Uma for SATB and string quartet, with optional charango and sikus 4-Part - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.1311809

Sing in the ancient Andean language of Aymara! Pronunciation guide included!

Uma (2023)

SATB and string quartet with optional charango and sikus, composed in the style of a Bolivian huayño
Text — excerpts from the Aymara poem Uma (2002) by Pedro Humire Loredo (1935-2020) — used with permission
Duration — about 2’
Difficulty 2 (High school)
World premiere:
21 Oct 2023 at 7 PM
Jester King — Brewery, Kitchen, Farm & Event Hall — 13187 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin, TX 78736
Panoramic Voices presents “Folk Yeah” with Invoke that includes two world premieres, Wari and Uma, both Andean folk settings in Aymara.

Commissioned by Panoramic Voices for its “Folk Yeah!” concert October, 21, 2023, Uma for SATB and string quartet with optional charango and sikus is written as a dance in the style of a Bolivian huayño. The text in the indigenous language of Aymara comes from the poem “Uma” written by Chilean poet Pedro Humire Loredo. In the high Andean plateau called the altiplano or puna, the scarcity of water calls on the local people to share the precious and essential resource. Humire’s poetry reassures us that there is enough uma (water) for all. The popular indigenous huayño dance predates the Spanish conquest. This choral setting celebrates cooperation and sharing of water with embellished instrumental sections and optional panpipes (sikus or zampoñas) played in hocket (trenzado) and charango. Occasional shouts (gritos) may add to the excitement.