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Tracy Wong
Tracy Wong Series
Kira! (Practice Tracks)
This playful composition for 3-part treble choir and percussion is a nod to Malay folk songs that merge counting/play (common in some childhood games) and sage advice.
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Kira!
Download audio practice tracks for Tracy Wong’s “Kira!” for 3-part treble and percussion.
Includes full access for 1-50 singers. These tracks are sold in batches of 50, so please round up the number of singers in your group to the nearest multiple of 50. Example: 42 singers = Qty. of 50 in your cart.
Because of the cultural content of my music, I manage all aspects of the recording and production of learning tracks of my music, and I am delighted to have Graphite be the distributor of these learning tracks. I take pride in doing my best to make sure that these are representative of me and are “ethically-sourced”. This means that the audio recordings and learning tracks for my own music would be edited and/or recorded by choral musicians who speak the language(s) I set music to, and have the lived experience of the culture which I do my best to honour through my music. These musicians are paid for their time, experience, skill, and artistry. I also commit 10% of income earned from my choral works, learning resources, and workshops on Malaysian-themed choral/vocal/composition/music towards funding Malaysian artists and music educators I collaborate with on current and future artistic & educational initiatives.
All purchases will have a packet of audio tracks (the various part-dominant tracks, full mixed track, pronunciation guide).
About the tracks:
- These rehearsal tracks are recordings of my own voice, singing all vocal parts. I have designed them (with the help of my friend in Singapore, Cherie Chai) for the benefit of distant / isolated singing in your personal spaces, and to encourage independent learning. These audio tracks work best with earphones / headphones on.
- These tracks would provide the pronunciation, style, and tone that is appropriate for the performance of this piece.
- The tracks are professionally mixed so singers are ensured high quality audio recordings to support their learning!
Important licensing & purchasing terms: The purchase of this resource allows your choral organization to distribute it to your singers and staff for their own learning at any time, but not to be duplicated, edited in any way, and/or shared beyond the organization.
Thank you for supporting ethical consumption of self-published music!
Tracy Wong
Composer’s Notes
Kira = count
This playful composition for 3-part treble choir and percussion is a nod to Malay folk songs that merge counting/play (common in some childhood games) and sage advice. It also celebrates elders in my larger Malaysian community who impart life teachings to young people in a fun and accessible way. I am drawn to this tradition for its beauty in having music as a form of intergenerational community building.
The work features word and vocal play merged with folkloric elements – quartal harmonies, dance-like rhythms, and shifting tonality – that are spun through a musically-contemporary lens. Besides counting-singing from one to eight in Malay, the text is based on a few well-known Malay proverbs.
I am grateful to the Colorado Children’s Chorale and Emily Crile (Artistic Director) for commissioning me to create this work for their Spring 2023 concert – Time to Shine. It is an honour to be a part of this meaningful collaboration.
– Tracy Wong, January 2023
Text
Satu, dua, tia, empat, lima, enam, tujuh, lapan
[satu duwa tɪga əmpat limə ənam tudʒɔh lapan]
One, two three, four, five , six, seven, eight
Sediakan payung sebelum hujan
[sədijakan pajʊŋ səbəlʊm hudʒan]
prepare your umbrella before it rains
Bersusah-susah dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian
[bərsusah susah dahulu bərsənaŋ sənaŋ kəmudijan]
Hardship now, ease later (your struggles now will pay off in the future)
Yang bulat tak datang menggojlek, pipih tak datang melayang
[yaŋ bulat ta’ dataŋ məŋgolɛk, yaŋ pipɪh ta’ dataŋ məlajang]
Work hard for what you want.
Round things don’t roll by themselves, flat and thin things don’t fly by themselves.
– Tracy Wong / Malay Proverbs
For the performance of this piece, words with * indicate that singers should sustain on the consonant instead of a long vowel (eg. lapan*, payung*). Please refer to the composer’s sung recording of this piece.
$1.00 per set
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