Mealor WHEREVER YOU ARE

Wherever you are for SSA chorus, piano, harp, percussion and strings

by

Paul Mealor

FULL SCORE

NOVELLO

Commissioned by Gareth Malone for Series Four of BBC TV’s ‘The Choir’ and first performed by Malone and The Military Wives Choir as part of The Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 November 2011 in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen.

The text is taken from poems, letters and prayers written by the military wives, selected and adapted by Paul Mealor, and a passage from the Book of John:

Wherever you are, my love will keep you safe; My heart will build a bridge of light across both time and space.

Wherever you are, our hearts still beat as one, I hold you in my dreams each night, until your task is done.

Light up the darkness, my wondrous star, Our hopes and dreams, my heart and yours, forever shining far.

Light up the darkness, my prince of peace; May the stars shine all around you, may your courage never cease.

Wherever I am, I will love you day by day, I will keep you safe, cling on to faith, along the dark, dark way.

Wherever I am, I will hold on through the night; I will pray each day, a safe return, will look now to the light.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:13

INSTRUMENTATION Piano Harp Percussion (1 player) Strings SSA chorus

Duration: circa 2½ min.

A recorded performance of Wherever you are, sung by The Military Wives Choir, conducted by Gareth Malone, is available on Decca, cat. no. 4764801 Order No. NOV201135 Parts are available on hire from the publisher.

SSA and piano version NOV201146; NOV201146-10 (pack of 10) NOV201146-25 (pack of 25) SATB and piano version NOV292886; NOV292886-10 (pack of 10) NOV292886-25 (pack of 25) TTBB and piano version NOV292897; NOV292897-10 (pack of 10) NOV292897-25 (pack of 25)

Dedicated to Gareth Malone and The Military Wives

Wherever you are PAUL MEALOR

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© 2011 Novello & Company Limited.

Text: © Twenty Twenty Productions Limited, licensed to Novello & Company Limited.

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