$2.50
Instrumentation: SATB Choir, Violin, Cello, & Piano
Duration: 4:00
Commissioned by: Commissioned by the Jordan High School Choir directed by Juan-Jose Garcia II (2024)
Alone Together, commissioned by the Jordan High School Choir directed by Juan-Jose Garcia II, sets the poignant poem written by the commissioner, Juan-Jose Garcia II. The musical setting begins with a dark, somber four note motive that is split between the Violin & Cello, perhaps representing two people separated by circumstance. There is an occasional 3/4 measure to imply a feeling of longing and incompleteness. The piece starts to shift into a more hopeful tonality at Section D, as the narrator experiences “a presence, all powerful, ever present”. The piece blossoms into a pop-infused Chorus at Section G, where we realize that we may feel alone but we are still together in our hearts.
This piece would fit well in any concert about friendship and/or featuring a Mixed Voice Choir.
As I walk across the shore
And reach out for something more,
I feel the pangs of loneliness fill my tired soul.
I ask why, why this feeling
But I am silent, ever grieving
And I believe that there is nothing left in store.
Then I am awoken by a presence
All powerful, ever present
It surrounds me
Envelops me.
Brings me joy,
I find my voice.
As I look around to see
My friends’ alone together, with me.
Alone Together
We are Alone Together.
Wherever we may go,
Through oceans wide and depths below.
Our ships may part,
But we hold each other’s hearts.
Alone Together