AkshayaAvrilTucker Duration:8' forSingingDoubleBass (orAltoandDoubleBass) 2020 AgainaBeginning FullScore
PerformanceNote
CommissionedbyAnnickOdom PremieredbyAnnickOdomonDecember3,2020.
VocalRange:G3-D5
VocalStyle:ThispiecewasoriginallywrittenforAnnickOdom'sAppalachianFolk,SacredHarpinspiredvocalstyle.NoClassicaltrainingrequired!Ithinkmanykindsofvocaltechniqueswouldwork well,butI'dsteerawayfromheavyoperaticvibratoinfavorofamoreintimatesound,nomatterwhat traditionyou'repartof "SacredHarp"sound:Fortheloudmoments!Ifyou'refamiliarwiththissoundandtechnique (basicallyafull-throatedbelting,withoutvibrato),goforit
Bass:Alltheseharmonicsaresoundingpitches. Text
Thencametheday unexpectedcool comewalkwithme willyoucomeoutside? wecan'tsithereforever againabeginning,againagainagain! sincestartinginitselfissobeautiful
Iopenedthedoor anothersilence Iopenedthedoor toseeyouwaiting Iopenedthedoor andlightfledthrough andcolortoo aroomoflight,andcolortoo ifonlyyoucouldseeit
ProgramNote
thesilencethesilencethesilenceisbroken!
Iopenedthedoor toseeyouwaiting Iopenedthedoor toyou,myself toseeyouwaiting onthiscoolday thelightcamethrough avoidinmythroat aprism,thelightcamethrough -AkshayaAvrilTucker, inspiredbyAudreLordeandRainerMariaRilke
"...Foritisnotdifferencewhichimmobilizesus,butsilence.Andtherearesomanysilencestobebroken."AudreLorde,TheTransformationofSilenceintoLanguageandAction,1977
"Don'tyouseehoweverythingthathappensisagainandagainabeginning[...]since,initself,startingis alwayssobeautiful?"-RainerMariaRilke,LetterstoaYoungPoet,1903
Thispieceisaboutthereliefandjoyofspeakingup,speakingourtruth,whetherpersonalorsocietal. Acknowledgingmyownqueeridentity,justasthehumidKansassummerstartedturningblessedlycool, wasmynewbeginningThesongcapturesthetumultuousjoyandconfusionofthatexperienceAfter monthswithoutwriting,thissongwasmyfirststepto"getupanddustoff"afteradeeppandemicfunk. ReadingandmeditatingonthesetextsbyAudreLordeandRilkehelpedmefindmygroundagain
IamsogratefultoAnnickOdom,bassist,clarinetistandfolk/Appalachianvocalist,forherinspirationto createthisThepieceallowsthevocalisttoimproviseandattimesopentheirthroattotheheavensforsome SacredHarpstylesinging
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