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Program Notes
"Rain" is meant to be a snapshot into a particular mood. The simplistic text hides inside the shadow of dense minor harmonies to evoke the feeling of being surrounded by rain clouds, and the uneven meter serves to unsettle the listener, particularly through the use of "the" on downbeats rather than pickups. The overall gloomy feel of the piece allows the performers and the audience to wallow in a collective misery for a while, because sometimes the only way to cope with difficult feelings is to sit with them and share them with others.
About the Composer Marjorie Halloran (b. 1985) is a synesthetic composer, songwriter, and performer currently living in Austin, TX. Her choral music blends together smooth and memorable melodic lines, lush harmonies and textures, and the occasional abrupt change in time signature or key, just to keep things interesting. She holds a BA in music theory/composition from the University of California at Davis, and an MFA in composition/songwriting from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and has extensive experience both as a choral performer and composer in California, Texas, Vermont, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and around the world. She is the co-founder and coordinator of the VCFA Choral Workshop, a program for students interested in learning choral composition. Her favorite symphony is Robert Schumann’s 2nd, and her favorite instrument beyond voice is the viola. She loves the color yellow, biodegradable glitter, peanut butter, cocoa with mint, chords in first inversion, The Little Mermaid, and reading alto clef. She has a husband, an orange cat, and an obsession with rainbows, and her favorite Pokémon are Pikachu and Koffing. Once, she camped in Antarctica.
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Rain text by the composer
The rain is pouring outside the window The sky is gray There is a chill in the air And the world is damp with gloom Will the sun come out again? Will it shine brightly enough to wash out the darkness of this? Will I see the light again? The rain is pouring outside the window The sky is gray
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Rain
Slowly and thoughtfully
## 5 P -̇ & 4 œ q = 104
Soprano
P ## 5 & 4 œ -̇
The rain
Alto
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Bass
The rain
for rehearsal only
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Marjorie Halloran
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43
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nough
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nough
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nough
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to
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to
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to
wash
wash
˙
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to
wash
˙˙
˙˙
˙
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see the light
˙˙
see the light
out
out
out
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see the light
the
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dark - ness
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the
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44 ˙˙ ..
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see the light
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Will
A
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46 ˙
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I
see the light
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I
see the light
a - gain?
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I
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see the light
see the light
45 œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ 45 œœ œœ
˙˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ ˙
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a - gain?
a - gain?
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˙˙ ˙
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44
S
q = 104
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V
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gray
gray
gray
45
˙˙ ..
˙˙
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