced

A setting of the synonymous Longfellow Poem, this composition won the second prize in the 2011 Longfellow Choral Festival in Portland, Maine. Alternately tranquil and exciting, just as the woods are both calming and dangerous.