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Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts - LAAPA

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The poem itself is lovely, and I wish I had a lover (or anyone really) who would read it to me. It's just so soothing to listen to others' voices while being able to relax and enjoy. I've always longed for complete serenity and the ability to just "forget" about the day, even if it's only for a minute.

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This piece of music is based on the poem, "The Day is Done" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It describes the fatigue and exhaustion we feel after working all day as Longfellow asks his lover to read him a simple poem. He yearns to be carried away by his lover's voice, without having to work more by deciphering the poem or listening to a proud poet trying to prove himself or herself. He wants serenity, humility, and to be able to unwind while tuning in to the music of life. ("And the Night Shall Be Filled With Music" is filled with excerpts from "The Day is Done.")

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a 19th-century poet born in Maine in 1807. He studied modern languages in Europe for three years after graduating from Bowdoin College and then returned to Bowdoin to teach those languages. In 1831, Mr. Longfellow married a former classmate and published his first book, Outer Mer ("Overseas"). His wife sadly passed away four years later, so he spent a year in Switzerland and Germany. Mr. Longfellow published his first collection of poems three years later, followed by "Ballads and Other Poems" in 1841. He married another woman, which gave him new-founded confidence. Because of this, he published a book-length poem titled "Evangeline" in 1847 and quit his teaching profession to pursue poetry seven years later. From 1866 to 1880, he published seven more books of poetry. He died on March 24, 1882.

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Greg Gilpin is an ASCAP award-winning choral composer and a highly respected director. He is also a musician and producer in the recording industry, as well as the Director of Educational Choral Publications for Shawnee Press. In 2020, Mr. Gilpin became a financial coach and founded his own organizing business called "Maestro Organizing." He went on to win an award for writing the best score for the short film "Rosie's Rescue" a year later.