RELEASED: January 2023

voicing: SAB | catalog number: SBMP 1721 | price: $2.80
accompaniment: piano

Now available for SAB voices with an optional Tenor line, this BEST SELLER pairs a beautifully written vocal and piano score with the Langston Hughes poem that warns us to "Hold fast to dreams...for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with snow." Perfect for developing voices and any event where you want to inspire.


performance by: SATB recording: The St. Louis Children’s Choir Chamber Singers - Jonathan Owen, conductor [© all rights reserved]

CLICK HERE: See and Hear the Complete Score or download a perusal copy: HERE

CLICK HERE: Read the Text or Poem

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

Langston Hughes

CLICK HERE: Choral Tracks (Practice made simple)

Hold Fast to Dreams choral track bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella (the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and balanced voices track). Get more information and listen to samples HERE. Please note that the choral score is not included in the bundle and needs to be ordered separately.

Price: $49.99 (Each bundle is licensed to be used by up to 50 users)
Please adjust the quantity accordingly if you have more than 50 users.

This score is available in Printed or ePrint format at checkout (More Information)

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