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Timothy C. Takach
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A Silver Thread – Music for Combined Choirs
Jocelyn Hagen, Timothy C. Takach
A 4-choir partner song that showcases each choir on their own and then comes together for an impressive finish.
4-choir partner song: Unison voices, 2-part treble, SAB, SATB and piano
Commissioned by the MN Chorale on the 50th anniversary of their founding.
Looking for choral music for combined choirs? “A Silver Thread” uses the magical structure of a partner song to give 4 different choirs their own standalone song which can then be layered with the other 3 songs at the same time for an impressive finish. Co-composed by Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach, the text connects us all across generations, bestowing the wisdom and love of the older generations to the spirited and hopeful youth. Each song has their own unique piano accompaniment, and the piano part for the 4th choir is used again for the performance of all songs together. An impressive and unique way to showcase different choirs in your program.
“Our intention with “A Silver Thread” is for each individual choir to perform alone in order (Choir I-IV), then for all choirs to perform the songs together. If each song is done intermittently throughout a concert, we would recommend that at the culmination the songs are performed a second time alone before the music for combined choirs is brought together. Part of the magic of partner songs is to be able to recognize the independent aspects of each song before they come together, and for an audience this is amplified with repetition and familiarity. If there are young singers involved, we recommend having an additional conductor to facilitate their entrances and cut-offs.” – Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach
Composer’s Notes
Our intention with “A Silver Thread” is for each individual choir to perform alone in order (Choir I-IV), then for all choirs to perform the songs together. If each song is done intermittently throughout a concert, we would recommend that at the culmination the songs are performed a second time alone before they are all brought together. Part of the magic of partner songs is to be able to recognize the independent aspects of each song before they come together, and for an audience this is amplified with repetition and familiarity. If there are young singers involved, we recommend having an additional conductor to facilitate their entrances and cut-offs.
In preparation, each choir should practice singing along with both piano accompaniments (except Choir IV), since the harmonies will be different with all choirs together.
Text
Choir I – Unison
Here
we are watching
this silver thread
through an open gate,
around our lives
keeps us from loneliness,
keeps us from helplessness.
It means I am not alone in this world.
It’s made
of persistence,
this silver thread,
and hope.
Choir II – 2-part treble
Joining us
a silver thread–
beauty runs through.
Every wall
an open gate
so I am not alone in this world.
This thread is
our future and hope.
Choir III – SAB
You are enough.
You are cherished.
You are the song
we all sing.
You will become
what you were made for.
Your reach is far
beyond these years.
Tell yourself
I am not alone in this world.
For you:
an open gate,
a silver thread.
Choir IV – SATB
When we’re not watching
a bird takes flight
looking for a place
to call its own.
And in that bird heart
there lives a song
that says
I am not alone in this world.
The bird
makes a nest
with a silver thread.
– Timothy C. Takach
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