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Finally On My Way To Yes
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A gutsy celebration of life’s rough lessons, blending classical, close-harmony and gospel music into a tightly integrated whole. The song’s sweet and soulful conclusion features prominent solos for one or more singers.
The song features one or more soloists, who may sing the music as written or improvise in a gospel style. The colorful accompaniment, with its syncopated rhythms and metric changes, calls for a versatile and solid pianist.
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https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/finally_on_my_way_to_yes_0.mp3 | SSATB, piano - Choral Score | 7'00" | MA | SEA-019-00 | Sheet Music | $4.00 | |
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https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/finally_on_my_way_to_yes_0.mp3 | SSATB, piano - Choral Score | 7'00" | MA | SEA-019-00D | Licensed PDF | $2.75 | |
| https://www.seafarerpress.com/sites/seafarerpress.advantagelabs.com/files/works_variant_audio_files/finally_on_my_way_to_yes_0.mp3 | Finally on My Way to Yes - CD"THE END OF INVENTORY" SALE! Choir directors, add this item to your shopping cart and make me an offer in the COMMENT FIELD! (Or just send an email.) Retail price: $10.00 | 60'00" | SEA-CD-01 | CD | $0.00 |
Finally on My Way to Yes changed my own life more than any other single song I’ve ever composed. Pesha Gertler’s short, profound poem – almost a blessing – guided and challenged me into a new musical and emotional language. With ferocity and soulfulness, this song affirms that our lives are something to be cherished, no matter how many missteps and mistakes we have made, even if we have wounded ourselves or others. No one can hear that message often enough.
Everyone I share this poem with sees something different in the “scars” and “coded messages.” Members of the LGBTA choir for whom I composed this song heard their own “coming out” stories in the words. Other performers and listeners have heard the song speaking to their experiences with drug addictions, suicide attempts, self-mutilation, racial identity, and debilitating loss. Clearly, this poem taps into a deep something about what it is to be fully human. If my musical setting enriches Pesha’s healing message in any way, I am grateful for that.
"Awesomely fresh music… The solo has freedom of improvisation, and comfort is found in [the] soulful harmonies toward the end." - Jan Chamberlin, Music Director, Eliot Chapel (Kirkwood, MO)
Out Loud Chorus - Shawn Benedict (Ithaca, NY) * Premiere
Cascadian Chorale - Phillip Tschopp (Bellevue, WA)
Choir of First Unitarian Church of Portland - Mark Slegers - Marti Mendenhall, soprano (Portland, OR)
Choir of First Universalist Church of Denver - John Hubert (Denver, CO)
Choir of Unitarian-Universalist Church of Eugene - Tom Sears (Eugene, OR)
Choir of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville - Jason Shelton (Nashville, TN)
Choir of Eliot Unitarian Chapel - Leon Burke III (Kirkwood, MO)
Fine Arts Chorale of Kansas City - Terri Teal (Kansas City, MO)
Gregg Smith Singers - Gregg Smith (New York, NY)
Kenyon Community Choir - Benjamin Locke ~ Kenyon College (Gambier, OH)
Linn-Benton Community College Concert and Chamber Choirs - Susan Peck (Albany, OR)
Lycoming College Choir - Fred Thayer (Venues in NJ, PA, NC, SC and GA)
New Wave Singers of Baltimore - Mary Evans (Baltimore, MD)
University of Washington Chamber Singers - Geoffrey Boers (Seattle, WA)
Ward Melville High School Camerata - Linda Contino ~ Ithaca College Choral Festival (Ithaca, NY)
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