September 3, 2014

The Lark Ascending



     '"Morning Mood" faded away.  In its place came music even more serene, spreading with the daylight. Like peace and hope, after the night...The Lark Ascending, by Ralph Vaughn Williams, had been inspired by the composer's own beloved English countryside.  But it filled the air over central Germany as if it belonged there. 
     "As it does," said Mike softly.  "As it does.  Here-and everywhere."'

Eric Flint, 1632.