2-part equal voices,
2-part mixed voices,
piano accompaniment -
Early intermediate
SKU: GI.G-9957
Composed by Wayland
Rogers. Children. Global
Encounters for Young
Choirs. Music Education.
8 pages. GIA Publications
#9957. Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9957).
UPC: 785147995708.
English. Text by Kazuaki
Tanahashi.
In my
opinion our world is
currently in great need
of reestablishing strong
connections one to
another, be it with
family and friends,
neighbors and strangers,
nations and nations, or
with those of different
cultures and religions.
In his important book, I
and Thou,
philosopher-theologian
Martin Buber says that
the most meaningful life
is centered on
relationship. As a
musician, I felt
compelled to express the
I-THOU thesis through the
human voice. In searching
for the right words to
express this sentiment, I
was fortunate to find
Kazuaki
Tanahashi’s
eloquent poem,
“Encounter.â€
Mr. Tanahashi is a poet,
Zen artist, scholar and
peace activist. This
combined-voices version
has been adapted from an
SATB scoring that
features prominently in
the original song cycle,
I-THOU, written for vocal
quartet, commissioned and
premiered in 2018 by
Fourth Coast Ensemble in
Chicago. —Wayland
Rogers About the Series:
Doreen Rao, 2019
Robert Shaw Award
recipient, launches her
culturally inclusive
choral series, Global
Encounters for Young
Voices, featuring
accessible treble- and
mixed-voice works for
developing choirs.
