Song of Becoming (Perusal Score)

for SSAATTBB choir a cappella

by Michael Kaulkin

“Song of Becoming” (2025) traces an arc through the four classical elements—Air, Earth, Fire, and Water—as symbols of transformation.

Mostly sung in English, the score weaves in short phrases of original Persian as mantra-like refrains. Air opens in longing and awakening; Earth turns toward humility and groundedness; Fire burns with passion and surrender; Water dissolves, releases, and returns—circling back to the breath of dawn.

Texts after classical Persian poets (Rūmī, Hafez, Omar Khayyām), translated/adapted from the Persian by the composer.

“Song of Becoming” will receive its premiere in December 2026 in two Tucson-area performances by the newly founded Southern Arizona Symphony Chorus, led by Robin Lopez-Hanshaw.

📖 Download the Perusal Score

A free perusal score is available now. Performance copies/licenses are temporarily unavailable pending the December 2026 world premiere.

Interested in the piece? Please contact [email protected] for programming inquiries and post-premiere availability.

SKU: SWM-023 Categories: Choral Music, Mixed Voices Instrumentation: Choral

Difficulty:	Advanced
Duration:	5-10 Minutes
Descriptive Tags:	Dream, Ethereal, Four Elements, Metaphysical, Persian, Transformation, Waking
Instrumentation:	A Cappella
Sacred or Secular:	Secular
Language:	English, Persian
Voicing:	SSAATTBB

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