Still Stands the Oak is the final in a set of three songs for voice and piano on poems by renowned Canadian Indigenous poet E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913). This work explores themes of resilience and memory, describing the story of a giant, ancient oak tree that has witnessed countless years of human history. The music weaves in and around a single repeated note in the piano, at once reminiscent of a military drum and a heartbeat, a figure meant to represent the resilience, constancy, and memory held by this ancient tree. This work was commissioned and premiered by baritone Jason Klippenstein on November 13, 2017, at Roy Barnett Recital Hall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.