Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
***** A serene, luminous lyric by poetess Sara Teasdale that balances the piercing grief of a life fully lived with the tranquil, star-lit promise of ultimate peace and cosmic renewal.
There will be rest, and sure stars shining
Over the roof-tops crowned with snow,
A reign of rest, serene forgetting,
The music of stillness, holy and low.
I will make this world of my devising
Out of a dream in my lonely mind.
I shall find the crystal of peace, - above me
Stars I shall find.
SATB/pno (also SSA); Sara Teasdale, poetess
Alliance Music Publ.#1085;
Commissioned by Constance Chase and the West Point Military Academy.
RECORDING: THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES (formerly American Repertory Singers).
SSA/piano voicing - AMP 1084
Join the over 4,300 subscribers to Randall's channel, and see/hear the other 108 videos he has created. Several new works have just been recorded, including his new extended (six-movement) work, IN PARADISUM - just released. (Go to zrstroope.com to listen and see a score.)
***** A serene, luminous lyric by poetess Sara Teasdale that balances the piercing grief of a life fully lived with the tranquil, star-lit promise of ultimate peace and cosmic renewal.
There will be rest, and sure stars shining
Over the roof-tops crowned with snow,
A reign of rest, serene forgetting,
The music of stillness, holy and low.
I will make this world of my devising
Out of a dream in my lonely mind.
I shall find the crystal of peace, - above me
Stars I shall find.
SATB/pno (also SSA); Sara Teasdale, poetess
Alliance Music Publ.#1085;
Commissioned by Constance Chase and the West Point Military Academy.
RECORDING: THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES (formerly American Repertory Singers).
SSA/piano voicing - AMP 1084
Join the over 4,300 subscribers to Randall's channel, and see/hear the other 108 videos he has created. Several new works have just been recorded, including his new extended (six-movement) work, IN PARADISUM - just released. (Go to zrstroope.com to listen and see a score.)
![JUDASKUSS [Kiss of Judas] - Z. RANDALL STROOPE - Composer Commentary](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vKXuo8GE_5s/mqdefault.jpg "JUDASKUSS [Kiss of Judas] - Z. RANDALL STROOPE - Composer Commentary
***** One rarely if EVER, has heard Judas side of this actions that earned him villain status. Yet he was one of the chosen twelve. Randall gives a brief commentary, using two very unique sources to explain Judas protagonist/antagonist conflicted mind in the betrayal of Jesus. For the music/mp4 only of JUDASKUSS on YouTube, go to https://youtu.be/krRHmEFeo6A?si=glhEJlL0IRWfPtOv
Join the over 4,180 subscribers to Randalls channel, and see/hear the other 108 videos he has created. Several new works have just been recorded, including his new extended (six-movement) work, IN PARADISUM - released in the spring (go to zrstroope.com to listen and see a score.).")
