Sacred Stepping Stones, composed by Lisa Young

'Sacred Stepping Stones' was the commissioned work for massed choir for the Festival of Summer Voices, Gondwana National Choral School 2020. The piece speaks about the way the land shapes us, and how the planet is sacred and precious to us all.

It won the 2021 Australian Art Music Award - Work Of The Year: Choral. (Apra Amcos Australian Music Centre Awards)

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Lisa Young from Melbourne is known to choral, jazz and world music listeners as a creative vocal stylist, composer and improviser, incorporating Indian and African elements in her work. Renowned as a passionate and engaging workshop leader, choirs throughout the world perform Young’s works.

You can read the lyrics here:

Sacred Stepping Stones Copyright
Lisa Young 2019


This land it shapes me
as I listen in and breathe
and the light enchants me
as I catch it on the breeze
and we awaken to stand for the call
that our planet is sacred and is precious to us all


What is the colour of the road that finds you?
does the bend in the river shape you?
we’re alive and breathing
still believing
painting
dreaming …


Cold rocks and stepping-stones
Cool shaded olive groves
Hiking the Buffalo mountain
Ochres of desert clay
Acacias blue and grey
Under a rainbow sky and we’ll fly...

For information about Lisa's work visit http://www.lisayoungmusic.com