{"id":894,"date":"2016-09-23T00:36:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T00:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spindrift.com\/store\/product\/grand-grand-mother\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T22:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:15:55","slug":"grand-grand-mother-chorus","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.spindrift.com\/store\/product\/grand-grand-mother-chorus\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Grand Mother is returning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Download a Preview PDF of the Score<\/h2>\n<h3>SATB<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Grand Grand Mother is returning for SATB chorus &#8211; Preview (708 kB)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><form action=\"https:\/\/www.spindrift.com\/store\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=3966\" method=\"post\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-form sdm-download-form\"><div class=\"sdm-recaptcha-button\"><input type=\"hidden\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-v3-response\" name=\"g-recaptcha-response\"\/><a href=\"#\" class=\"sdm_download teal sdm_download_with_condition\">Download Watermarked Score for Perusal<\/a><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"download_id\" value=\"3966\" \/><\/form><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h3>SSAA<\/h3>\n<p>Grand Grand Mother is returning for SSAA chorus &#8211; Preview (837 kB)<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><form action=\"https:\/\/www.spindrift.com\/store\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=3969\" method=\"post\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-form sdm-download-form\"><div class=\"sdm-recaptcha-button\"><input type=\"hidden\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-v3-response\" name=\"g-recaptcha-response\"\/><a href=\"#\" class=\"sdm_download teal sdm_download_with_condition\">Download Watermarked Score for Perusal<\/a><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"download_id\" value=\"3969\" \/><\/form><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Printing is disabled for Preview scores.<\/p>\n<h2>Notes<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Grand Grand Mother is returning<\/strong> celebrates that continuity of natural processes &#8211; \u201cthe egg is always getting laid and laying\u201d and human concepts too &#8211; \u201ctruth is being found and finding\u201d. I believe in this energetic, rhythmic music to propel us forward from dire warnings of an ominous future to hope and positive action. Let us be hopeful that we will achieve a balance so that the natural world will remain rich and beautiful, to sustain us and enrich our spirits.<\/p>\n<p>The poem for &#8220;Grand Grand Mother is returning&#8221; is by Judy Grahn from her book-length poem, <i>The Queen of Wands<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Read about my project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spindrift.com\/projects\/futureoflife\/futureoflife.php\">writing of The Future of Life.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Listen<\/h2>\n<p>This performance by the Master Singers of Lexington, MA is the version from the larger piece, The Future of Life, and includes trombone. 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Silhouettes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freepik.com\">designed by Kjpargeter \/ Freepik<\/a> Recoloring and layout by the composer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download a Preview PDF of the Score SATB Grand Grand Mother is returning for SATB chorus &#8211; Preview (708 kB) SSAA Grand Grand Mother is returning for SSAA chorus &#8211; Preview (837 kB) Printing is disabled for Preview scores. 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