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there are stars

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FOR SATB CHOIR, PIANO, AND SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE

A WORK BY KATAHJ COPLEY

KATAHJ COPLEY MUSIC SATB Choir, Piano, and Saxophone Ensemble | 2025 | ca. 7:00

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KATAHJ COPLEY MUSIC there are stars....

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SATB Choir, Piano, and Saxophone Ensemble | 2025 | ca. 7:00 My shadow turned to me and said: “What would our life be like if I grew up facing this way? Could I see a man looking up or see a human looking down?” And then it dared to turn around.

It took me an inchworm’s crawl to hear its voice.

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Under the fluorescent-brights.

Under the starless night.

Outside my home inside my neighborhood singled out by the flashlights.

Wondering who would I be?

Which me would I prefer?

Which me would I see?

Whose ego would be dead?

Or would ‘I’ endure?

I didn’t stay behind to trace my own lines or lick the cracks in the concrete before i bled over my mother’s stucco safe house just ahead of my own shadow.

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I haven't had to, as brown as I am.

But now there are even more me-s than before.

Less money. More problems.

More death and more war.

Which crossroads would be different?

Which door must explore? Which dimension would awaken my subconscious to new joys?

If i knew: There are stars inside of me.

Same as the stars inside of you.

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Is life as a shadow a world with more art?

No war and no money.

More life and more love.

If so, then with sensational thrill and a willingness to be, I would embrace that whole space where bright beautiful brown people are free.

I didn’t stay behind to trace my own lines or lick the cracks in the concrete before I bled over my mother’s stucco safe house just ahead of my own shadow.

I haven't had to, as brown as I am.

I couldn't believe I forgot them too.

The death of a star makes me blue.

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from the poetry of Glenn Epps

KATAHJ COPLEY MUSIC there are stars...

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KATAHJ COPLEY MUSIC KATAHJ COPLEY Carrollton, Georgia native, Katahj Copley (he/him/his) premiered his first work, Spectra, in 2017 and hasn’t stopped composing since. As of now, Katahj has written over 100 works, including pieces for chamber ensembles, wind ensembles, and orchestra. His compositions have been performed and commissioned by universities, organizations, and professional ensembles, including the Cavaliers Brass, California Band Director Association, Admiral Launch Duo, and “The President’s Own” Marine Band. Katahj has also received critical acclaim internationally with pieces being performed in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, and Australia.

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Katahj received two Bachelor of Music degrees from the University of West Georgia in Music Education and Composition in 2021. In 2023, he received his Masters in Music Composition from the University of Texas at Austin - studying with Omar Thomas and Yevgeniy Sharlat.

He is currently pursing his DMA in Music Composition at Michigan State University.

Aside from composing, Katahj is an excited educator who teaches young musicians the joy of discovering music and why music is a phenomenal language.

“Music for me has always been this impactful thing in my life. It can soothe, it can enrage, it can quiet, and it can evoke emotions that are beyond me and this world we live in. I believe that music is the ultimate source of freedom and imagination. The most freedom I have had as a musician was through composing. Composition is like me opening my heart and showing the world my drive, my passion, and my soul.”

OTHER VOCAL WORKS UNAUTHORIZED COPY Your Shelter (SATB Choir and Piano) NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY (for Voice and Piano) Rhapsody (for Voice and Piano)

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