{"id":1052,"date":"2016-03-22T15:36:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T19:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?post_type=download&#038;p=1052"},"modified":"2019-01-17T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T20:47:16","slug":"prologuethe-impact-of-a-life","status":"publish","type":"download","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?download=prologuethe-impact-of-a-life","title":{"rendered":"Prologue\/The Impact of A Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2016\/03\/Prologue.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1052]\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1054 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2016\/03\/Prologue-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Prologue\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2016\/03\/Prologue-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2016\/03\/Prologue-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2016\/03\/Prologue-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2016\/03\/Prologue-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2016\/03\/Prologue-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2016\/03\/Prologue-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2016\/03\/Prologue.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New 2016 opening song for <em>Recurring John<\/em>. The company of the show pose the question, &#8220;What is the impact of a life?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Choral version: Soprano, Mezzo, Alto (split), Tenor, Bass. Some divisi present.<\/p>\n<p>7-person Ensemble version coming soon.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/244014410&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lyrics &amp; Music by Kevin Wong. \u00a9 WovenKing Music 2016.<\/p>\n<h5><a class=\"wp-colorbox-inline\" href=\"#inline_content\">LYRICS (Click here)<\/a><\/h5>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<div id=\"inline_content\" style=\"padding: 10px; background: #fff;\">\n<h6>EX-WIFE<\/h6>\n<p>A drop.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>DAUGHTER<\/h6>\n<p>A breeze.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>TEACHER<\/h6>\n<p>A word.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>MOTHER<\/h6>\n<p>A breath.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>CO-WORKER<\/h6>\n<p>\u200bA lie.<\/p>\n<h6>FRIEND<\/h6>\n<p>\u200bA vow.<\/p>\n<h6>PARK DWELLER<\/h6>\n<p>\u200bA smile.<\/p>\n<h6>MOTHER<\/h6>\n<p>\u200bA lifetime.<\/p>\n<p><em>(The words repeat four times as music builds and the company comes into view.)<\/em><\/p>\n<h6>MOTHER<\/h6>\n<p>\u200bIt all begins with just a breath,<br \/>\nA sudden gasp, and then the light.<br \/>\nThe rush of air upon your skin,<br \/>\nSo many things at once begin<br \/>\nas your eyes take in your first sight.<\/p>\n<h6>PARK DWELLER<\/h6>\n<p>A crying babe in someone&#8217;s arms,<br \/>\nyou start your life so very small.<br \/>\nBut, faster than you&#8217;re laid in bed,<br \/>\nyour life becomes a spool of thread<br \/>\nand then you&#8217;re woven through it all.<\/p>\n<h6>EX-WIFE<\/h6>\n<p>The smallest droplet in the dark,<\/p>\n<h6>DAUGHTER<\/h6>\n<p>The gust of air that two wings form,<\/p>\n<h6>TEACHER<\/h6>\n<p>A tiny thought before a word,<\/p>\n<h6>EX-WIFE<\/h6>\n<p>But, even droplets make a mark.<\/p>\n<h6>DAUGHTER<\/h6>\n<p>A gust can grow into a storm.<\/p>\n<h6>TEACHER<\/h6>\n<p>The word, once spoken, will be heard.<\/p>\n<h6>COMPANY<\/h6>\n<p>There is an impact to a life.<br \/>\nThere is an impact to a life.<\/p>\n<h6>FRIEND<\/h6>\n<p>And who can say what soon may be;<br \/>\nwhat kind of path you&#8217;ll start to take?<\/p>\n<h6>CO-WORKER<\/h6>\n<p>What problems you might take in stride,<br \/>\nwhat you might show or keep inside,<\/p>\n<h6>FRIEND, CO-WORKER<\/h6>\n<p>What vows you&#8217;ll keep or choose to break?<\/p>\n<h6>EX-WIFE<\/h6>\n<p>Watch many drops meet to and fro,<\/p>\n<h6>DAUGHTER<\/h6>\n<p>See windstorms barrel down a coast,<\/p>\n<h6>TEACHER<\/h6>\n<p>Feel how one word can pierce a heart,<\/p>\n<h6>EX-WIFE<\/h6>\n<p>Watch as a river starts to flow.<\/p>\n<h6>DAUGHTER<\/h6>\n<p>The storm rips towns down to a post.<\/p>\n<h6>TEACHER<\/h6>\n<p>Feel that word tear someone apart.<\/p>\n<h6>COMPANY<\/h6>\n<p>What is the impact:<\/p>\n<h6>MOTHER, TEACHER, DAUGHTER, EX-WIFE<\/h6>\n<p>Of a drop,<br \/>\nof a breeze,<br \/>\nof a word?<\/p>\n<h6>CO-WORKER, FRIEND, PARK DWELLER<\/h6>\n<p>What is the impact:<br \/>\nof a vow,<br \/>\nof a lie,<br \/>\nof a smile?<\/p>\n<h6>COMPANY<\/h6>\n<p>What is the impact<br \/>\nof a child as they grow,<br \/>\ntouching others as they go,<br \/>\nchanging what we think we know,<br \/>\nleaving traces deep below;<br \/>\nTo a child, to a beggar, to a teacher, to a wife<br \/>\nto a peer, to a friend, to a mother?<\/p>\n<p>What is the impact of a life?<br \/>\nWhat is the impact of one life?<\/p>\n<p>What is the impact&#8230;<\/p>\n<h6>CO-WORKER, FRIEND, PARK DWELLER<\/h6>\n<p>&#8230;of your life?<\/p>\n<h6>EX-WIFE<\/h6>\n<p>A drop.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>DAUGHTER<\/h6>\n<p>A breeze.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>TEACHER<\/h6>\n<p>A word.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>MOTHER<\/h6>\n<p>A breath.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>CO-WORKER<\/h6>\n<p>A lie.<\/p>\n<h6>FRIEND<\/h6>\n<p>A vow.<\/p>\n<h6>PARK DWELLER<\/h6>\n<p>A smile.<\/p>\n<h6>MOTHER<\/h6>\n<p>A lifetime.<\/p>\n<h6>EX-WIFE<\/h6>\n<p>A drop.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>DAUGHTER<\/h6>\n<p>A breeze.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>TEACHER<\/h6>\n<p>A word.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>MOTHER<\/h6>\n<p>A breath.\u200b<\/p>\n<h6>CO-WORKER<\/h6>\n<p>A lie.<\/p>\n<h6>FRIEND<\/h6>\n<p>A vow.<\/p>\n<h6>PARK DWELLER<\/h6>\n<p>A smile.<\/p>\n<h6>MOTHER<\/h6>\n<p>A lifetime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New 2016 opening song for Recurring John. The company of the show pose the question, &#8220;What is the impact of a life?&#8221;. Choral version: Soprano, Mezzo, Alto (split), Tenor, Bass. Some divisi present. 7-person Ensemble version coming soon. Lyrics &amp; Music by Kevin Wong. \u00a9 WovenKing Music 2016. EX-WIFE A drop.\u200b DAUGHTER A breeze.\u200b TEACHER &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?download=prologuethe-impact-of-a-life\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Prologue\/The Impact of A Life&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","edd-categories":[216],"edd-tags":[226,227,199,228,229],"class_list":["post-1052","download","type-download","status-publish","hentry","download_category-recurring-john","download_tag-choir","download_tag-prologue","download_tag-recurring-john","download_tag-satb","download_tag-smatb","edd-download","edd-download-cat-recurring-john","edd-download-tag-choir","edd-download-tag-prologue","edd-download-tag-recurring-john","edd-download-tag-satb","edd-download-tag-smatb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/1052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/download"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/1052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1118,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/1052\/revisions\/1118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"download_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fedd-categories&post=1052"},{"taxonomy":"download_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fedd-tags&post=1052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}