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New Horizons

"We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life,
a better world, beyond the horizon."
 - Franklin D. Roosevelt

New Horizons

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New Horizons

Who hasn't been enchanted by an amazingly vivid sunset on the horizon? Witnessing a blaze of red and orange splash across the sky and the sun slowly turning a deeper shade of red as it sinks below the distant horizon is a mesmerizing experience. As the day ends in a blaze of glory, the experience may conjure up thoughts of starting the next day afresh with a renewed conviction on undertaking a different direction in your life that you've been contemplating.

New horizons can bring hope and passion back into your life. As Christopher McCandless enthusiastically states: “The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”

About the Music
Key changes in this composition, like sunsets over new horizons, bring refreshing change. The A section is in A minor, the B section modulates to C major and the C section is a pastiche of modern harmony in fourths. The Native American Bass flute is featured. Studio effects were added to the flute on the solo section.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882- 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A member of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history.
Franklin D. Roosevelt