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 ORCHESTRATION Piccolo (doubling on Alto Flute) 2 Alto Flutes (doubling on Flutes) 2 Oboes English Horn 2 Bb Clarinets Bass Clarinet 2 Bassoons Contra Bassoon 4 Horns in F 3 Bb Trumpets 2 Tenor Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Six percussionists: Crash Cymbal 4 Timpani Rattles (hollowed-out gourds or buffalo horns scraped dried, and filled with pebbles) Sleigh Bells Medium and low tom toms Bass 100-150 chorus (SATB) Cherokee Baritone Lakota Baritone 18-22 1st Violins 16-20 2nd Violins 14-18 Violas 10-12 Celli 8-10 Basses Duration: (37:00)