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For nearly twenty years, Charles Anthony Silvestri has penned texts for some of the world's leading choral composers and ensembles. This comprehensive collection of Silvestri's lyric poetry spans his career from the first words of "Sleep" to the present day, including iconic texts from across the choral canon and never-before-seen lyrics. In A Silver Thread, readers have the opportunity to glimpse the evolution of Silvestri's words, from humorous and fantastic to deeply moving.
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