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Down the Open Road

from Choral by David Lee Grossman

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For 4-part divisi men's choir and piano with an original text by the composer. The text is an uplifting reflection on the live of loved ones that have passed and they journey they

Written as one of my two submissions for the Margaret Carl Trantham Memorial Composition Award issued by the Westminster Choir College Composition Department. This piece was selected by the department as one of the runners-up for the award.

Finished 3/18/2015

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I am standing, staring out beyond
Beyond the simple scenes I see beyond my home
I feel a calling to an epic journey
A hidden trail into the vast and great unknown

My songs and my stories are oh so simple,
There must be much more to this life

So take me down the open road where I belong
Take me far beyond just simple songs,
Where I can wander and wonder, upon the distant shore
Oh take me there,
Down the open road
Take me far beyond, take me down that road.

So I listen to the drums within me
They're beating steady, proud and strong, but I am longing for more.
There's more inside me I have yet to feel
I know there's something waiting on those distant shores.

Beyond the horizons there's something calling,
Oh let my heart be free!

So take me down the open road where I belong
Take me far beyond just simple songs,
Where I can wander and wonder, upon the distant shore,
Oh take me there,
Down the open road
Take me far beyond, take me down that road.

The open road where I belong
Take me far beyond just simple songs,
Where I can wander and wonder, upon the distant shore,
Oh take me there,
Down the open road

There is something waiting there for me
There must be something I have yet to see
My heart be free, it's onward down the road
Please take me down the open road.

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from Choral, released August 16, 2013

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David Lee Grossman Charleston, South Carolina

Inspired from a young age by Mozart to write music, and more recently John Williams to write soundtrack music, David Grossman began composing in 7th grade and already has a diverse portfolio encompassing many genres from baroque and classical to jazz to choral and vocal music. He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College (BM, Music Composition) and the Seattle Film Institute (MM, Film Music) ... more

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