The arrival of a stray cat at the Pearly Gates brings chaos to a computerland heaven where he is believed to be an emissary of Satan.

“Fascinating . . . May has cemented her position as one of this generation's foremost storytellers. . . .This satisfying end to a remarkable feat of the imagination is a necessary purchase.”—Library Journal By the mid-twenty-first century, humanity is beginning to enjoy membership in the Galactic Milieu. Human colonies are thriving on numerous planets, life on Earth is peaceful and prosperous, and as more humans are being born with metapsychic abilities, it will not be long before these gifted minds at last achieve total Unity. But xenophobia is deeply rooted in the human soul. A growing corps of rebels plots to keep the people of Earth forever separate, led by a man obsessed with human superiority: Marc Remillard. Marc's goal is nothing less than the elevation of human metapsychics above all others, by way of artificial enhancement of mental faculties. His methods are unpalatable, his goal horrific. And so Marc and his coconspirators continue their work in secret. Only the very Unity he fears and abhors can foil Marc's plans. And only his brother, Jack the Bodiless, and the young woman called Diamond Mask can hope to lead the metaconcert to destroy Marc, Unify humanity, and pave the way for the Golden Age of the Galactic Milieu to begin . . . “A certain crowd-pleaser.”—Kirkus Reviews

This edition, edited by Clayton J. Westermann, actually represents both versions of Vivaldi’s work named Magnificat. Editorial and performance suggestions are presented in brackets, including tempo and dynamic markings. There are alternate versions of several of the sections and the choir and soloist parts are presented on separate staves over the piano reduction. This sacred work is for SATB with SSATB Soli. Includes: * Magnificat * Et Exultavit * Et Misericordia * Fecit Potentiam * Deposuit * Esurientes * Suscepit Israel * Sicut Locutus * Gloria * Et Exultavit (2nd version for Apollonia) * Quia Respexit (2nd version for La Bolognese) * Quia Fecit (2nd version for Chiaretta) * Sicut Locutus (2nd version for Albetta)

A choral worship cantata by Franz Schubert, edited by Robert S. Hines in SATB voicing.

Poems with a religious theme, the approach ranging from devotional to skeptical. In Sayings of the Desert Fathers, which is about a holy fool, she writes: "Big deal, / said Abba Jacob. / Miracles happen all the time. / We're here, / aren't we?"

The authorship of this work is sometimes attributed to (or shared with) Pergolesi�۪s teacher, Francesco Durante. There are editorial notes included by Clayton Westermann. The Latin text also has an English translation directly underneath, in italics, and the voices are written out on separate staves over a piano reduction of the orchestral part. This work is for SATB with SATB Soli. Includes: * Magnificat * Et Misericordia * Deposuit * Suscepit Israel * Sicut Locutus Est * Sicut Erat in Principio