Running Waters is based on the Czech Folksong "Teče Voda, Teče", a love song also known in Slovakia. The composition is a choir fantasy with active support of the orchestra. My source of inspiration was clearly "The Moldau" by the Czech composer Bedrich Smetana", but that's only a reference. It has a philosophical connotation: water as a metaphor for life. It begins very small like tiny mountain spurts, growing steadily to a mighty river which finally flows into the endless ocean. Life itself doesn't end with death, it continues in the endlessness of the universe...

Running Waters

Retired music teacher and composer from Flanders (Belgium). Founder and conductor of De Kleine Compagnie. Composer of orchestral/symphonic music, religious songs, theater music; arranger of a large number folk tunes and dances.

I prefer to write in a classical or romantic style, avoiding to use experimental musical languages in order to reach a broad audience. A number of the orchestral pieces have already been performed live (by a large orchestra).

To listen to my pieces here, the use of headphones is recommended.

Have a pleasant listen!

Running Waters

Jos Wylin