Far and Away

MSC Presents: FAR AND AWAY for SATB a cappella Music & text by: Sean McIntyre Evoking a soaring, serene dreamscape and stirring hope for a new day, Far and Away is a new a cappella work for mixed choir with music and text by Prince Edward Island-based composer Sean McIntyre, and was an Official Selection of the 2025 MSC Call for Scores. Simultaneously rich in sonority, yet uncomplicated in execution, this SATB piece has occasional divisi moments that are very approachable for choirs of most levels, including community, amateur, and high school choirs. Suitable for programs on a wide variety of universal themes, including hope, light, nighttime, sleep, dreams, stars, sky, and space. VIEW PERUSAL SCORE: MSC0026 – Far and Away – SCORE PERUSAL PDF PROGRAM NOTE: Written during a lockdown at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Far and Away represents a much needed escape from the pressures of the world through dreams. The piece explores the freedom and serenity that one can achieve while dreaming; bringing them a calmness with which they can tackle the next day. ORIGINAL TEXT: Sean McIntyre (b.1994) Far and Away Silver thread through night skies, Bounding cross a moonlit guise. Weaving and turning, Feeds to our yearning; Till sleep comes and frees us, And our dreams, they take us: Far and away, deep through the night’s sway. Bringing us to peace and to comfort. And through the clouds we float on endlessly, A sea below that mirrors ecstasy. It heeds us and guides us. Frees us and spurs us to drop all our burdens, Let go your pains and float on: Far and away, deep through the night’s sway. Unto dawn, into a warm calm. Above the clouds, uncover shadows. And soar on through the night, dreams conjure warm light. Wake into peace, embrace and release. Until more dreams come.