Written for the Ithaca Children’s Choir, conducted by Janet Galvan

Before the atmosphere:
Without air in the air, the moon shone grey upon the rocks.
Hidden from sight
Hidden from sounds
Whispers on sighs

For an eternity...
Rocks to earth to mud to liquid mass– the sun shines color on the ocean blue.
The air fills the air with atmosphere.

Text by the composer, based on Italo Calvino's "Without Colors", from Cosmicomics