A Dream Pang

SATB plus Tenor Solo

I started writing this piece in early 2023. Part of the reason I struggled writing it is its personal meaning. My outlet for my personal struggles are usually kept in my songwriting journal that I don’t share with anybody. However, as I read the text by Robert Frost- I instantly connected. The notion of struggling with forgiveness and realizing that living in the mistakes of others is not worth the struggle put on myself. Above that, it’s a withdrawal from oneself that ultimately leads to more suffering. This realization in my personal life was not a sudden “Pang” for me- this is reflected in the music. To me, it was a changing— morphing thought-process that eventually led me to forgiveness and a focus on myself.