Till We Reach That Day

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"Till We Reach That Day" is a powerful ensemble ballad from the musical *Ragtime* that mourns racial injustice while expressing collective hope for a more just future.

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instanceOf song
associatedAct Ragtime original Broadway cast
authorOfSourceMaterial E. L. Doctorow
basedOnWork Ragtime: A Novel
linked to: Ragtime
composer Stephen Flaherty
countryOfOrigin United States
firstPerformanceCity New York City
firstPerformanceCountry United States
firstPerformanceIn Ragtime original production
firstPerformanceLocation Broadway
firstPerformanceTheatre Ford Center for the Performing Arts
genre ballad
musical theatre
hasMusicalStyle anthemic ballad
choral ensemble
language English
lyricalTheme collective mourning
hope for a more just future
racial injustice
social protest
lyricist Lynn Ahrens
narrativeFunction expression of communal grief
expression of determination for justice
funeral lament
notableFor blend of sorrow and hope
depiction of racial violence and grief
powerful choral climax
partOf Ragtime
periodOfOrigin 1990s
setIn early 20th-century America
vocalFor ensemble
workFrom Ragtime (musical)
linked to: Ragtime

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Ragtime notableSong Till We Reach That Day