We Are the Stars from Stargazing
TTBB - Sheet Music

TTBB choir and piano - Late Intermediate

SKU: EC.1.3487

Composed by James Eakin III. Advanced/Collegiate. Secular, 21st century. Octavo. Duration 2 minutes, 55 seconds. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.3487. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.3487).

ISBN 600313134876. UPC: 600313134876. English.

In 2002, I was commissioned by the Turtle Creek Chorale to compose a three-movement star-themed piece for their upcoming 'celestial' concert. I immediately knew that I wanted strings and celeste to serve as my 'heavenly' accompaniment; but what text should I choose? After immersing myself in poetry, I whittled it down to three that sang to me: Creator of the Universe, a Plato translation; We Are the Stars, an Algonquin Native-American poem; and (I couldn’t resist) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

  

We Are the Stars is a spirited movement whereby the poet declares 'We are the stars which sing… Our light is our voice…' The rapidly alternating 3/8 and 2/4 meters, and ebb-and-flow dynamics, dance in celebration with the text. -James Eakin III

 

Duration: 2:55.