Where The Moon Goes

Commissioned by The Laudate Singers in 2016.

Duration approximately 8’35.

For SATB choir, cello, and harp.

Text by Genevieve MacKay, from the poem, “A Childish Fear”

Last night, the moon
fell through my window.
I don’t know why. It’s not
supposed to do that.

It glowed so bright,
there at the end of my
bed. I was afraid until
I fell asleep.

I thought it meant
something bad, but
when I woke up this
morning the moon
was gone,

and someone
had left me
a big, white
balloon.