Mars Over the Horizon, Debra Scroggins | Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.

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Mars Over the Horizon [level: Medium]
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voicing: SATB | catalog number: SBMP 1463 | price: $2.15
accompaniment: piano

This could be titled Bach Goes to Mars, the piano part being based on a beloved Bach Prelude. The choir tells the story, while the piano adds drama, at one point taking us “up in the air.” And alas, the ending leaves us a bit suspended, suggesting perhaps that this is not quite done. Unique and special best describe this composition.

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Over the horizon the next frontier,
Millions of miles as the rocket flies.
Without fear, forging ties, transcending nations,
from the blue to the red,
imprinting astronauts , the astronaut’s tread.

David C. Dickson

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Featured on the following reading sessions
2018 | Dorian Vocal Festival - Luther College, Decorah, IA - 1/15
2018 | Reading Session in Toronto 8/23-25/18