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Fighting Over What We Believe. Youth and Adult Choirs. Elizabeth Alexander. Choir sheet music. Piano Accompaniment sheet music. Intermediate.

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Baklei oor wat ons glo. Jeug-en volwasse kore. Elizabeth Alexander. Koor bladmusiek. Klavierbegeleiding bladmusiek. Intermediêre.

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Fighting Over What We Believe. Youth and Adult Choirs. composed by Elizabeth Alexander. For SAB. youth choir. , SATB. adult choir. and piano. Moderate. Octavo. Text language. English. Duration 4 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press. SF.SEA-099-00. With Text language. English. A bold meditation on conflict, communication and compromise, served up with a touch of hip-hop cadence, a "call to action" refrain, and solid choral craftsmanship. This innovative song calls for the youth choir to sing in dialogue with the adult choir, reflecting the dynamic relationship necessary for all difficult and important conversations. Commissioned by Mayflower United Church of Christ. Nancy Grundah conductor. Minneapolis, MN. Commissioned in honor of Nancy Grundahl, Dorothy Williams and Dana Blanck. Composer's Note. This commission from Mayflower United Church of Christ came with an exciting and irresitable mission. To compose a piece which had social justice at its core, and to score it for combined youth and adult choirs. The music directors knew me and my work already, so they had to suspect that this prospect would have me chomping at the bit. And because I already knew something about Mayflower's passion and commitment to unflinching dialogue and bold actions, I knew the church would welcome the hard edges and difficult questions that I poured into this song. Text. Talking left, talking right, talking far into the night, Splitting hairs, splitting up, splitting off, Less and more, rich and poor, what to address, what to ignore, What is our mission statement for. Persuade, coerce, Convene, disperse, Accept or curse. Deny, confess, Condemn or bless. Who lives. Who dies. My truth, your lies. Bring in, shut out, what's that all about. Who gives out retribution and grace. What to keep, what to spend, What to give and what to lend. Some have not, some have a lot. Tell me how we're gonna split the pot. I see us fighting over what we believe, how to love and how to pray. We begin with hope and resolve and dreams, and end up fighting over what we believe. I see us fighting over what we believe, leaving spirits poor and lonely. I want to use my fighting spirit in a different way instead of fighting over what we believe. I want to wrestle with the angel 'til the light of dawn, And struggle with my need for pride. I want to take on my tendency to turn my head, And grapple with why it feels so hard to gently lay our differences aside. Day, night, wrong, right, no end in sight. ADULTS. We all believe in justice. YOUTH. Let's talk about what that looks like. ADULTS. And we believe in compassion. YOUTH. Let's look at what that really means. ALL. We believe in the holy work of listening, to every voice. Let's start our conversation there. Instead of fighting over what we believe. It wears us down and wears us out. We have eyes to see, we have ears to hear, we have hands that long to give and receive. I see us fighting over what we believe, leaving spirits poor and lonely. I want to use my fighting spirit in a different way instead of fighting over what we believe. Divide, unite, exclude, invite, day, night, wrong, right, no end in sight. We all believe in justice. Let's talk about what that looks like. COpyright 2011 by Elizabeth Alexander. All rights reserved.

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Baklei oor wat ons glo. Jeug-en volwasse kore. saamgestel deur Elizabeth Alexander. Vir SAB. Jeugkoor. , SATB. volwasse koor. en klavier. Matige. Agtste. Teks taal. Engels. Duur 4 minute. Gepubliseer deur Seafarer Press. SF.SEA-099-00. Met teks taal. Engels. 'N Sterk meditasie oor konflik, kommunikasie en kompromie, met 'n tikkie van hip-hop kadens bedien, 'n "oproep tot aksie" weerhou, en vaste koor vakmanskap. Hierdie innoverende lied vra vir die jeug koor te sing in dialoog met die volwasse koor, wat die dinamiese verhouding wat nodig is vir alle moeilike en belangrike gesprekke. Opdrag van Mayflower Verenigde Kerk van Christus. Nancy Grundah dirigent. Minneapolis, MN. Opdrag ter ere van Nancy Grundahl, Dorothy Williams en Dana Blanck. Komponis se Note. Hierdie kommissie van Mayflower United Kerk van Christus het gekom met 'n opwindende en irresitable missie. 'N stuk wat' sosiale geregtigheid in sy kern op te stel, en dit aan te teken vir gesamentlike jeug-en volwasse kore. Die musiek direkteure het geweet my en my werk reeds, so hulle het om te vermoed dat hierdie vooruitsig sou my chomping om die bietjie. En omdat ek reeds iets oor Mayflower se passie en toewyding aan onwrikbaar dialoog en vet aksies geweet het, het ek geweet die kerk verwelkom die harde kante en moeilike vrae wat ek in hierdie lied uitgestort. Teks. Praat verlaat, praat reg, praat ver in die nag, hare kloof, verdeel, breek af, minder en meer, ryk en arm, wat aan te spreek, wat om te ignoreer, Wat is ons missie verklaring vir. Oorreed, dwing, belê, versprei, te aanvaar of vloek. Ontken, bely veroordeel of seën. Wie woon. Wat sterf. My waarheid, jou leuens. Bring, uitgesluit, wat is dit alles oor. Wie gee om uit vergelding en genade. Wat om te hou, wat om te spandeer, wat om te gee en wat om te leen. Sommige het nie, sommige het 'n baie. Vertel my hoe ons gaan split die pot. Ek sien ons baklei oor wat ons glo nie, hoe om lief te hê en hoe om te bid. Ons begin met die hoop en vasberadenheid en drome, en uiteindelik baklei oor wat ons glo. Ek sien ons baklei oor wat ons glo, laat geeste arm en eensaam. Ek wil my veggees om te gebruik in 'n ander manier in plaas van baklei oor wat ons glo. Ek wil om te stoei met die engel 'til die lig van die dagbreek, en sukkel met my behoefte om trots. Ek wil om te neem op my neiging my kop te draai, en worstel met die vraag hoekom dit voel so hard om versigtig lê ons verskille opsy. Dag, nag, verkeerd is, reg, geen einde in sig. VOLWASSENES. Ons almal glo in geregtigheid. YOUTH. Kom ons praat oor wat dit lyk. VOLWASSENES. En ons glo in deernis. YOUTH. Kom ons kyk na wat dit regtig beteken. ALLE. Ons glo in die heilige werk van luister, elke stem. Kom ons begin ons gesprek daar. In plaas van baklei oor wat ons glo. Dit dra ons af en dra ons uit. Ons oë het om te sien, ons ore het om te hoor, ons het hande wat lank om te gee en te ontvang. Ek sien ons baklei oor wat ons glo, laat geeste arm en eensaam. Ek wil my veggees om te gebruik in 'n ander manier in plaas van baklei oor wat ons glo. Verdeel, verenig, sluit, nooi, dag, nag, verkeerd is, reg, geen einde in sig. Ons almal glo in geregtigheid. Kom ons praat oor wat dit lyk. Kopiereg 2011 deur Elizabeth Alexander. Alle regte voorbehou.