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Tayo / Stand
An uplifting piece with body and instrumental percussion, the piece nudges us to be proactive and, if we get disheartened by the world, we turn to music to lift and re-energize our spirits.
SSA, body percussion, instr. percussion
Composer’s Notes
Tayo / Stand is an uplifting piece for SSA choir, body percussion, and instrumental percussion. Inspired by conversations with members of the Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) and their Music Director, Kenneth Griffith, the music nudges us to be proactive – if we see something, we do something – and if we get disheartened by the world, we turn to music to lift and re-energize our spirits.
Programmed for BCC’s 2024-2025 Season “People, Get Ready,” this choral work features text by Kitbielle Pasagui, a Filipino-Canadian conductor, vocal coach, vocalist, composer, and arranger. According to Kitbielle:
“In Filipino, the word Tayo means us or we and it also means stand. Tayo tayo is an informal way of saying let’s stand!”
We will discover tayo tayo peppered throughout the piece, reminding us to do just that.
I am grateful to the Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) and their Music Director, Kenneth Griffith for commissioning me to create this work. It is an honour to be a part of this meaningful collaboration.
– Tracy Wong, April 2025.
Text
In this world where kindness and understanding lacks –
We turn to music
In this world where love and compassion is needed –
We call upon music
In this world where unity and peace is scarce –
Music calls us.
Music heals.
It soothes;
It helps us understand.
Music fills our hearts.
It dries our tears;
It lifts our spirits.
To understand, we need to listen and be kind
To love, we need to feel and experience
To achieve peace, we need freedom and justice.
And when our words fail, music will prevail.
Music heals.
Music soothes.
Music fills our hearts.
Music helps us understand.
Music unites us all.
-Kitbielle Pasagui
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