HSPVA Chorale - Refuge by Elaine Hagenberg (HMC2488)

The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Chorale, from Houston, Texas, performed at the 2018 American Choral Directors Association Southwestern Division (SWACDA) Conference in Oklahoma City. Refuge by Elaine Hagenberg Hinshaw Music(HMC2488) Shannon Carter, conductor Barbara Jones, piano Hyeok Kwon, cello Lyrics: "Refuge" from "Songs out of Stress" by Sara Teasdale From my spirit's gray defeat, From my pulse's flagging beat, From my hopes that turned to sand Sifting through my close-clenched hand, From my own fault's slavery, If I can sing, I still am free. For with my singing I can make A refuge for my spirit's sake. A house of shining words, to be My fragile immortality.