Light Up

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Instrumentation: SA (SSA Divisi) Choir & Piano

Duration: 3:00

From Light Cycle 
I. Light Up (3:00)
II. I Celebrate Life (2:30)

Commissioned by: Jennifer Gaderlund & The Graham Middle School Choirs (2019), Premiered on December 12, 2019

Program Note

Light Up (the first movement of the Light Cycle suite), commissioned by Jennifer Gaderlund for the Graham Middle School Choirs, sets the beautiful poem by Rhoda Gordon, the composer’s late grandmother, for SA (Opt. SSA) Choir and Piano. The Piano features a constant rhythmic motor, representing our hopefully constant dancing throughout life. The Sopranos and Altos begin in unison and then break into harmony as the texture unfolds. The middle section contains a round between the Sopranos and Altos, with the Altos offset by two beats. A third (optional) descant part sings above the round between the Sopranos and Altos. The opening material returns with the repeated text “Think light rays” but develops the material further with a few moments of divisi. The piece dramatically builds as the choir repeats the word “glow”, finally resolving with the call to “glow and dance”. The Piano’s rhythmic motor finally comes to a rest at the last measure.

This piece is suitable for any Treble-voiced ensemble. It may be performed as a stand-alone piece or paired with I Celebrate Life as the complete Light Cycle suite. The round in the middle section is a great way for any Treble-voiced ensemble to explore polyphony and part independence. The descant and divisi parts may be included or omitted depending on the needs of the ensemble.

Light Cycle will receive its premiere on December 12, 2019 by the Graham Middle School Choirs conducted by Jennifer Gaderlund in Mountain View, CA.

Text

Think light rays
Dance along their path

 

Think radiance
Glow and dance

 

Smilingly, laughingly
Move with glee

 

Emanate love
Into others’ way

 

Think light rays
Dance along their path

 

Radiate golden
Glow and dance.

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