Publisher Desc.  This piece is a programatic telling of a climb. It can be Mount Everest, Olympus Mons, or, in the mythological world, Mount Olympus, Tower of Babel. Choir accompanies the challenge by saying simple phrases translated into Latin; "From Darkness and Shadow You Must Climb" "It will be a difficult climb" "Out of the darkness, there is light. Ascension is complete"Mallet choices for Bass Drum are directors choice