Circle of Life: Native American Song-poems, choral score - ChP - mixed choir (SATB) a cappella - English; composer: Phillips, Sheena. This five movement work for SATB choir is based on five different Native American peoples. The sequence starts with Falling, a lullaby, and ends with Rising, an image of spirits gently swaying on their final journey above. Between these two lie Waking, a celebration of the joy of being alive, Singing, which expresses the experience of attending deeply