The Light Within Us Manion (Quiaoit)

Connor Manion-Quiaoit wrote this piece for the Sacramento Master Singers to premiere in April 2024. Connor wrote the piece to encourage people to “hold onto hope”—it can provide us a path through the dark times. Premiered April 2024. (poem excerpt) In times of darkness, there’s a light that will shine through. As long as you keep your heart opened up with your head high, and then you will know that this light is calling to us. What’s the price we pay for comfort? How can you learn to grow if you are confined? How can I learn to become brave? To be brave means to step out of your own shell. There are times when we must grow. In times of darkness, there’s a light that will shine through. As long as you keep your heart opened up with your head high, and then you will know that this light is calling to us. What’s the price we pay for comfort? How can you learn to grow if you are confined? How can I learn to become brave?