Symphony #9-THE HOOP OF LIFE, is a choral symphony using Cherokee, Lakota vocables, Hebrew and Kabbalistic numerology. This Symphony is to be an invocation, a tuning, a vision for what is possible through indigenous and Kabbalist teachings. If we truly believe in Oneness, that we are All part of the total cosmic Consciousness, then there must be a way to harness the "verb" of life and refocus mankind from self-destruction. Many will think I'm crazy, a cock-eyed romantic... whatever...I had no other choice but to write this work!ORCHESTRATIONPiccolo (doubling on Alto Flute)2 Alto Flutes (doubling on Flutes)2 OboesEnglish Horn2 Bb ClarinetsBass Clarinet2 BassoonsContra Bassoon4 Horns in F3 Bb Trumpets2 Tenor TrombonesBass TromboneTubaSix percussionists: Crash Cymbal4 TimpaniRattles (hollowed-out gourds or buffalo horns scraped dried, and filled with pebbles)Sleigh BellsMedium and low tom tomsBass100-150 chorus (SATB)Cherokee Baritone Lakota Baritone18-22 1st Violins16-20 2nd Violins14-18 Violas10-12 Celli8-10 BassesDuration: (37:00)