Z. RANDALL STROOPE, composer; SSAA/Piano/Cello; (also available in SATB/Piano/Cello); U.S. publisher, Carl Fischer CM 9750; Duration 5.5 minutes.
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Few American poems are as well-known as "The Road Not Taken," because it supersedes geography, culture, race or creed. It has a sort of "fanfare for the common person" - a challenge to individualism and stepping out on one's own, regardless of the odds. Frost connects to the human spirit in just a few stanzas, using the analogy of a fork in the road. Indeed, it is part of the "DNA" of nearly every person on the planet - the inner desire to feel empowered to create one's own destiny, to forge a "road not taken," and ultimately in doing so - to make a difference.
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN was commissioned by Dr. and Mrs. Charles Walvoord in appreciation of heroic M.D.'s. (Musical Doctors), and to honor the memory of their beautiful daughter, Kristi.
Published by Carl Fischer, CM 9750
Also published for SATB/pno/cello: CM 9714
Recording made by the Sam Houston State University Treble Choir under the direction of Clay West; Samuel de Souza, piano; Daniel Saenz, cello.
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