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Carlos Cordero
The Happy Choir (Carlos Cordero)
Let Your True Self Sing
Fast, short, and energetic journey to self-discovery!
For SATB div. (optional solo) a cappella
Composer’s Notes
Let Your True Self Sing is my first “official” piece in 2022 since writing Fresh Fruit. I tell you this because I have learned that creating my pieces is to go on an emotional journey, and after Fresh Fruit, I needed time to process. When Alexander Bruce, artistic director of Suono, told me about this commission, I experienced what felt like a big hug…the kind that tells you that everything is going to be ok.
My husband Ryan and I have often talked about collaborating as composer and poet/writer, and I mentioned this could be our first collaboration. Last year, as I was approaching my 30th birthday, I told him: “Write me a text about knowing myself and listening to the voice within that will lead me to the hope of singing my true self. Happy, free, not worried about being. Fully giving my all to all around me, and being proud of what I do, feel, and who I am.” What he wrote was exactly what I needed to read; I hope it also resonates with you on whatever level you may need.
-Carlos Cordero
Text
Cold winds blow over my barren soul,
Scattered pieces of my life across broken time,
I am alone.
Surrounded by eternity
I hear a voice
Calling me:
come back
I am broken, yet whole.
Listen deeply,
Your true self sings
Throw open the door,
Come back to that voice,
Share that voice,
Your voice…
-Ryan Heller
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