As The River Runs

for a cappella SATB chorus and drum

by Mark Growden

Mark Growden · As the River Runs – Words and Music by Mark Growden – Performed by Matthew Curtis

Commissioned by The Watta Ribas Dance Company for their site-specific dance piece “Subject to Change” – Spring 2013

SKU: MGN-004 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices

Voicing:	SATB
Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Language:	English
Sacred or Secular:	Secular
Duration:	1-5 Minutes

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