Hafiz – How Did The Rose?

By John Beeman, for SATB choir, a cappella, duration: 2:45.  The text comes from an exquisite poem by Hafiz, the 14th century Persian poet, translated by Daniel Ladinsky. I hoped to capture the timeless beauty of the poem with my setting.  Here is an mp3 recording by Matthew Curtis formerly of Chanticleer:

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