(2000)
“Beyond the Horizon is an invitation to imagine a more perfect world. The orchestra will play the 5 minute composition twice.* The first performance is for you, the listener, to absorb, as a meditation. You may close your eyes and experience the sound vibrations in your body as well as your mind. Let any emotions surface which are awakened. Concentrate on your own longings for goodness and wholeness in the world.
The orchestra will then play the piece a second time. In this second reading, you may want to stand comfortably. This time, allow your longings to take expression through your voice. Hum or sustain any vowel on any pitch which resonates in you. Do not try to sing along with the orchestra or your neighbor. All the sounds will blend. The important thing is to put your feelings, your own personal desires for wholeness and peace, into your voice. Support the sound with your breath. Feel free to move your body as space permits. Again, closing your eyes may encourage greater freedom of expression.
The goal of Beyond the Horizon is to create a soundscape which will enable us all to express our individual and collective visions for the future, and to infuse the present with this vision.”
Meira Warshauer, January, 2000
*If preferred, the piece may be performed once. In that case, the audience may be encouraged to envision their dreams for the future while seated:
Beyond the Horizon is an invitation to imagine a more perfect world. You may close your eyes and experience the sound vibrations in your body as well as your mind. Let any emotions surface which are awakened. Concentrate on your own longings for goodness and wholeness in the world. The goal of Beyond the Horizon is to create a soundscape which will enable us all to express our individual and collective visions for the future, and to infuse the present with this vision.