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Don't Take It For Granted
Music by Holly Near and Jan Martinelli
Words by Joseph Shapiro and Amy Cook, based on the words of Cleve Jones
Arranged by J. David Moore
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Holly Near/arr. J. David Moore – Don't Take it For Granted

They Cannot Erase Us
Music by Pax Ressler
Words by Joseph A. Shapiro
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Pax Ressler – They Cannot Erase Us

I Can Still Tell You a Story
Words and Music by Christopher Libertino
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Christopher Libertino – I Can Still Tell You a Story

Salvation and Righteousness Together
Music by Denice Rippentrop
Text from Isaiah 45:8, Hosea 6:3
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Denice Rippentrop – Salvation and Righteousness Together

I Carry a River
Music by John Rommereim
Words by Natalie Diaz
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

John Rommereim – I Carry a River

At the Name of Jesus
Music by Denice Rippentrop
Psalms 86:9–12, Phillippians 2:10–11
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Denice Rippentrop – At the Name of Jesus

Come, Let Us Sing
Music by Denice Rippentrop
Psalms 95:1–3a, 6, 7
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Denice Rippentrop – Come, Let Us Sing

Twine of Twilight
Words and Music by Jonathan Östlund
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Jonathan Östlund – Twine of Twilight

The Sea Stays Within Its Shores
Music by Denice Rippentrop
Job 7:12 and D.R.
performed by the First Readings Project
soloist, Matthew Valverde
conducted by J. David Moore

Denice Rippentrop – The Sea Stays Within Its Shores

May This Day Be Wizardry
Music by Richard Chandler
Words by Lawrence Schug
Performed by the First Readings Project
Conducted by J. David Moore

Richard Chandler - May This Day Be Wizardry

Salvation’s Light
Music by Denice Rippentrop
Isaiah 9:2, 60:1–3
Performed by the First Readings Project

Denice Rippentrop - Salvation's Light

Später
Music by Jonathan Posthuma
Words by Wassily Kandinsky
Performed by the First Readings Project Conducted by J. David Moore

Jonathan Posthuma- Später

Later
Music by Jonathan Posthuma 
Words by Wassily Kandinsky, trans. Elizabeth R. Napier
Performed by the First Readings Project 
Conducted by J. David Moore

Jonathan Posthuma-Later

From the Sky They Will Come Again
Music by Catherine Dalton
Words by Kao Kalia Yang
Performed by the First Readings Project 
Conducted by J. David Moore

Catherine Dalton - From the Sky They Will Come Again

Am I a Stone
Music by Dana Howell
Text by Christina Rossetti
Performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Dana Howell – Am I a Stone

Fantasy
Organ solo by Ziv Sabag
Performed by Kenneth Vigne

Ziv Sabag – Fantasy

All-Powerful Creator God
Music by Denice Rippentrop
Psalms 63:1–4
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Denice Rippentrop – All-Powerful Creator God

A-Round the Seasons
Words and Music by Richard E. Brown
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Richard E. Brown – A-Round the Seasons

Weightlessness
Music by Pax Ressler
Words by Joseph Shapiro
performed by the First Readings Project
conducted by J. David Moore

Pax Ressler/Joseph Shapiro – Weightlessness

The First Readings Project is a professional chamber choir founded to assist composers in the development of new work for vocal ensemble.