We Can Sing

We Can Sing

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String Orchestra
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2
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Composer's Note:

This piece is an anthem—a claiming of identity and personhood and shouting it out loud for the world to hear. When writing, I kept imagining these words:

We can sing
On our own.
We can sing
Altogether.
Raise your voice,
Shout out loud
Let the world
Know we’re here.

To young students everywhere, especially those who have not previously seen themselves reflected in the repertoire, you have a gift. You have a superpower that no one else has. Use it. Let it shine. And be who you can be.

Comments

The Creation of We Can Sing! was commissioned by The National Orchestral Institute + Festival’s K12 New Music Project at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, in partnership with the American Composers Alliance.

Note: A version with a Violin 3 part instead of a viola part is available upon request.

First Perfomance
Intermediate String Ensemble of the Hawaii Youth Symphony - Chad Uyehara, director; December 10, 2022
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Text Language - Non English

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string orchestra
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Music by BIPOC - AALANA composers
NOI+F K12 New Music Project
for young performers
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$11.00 score: ACA-FELD-001s
$44.50 score + 76442 parts; ACA-FELD-001