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Voicing: SATB
Orchestration: Voices and Piano
Theme: Loss, Nature, Respect

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Voicing: TTBB
Orchestration: A cappella
Theme: Secular, Remembrance

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Text: Kitty O’Meara

Voicing: TTBB, SATB (both available)

Theme: Secular

Orchestration: Piano

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The TTBB version was created for Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus with the permission of the poet, Kitty O’Meara. This was their first attempt[t at creating virtual choir pieces in the midst of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in the United States. If you are interested in purchasing the work, half the proceeds will go to the poet and will be donated to a charity of her choosing. The SATB version was commissioned by Ethan Sperry and the Portland State University choirs.

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Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay

Voicing: SSAA

Theme: Secular

Orchestration: A cappella

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Text: Glenda Elliott

Voicing: SATB (TTBB and SSAA versions available)

Theme: Secular, queer-specific

Orchestration: SATB, piano, mezzo solo

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One evening in the fall of 2015, I was driving home from school and listening to NPR’s StoryCorps. A woman named Glenda began telling the story of how she and Lauree met at a time in American history when the love of two people of the same sex was not accepted by society. As the story unraveled, I genuinely felt Glenda’s love for Lauree. Glenda reveals that she and Lauree never got to have their happily ever after because Lauree was taken by cancer. Most stories would focus on that grief; however, Glenda tells, “I don’t regret at all, all the time we shared. It’s where I learned to love and to be loved.” The power of that story brought me to tears. Thank God it was dark.

I immediately started setting the transcription of her story to music. When I called Glenda to ask her permission, she graciously said yes. I said, “Thank you so much, because I already wrote it!” From that moment, Glenda and I have shared a great bond of friendship. After hearing its performance at the GALA Chorus Festival in Denver in 2016, Glenda gave me a huge hug and whispered in my ear, “Thank you. You brought Lauree back to me.” Glenda and I remain friends to this day.

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