Lacuna

for 8-part SATB Choir

2014

Oli Frost
approx. 6'20"

Clementine: This is it Joel, it's going to be gone soon.

Joel: I know.
Clementine: What do we do?
Joel: Enjoy it.

Lacuna

Traditional,
and Alexander Pope

Oli Frost

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