Jordan Smith’s 2015 performance on The Voice wowed the audience with its smooth R&B take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic. This choral adaptation captures much of this R&B flavor for a warm contemporary approach.

This gospel-flavored work is a setting of lyrics by famed Harlem Renaissance composer/poet James Rosamund Johnson, depicting the power of music to change darkness to light and sadness to joy. A wonderful selection for combined choirs and festival performances!