An original composition for C*
Many Trails
We are excited to provide this musical gift to C*'s friends and family, and to his classmates at The Joshua School! Many Trails is an original composition created by our resident composer Nick Halsey of Cello Expressions.
A Many Trails Interpretation...
We wanted everyone to experience the music and have their own interpretation, but for those who would like a little help, below is an interpretation of the music created by the Founder of the Boulder Cello Project.
Press the play button on the player below the drawing below. Read through the story as you listen to the music, but make sure you don't read the next section until each section is completed.
Press the play button on the player below the drawing below. Read through the story as you listen to the music, but make sure you don't read the next section until each section is completed.
- Dawn (0:00 - 0:55): It's night time in a quiet African savanna. Majestic and quiet, the brush sway gently in the wind. All is well and peaceful as the stars' twinkle slowly begin to dim as dawn is about to break. The darkened sky lightens slowly as different hues dance merrily across the sky.
- Sunrise (0:56 - 2:18): Trumpets herald the sun's arrival. The sun rises slowly in the sky, powerful and brilliant, looking over the world. The sun’s rays slowly reach across the landscape as the shadows dance beneath the light filtering through the tree's leaves. The creatures slowly open their eyes, stretching and awakening to welcome a new day.
- Morning (2:18 - 3:24): The pitter patter of hooves run around excitedly, while birds start to chirp at each other. Soon they noisily talk about the day’s event causing other animals to slowly awaken from slumber and emerge from their homes to greet each other with excitement. With all buzz of the upcoming event, a heron forgets to tell his buddy the rhinoceros about the momentous occasion. Doh!
- Flight (3:24 - 3:54): Quickly taking flight to find his buddy, the heron flaps around crazily, dodging through several flocks. He calls out to his friends as he passes by, and apologizes to those that he nearly collides into. Some of them call back unpleasantly, not too thrilled about the heron's flying abilities!
- Friends (3:54 - 5:00): His friend the rhino lumbers casually across the woodlands thoroughly enjoying her surroundings, completely oblivious to the commotion. The heron locates her from above and swoops down to greet her. They exchange pleasantries as is their custom, and finally, bursting from excitement, the heron is able to tell her about a remarkable event that is about to occur - a once in a lifetime moment! Something they had both been searching for, which they were both about to miss if they didn't hurry, so they decide it's time to leave.
- Journey (5:00 - 6:08): The heron grabs a hold of the rhinos' neck and off they go! Dashing through the trees, the rhino huffs and puffs as she crashes through the underbrush dreading the thought that their lifelong opportunity may be missed. Maneuvering dangerously close to pits and cliffs, the heron squawks out dangers as he sneaks peeks behind the rhino's neck.
- Arrival (6:09 - 6:34): The heron signals they are close, so they slow down and speak to each other excitedly - their hopes and dreams bubbling up excitedly inside them. They cautiously inch their way forward into the clearing, and there before them as they had excitedly anticipated, both strange and eerily familiar, wondrous and unexpectedly beautiful...
- Destination (6:34 - 7:11): In hushed whispers, completely in awe, their eyes are wide open as they look unbelievably at what they see before them. Their hard fought long journey with it's many winding paths (often times difficult and disappointing) had finally led them to where they both wanted to be. They had finally made the ultimate discovery, only to find that they were at the beginning of their Many Trails!
