"The dominant message of hope goes beyond the action of the opera.
Copland’s The Promise of Living defines a deeper sociological issue: we reap
what we sow—and the community on which we all depend is strengthened
by the work of sowing love for our neighbors." *
* From the booklet accompanying the reference recordings by The Soldiers’
Chorus of the United States Army Field Band, The Legacy of Aaron Copland, p. 12
