Tin, Christopher - Hope Is the Thing With Feathers
Movement XII from "The Lost Birds"
Instrumentation: SATB (divisi) a cappella
Emily Dickinson's poem on the fragility of nature, as well as our own hand in its destruction, finds a elegiac tone in this original piece from Baba Yetu composer Christopher Tin. Palo Alto High School, Tin's alma mater, commissioned this deeply melodic composition in celebration of their centennial in 2018.