Fantasia: "Composition in improvisatory style...unfolding freely...with varying textures and without continued adherence to a definite meter or form" (according to Grout's "A History of Western Music") Root's Fantasia on the Thanksgiving Hymn uses this improvisatory approach to spin out a fantastic rendition of the traditional "We Gather Together". This is a fine piece for a Winter concert, or any other occasion when an imaginative and exciting musical extravaganza is appropriate!