And So I Go On by Jake Runestad | Oregon Repertory Singers

And So I Go On
Jake Runestad
Text by Todd Boss
Oregon Repertory Singers
Ethan Sperry, Artistic Director
Conducted by Jake Runestad
Soloists: Mark Woodward
Performed and recorded on May 13, 2023
David Peterson, Producer & Editor
Amer Isse, Sound Technician
Josh Orchard, Videographer
Recorded at First United Methodist Church, Portland, OR
Text:
Part 1:
My lovely one
though you are gone
taken from me
I cannot leave you
I am not free
I burn in snow
and thirst in rain
there is no sea
that can drown my pain
but you would want me to live
and love again
and so I go on
always
wherever you are
lovely one
Part 2:
My lovely one
I am gone
taken from you
mine in your suffering
mine in your joy
my snow will kiss you
pouring down my love
there is no sea
that can drown your pain
I want you to live
and love again
and so I go on
always
wherever you are
lovely one

[@ChoralGeek2001]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL, HEARTFELT PERFORMANCE . It's lovely to hear all the places that Jake takes time to let the silence be there...and Mark, the tenor soloist, singing what was a tutti line is so effective. Especially when his voice breaks with the emotion of the moment. Thank you for this gorgeous performance, ORS.