The Big Heart for mixed chorus
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This work was written at the request of Alecia Lawyer, Founder and Artistic Director of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra in Houston, Texas, who asked me to write something to bolster the spirits of her fellow Houstonians in the devastating wake of Hurricane Harvey. The “Big Heart” is a nickname Houston earned in 2005–06 among many of the storm victims from Louisiana and other affected areas who sought refuge there in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. —KP