What We Are (2019) by S. A. Workman published on 2019-06-15T23:16:00Z Musings on the nature of humankind in 3 movements for unaccompanied SATB coir and soloists. Text and music S. A. Workman. Performed at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, conducted by S. A. Workman. Soloists: Gabriella Martinez, soprano Naomi Columna, soprano Abigail Monroe, alto Text I Restless stews of carbon chemistry In flux persisting. Time-walking confusions of organic matter In brief existence. We don’t know what we are. Conflicted meshes of sly contradiction Observers, deniers, truth-seekers, liars We don’t even know what we are. Spark of soul, flame of higher power— In deo speramus. Blessed empathy, soulless cruelty— In deo fidemus. Creators of beauty God only knows. Hateful destroyers God only knows. Deus solus scit. Deus solus novit. Awestruck lovers Watching amazed As galaxies rush on, apart, away. God only knows what we are. II Particles shimmering here and gone Hold, combine, evolve, grow, move, live To look upward, outward, and see! Then subside, expire, fragment Disperse and diffuse, and Reunite with the rest. III Don't be afraid. Such beauty Must be good And holds love. — Shawne Anell Workman, 2018 (Copyright Shawne Anell Workman 2018-2020.) Genre Choral Contains tracks What We Are - I by S. A. Workman published on 2019-06-15T23:15:58Z What We Are - II by S. A. Workman published on 2019-06-15T23:15:39Z What We Are - III by S. A. Workman published on 2019-06-15T23:15:37Z