Jake Runestad's video: THE SECRET OF THE SEA - Jake Runestad

"The Secret of the Sea" by Jake Runestad. World premiere at the Sydney Opera House on July 17, 2018. Festival Chorus & Orchestra. Craig Hella Johnson, conductor. Commissioned by Craig Hella Johnson and KI Concerts. More info: http://jakerunestad.com/store/the-secret-of-the-sea FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/jakerunestadmusic INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/jakerunestad Instrumentation: SATB chorus, string quintet, piano, percussion Full Text: I. The Unbounded Sea Lo, the unbounded sea! On its breast a ship starting, spreading all sails, the pennant is flying aloft as it speeds,         below emulous waves press forward, they surround the ship with shining curving motions and foam.         - Walt Whitman My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea.         - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow II. Crash On Crash Crash on crash of the sea, raging against the world, furious, the deep roar hailing you, the very gods, rearing their mighty length on the unharvested sea.         - H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) III. The Light that Fills the World The great sea moves me, sets me free. The winds of the earth carry me away, and my soul is filled with joy. When I drifted out and thought myself in danger, my fears captured me — all of the things I had to get and to reach. but there is only one great thing,  the only thing: to live to see the light that fills the world.         - Uvavnuk (Iglulik Eskimo)