The Way Through the Woods

The Way Through the Woods

Duration: 3:26

Instrumentation: Choral (SATB)

Technical Specifications: .wav 44.1kHz stereo audio

Performer: Central Bucks High School West, Conductor: Joseph Ohrt

Year: 2017

Written for the Central Bucks High School West choir, conducted by Joseph Ohrt, The Way Through The Woods is based on Rudyard Kipling's poem of the same name. Broadly, the poem examines both the healing power of nature, as well humanity’s damaging legacy.

This dualistic approach of Kipling in his poem explores both how our planet has an incredible ability to heal and reclaim what was destroyed by humanity, but will nevertheless always bear the scars of our impact.

Ultimately, however, nature is far more powerful and larger than us, and will continue to exist long after we are gone.