Elizabeth Alexander
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Let it Matter
SATB and piano
Let it Matter
Lyrics and Music by Elizabeth Alexander
You’ve got your own story –
You and everybody else have got a bone story,
Sunrise certain and touchstone true.
A homegrown story that you’ve known
ever since you could say the words for
“us” and “them” and “you.”
But every story’s got a flip side –
Underneath the surface there’s a rip tide
Powerful and yet denied.
To know the story of a stranger:
That can be a mighty re-arranger –
Let it be a downright game changer.
CHORUS:
Let that story in. Let it matter.
Let it open up the prison of your mind.
There’s so much pain and glory in everybody’s story –
Let it matter. Let it in.
Let it lead to honest conversation.
Let it shape the things you say and do.
Let it be the bridge that heals a nation.
No matter what you’ve been through,
Your own point of view
Is just a little part of what is true.
Don’t be afraid to let that story in.
(CHORUS)
It’s about the fears that lead to fences.
It’s about the dreams that fall apart.
It’s about what builds up our defenses.
You’ve got to open your heart
Your most tender part
You’ll find yourself alone until you start –
Until you start to let that story in.
This is the work of justice,
This is the work of trust,
This is the work that is asked of us today.
No one would ever call this “easy listening” –
Listen anyway. Listen anyway. Listen anyway.
(CHORUS)
No one would ever call this “easy listening.”
© 2016 by Elizabeth Alexander
Cover art by Agnes Grochulska
www.agnesgrochulska.com
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(Somewhere around q = 96)
Straightforward, passionatelyElizabeth Alexander
SATB and piano
© 2016 by Elizabeth Alexander
Original SSA version commissioned by Amasong, Jill Crandall Artistic Director
Let it Matter
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You’ve
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got your
G C/G B¨6 F9/A G C/G B¨6 F9/A
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sun
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rise cer tain and touch stone true.
sun
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rise cer tain and touch stone true.
You
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and ev’ ry bo dy elsehave got a bone* sto ry, A
own sto ry;You and ev’ ry bo dy elsehave got a bone* sto ry, A
G C/G B¨6 F9/A G C/G B¨6 F
* Go ahead and slide up into “soul-notes” such as this one. Everyone else does it, so you might as well too. Plus it just feels goo.
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“us” and “them,” and “you.”
“us” and “them,” and “you.”
home grown sto ry that you’ve known ev er since you could say the words for “us” and “them,” and “you.”
home grown sto ry that you’ve known ev er since you could say thewords for “us” and “them,” and “you.”
G C/G B¨6 F9/A G B¨%
But
mp
ev’ ry sto ry’s got a flip side,
But
mp
ev’ ry sto ry’s got a flip side,
C9(;3)G C/G
mf
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un
“stealth notes”*
der neath the sur face there’s a rip
mf
tide pow er ful and yet de nied,
un
“stealth notes”*
der neath the sur face there’s a rip
mf
tide pow er ful and yet de nied, To know the
un
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der neath the sur face there’s a rip
mf
tide pow er ful and yet de nied, To
“stealth notes”*
know the
un
mp
der neath the sur face there’s a rip
mf
tide pow er ful and yet de nied, To
“stealth notes”*
know the
B¨6 F9/A G C/G B¨/F F
mf
That can be a migh ty re ar rang er. Let it be a down right gamechang
strug gle of a stran ger: That can be a migh ty re ar rang er. Let it be a down right gamechang
strug gle of a stran ger: That can be a migh ty re ar rang er. Let it be a down right gamechang
strug gle of a stran ger: That can be a migh ty re ar rang er. Let it be a down right gamechang
C/E G/D C G/B B¨ B¨/F F
* What are “stealth notes”? I’m glad you asked. They are little cue notes which you may sing quietly during early rehearsals, until youlearn to confidently pull your next entrance note out of the air. Voila!
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f
er, Oh let that sto ry in,
f
er, Let it in, let it in, Oh let that sto ry in,f
er, Let it in, Oh let that sto ry in,f
er, Let it in, Oh let that sto ry in,
F/E¨ E¨ D7(“4)
Let
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it mat ter, Let it o pen up the pri son of your mind. There's so much
Let
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it mat ter, Let it o pen up the pri son of your mind. There's so much
Let
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it in, let it mat ter, Let it o pen up the pri son of your mind.
Let
mp
it mat ter, Let it o pen up the pri son of your mind.
C9(“4) D7(“4) G C9(“4) D7(“4) G
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web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet
B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf
Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven
Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John
Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,
poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &
George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher
B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,
artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,
technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller
B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
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Let it in, let it in, No mat ter
do. No mat ter
do. Let it be the bridge that heals a na tion. No mat ter
Let it be the bridge that heals a na tion. No mat ter
G(“4) G C9 C G(“4) G
what you've been through, your own point of view is just a lit tle part of what is
what you've been through, your own point of view is just a lit tle part of what is
what you've been through, your own point of view is just a lit tle part of what is
what you've been through, your own point of view is just a lit tle part of what is
A‹7 G/B C G/B A‹7 G/B
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true, don’t be a fraid to let that stor y in,
true, don’t be a fraid to let that stor y in,
true, don’t be a fraid to let that stor y in,
F% D7(“4)
Let
mf
it in,
Let
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it in, Let it mat ter, Let it o pen up the pri son of your mind.
There's
mf
so much
Let
mf
it mat ter, Let it o pen up the pri son of your mind. There's so much
C9(“4) D7(“4) G C9(“4) D7(“4) G
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Oh, Oh, Let it mat ter, let it in, let it in.
Oh, Let it mat ter, let it in, let it in, let it in.
pain and glo ry in ev’ ry bo dy’s sto ry: Oh, let it in, let it in, let it in.
pain and glo ry in ev’ ry bo dy’s sto ry: Oh, let it in.
C9/E D/F© F C/E C C/D G9
Oh,
mp
It's
mf
a bout the dreams that fall a part,
Oh,
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let that sto ry in,
Oh,
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let that sto ry in,
It's
mf
a bout the fears that lead to fenc es, Oh,
mp
C9(“4) C G(“4) G C9(“4) C
mp
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It's a bout what builds up our de fen ses, You’ve got to
Oh, It's
mf
a bout what builds up our de fen ses, You’vegot to
Oh, It's
mf
a bout what builds up our de fen ses, You’vegot to
Let
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it in, let it in, You’ve got to
G9 C9(“4) C G(“4) G
o pen your heart, the most ten der part, you'll find your self a lone un til you
o pen your heart, the most ten der part, you'll find your self a lone un til you
o pen your heart, the most ten der part, you'll find your self a lone un til you
o pen your heart, the most ten der part, you'll find your self a lone un til you
A‹7 G/B C G/B A‹7 G/B
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start,
f
un til you start to let that sto ry in (n),
start,
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un til you start to let that sto ry in (n),
start,
f
Oh,
start,
f
Oh,
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this
p (but very intensely)
is the work that is asked
this
p (but very intensely)
is the work that is asked
This
p (but very intensely)
is the work of jus tice, this is the work of trust, this is the work that is asked
This
p (but very intensely)
is the work of jus tice, this is the work of trust, this is the work that is asked
C/E G/D C9
p
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of us to day.
of us. No one would ev er call this “eas y” lis ten ing.”
of us to day.
of us. No one would ev er call this “eas y” lis ten ing.”
G/B C A‹7 G/B G
Lis
mp
ten an y way, Lis ten an y way,
Lis
mp
ten an y way, Let
mf
it in,
Lis
mp
ten an y way,
Lis
mp
ten an y way, Lis ten an y way, Let
mf
it in,
F9(;3) F9(;3) A‹7 E‹ D7(“4)
mp 3
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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous
web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet
B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf
Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven
Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John
Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,
poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &
George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher
B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,
artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,
technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller
B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
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let it in, let it in, let it in, Oh, let it in,let it in,
Let it mat ter, let it mat ter, let it mat ter, let that stor y mat ter,
Oh, let it mat ter, let it mat ter, let that stor y mat ter,
Oh, let it in, let it in, let it in, let that stor y mat ter,
A‹7 G/B C G9/D
let that stor y mat ter, let it in.
let that stor y mat ter, let it in.
let that stor y mat ter, let it in.
let that stor y mat ter, let it in.
C/E D/F G G/B F9/C
Keep pedal depressed for the remainder of the piece.
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rallentando89
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No
p
one would ev er call this “eas y lis ten ing.”
No
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one would ev er call this “eas y lis ten ing.”
No
p
one would ev er call this
F9/C G7(„ˆˆ9)/D F9/C
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No
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one would ev er call this
No
p
one would ev er call this “eas y lis tening.”
No
pp
one would ev er call this “eas y lis ten ing.”
“eas y lis tening.”
pp
G7(„ˆˆ9)/D F9/C G7(„ˆˆ9)/D
pp
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“eas y lis ten ing.”
Singers: gradually and unobtrusively close vowel to “ng”
pp Singers: gradually and unobtrusively close vowel to “ng”
Singers: gradually and unobtrusively close vowel to “ng”
Singers: gradually and unobtrusively close vowel to “ng”
F9/C G7(„ˆˆ9)/D F9/C
niente
niente
niente
niente
G7(„ˆˆ9)/D
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Elizabeth Alexander grew up in the Carolinas and Appalachian
Ohio. Her love of words nearly eclipses her love of music – a
passion reflected in her over 100 songs and choral works, which
have received thousands of performances worldwide.
A recent McKnight Fellow, she has received awards and
fellowships from the Jerome Foundation, New York Council on the
Arts, Wisconsin Arts Board, National Orchestral Association,
International League of Women Composers, and American
Composers Forum.
Elizabeth lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she makes pretty
good biscuits, looks for all kinds of excuses to visit her two grown
sons, and gardens during the three month period in Minnesota
which is not winter.
www.elizabethalexander.com
Selected Choral Music by Elizabeth Alexander
April Rain Song (Langston Hughes) SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-006-01
Before the Bread (English folk prayer) SSSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-023-00
Blessed Be the Flower That Triumphs (Michael deVernon Boblett) SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-078-00
Cherish Your Doubt (Alexander) SATB & piano / SSAA & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-063-01 / SEA-063-02
Climb (Edna St. Vincent Millay) SATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-059-00
Dragon Dance (Elizabeth Alexander) S & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-001-00
Die Gedanken Sind Frei (155h century German protest song, arr.) SATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-087-00
The Earth Called To My Friend (Nancy Wood) SSA & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-057-00
Even a Fist Was Once an Open Palm (Yehuda Amichai) SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-026-01
Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (Rabindranath Tagore) SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-068-00
Fighting Over What We Believe (Alexander) SAB youth choir, SATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-099-00
Finally On My Way To Yes (Pesha Gertler) SSATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-019-00
Folks, I’m Telling You (Langston Hughes) SSATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-027-00
For So the Children Come (Sophia Fahs) SATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-010-00
Glen Song (Scott Bates) SSATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-025-00
Go Out! (John Murray) SATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-081-00
I Write This Poem Out of Darkness (George Ella Lyon) SSA, flute, violin & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-024-00
If You Can Walk You Can Dance (Zimbabwean Proverb) SAB & piano / TTB & piano . . SEA-022-03 / SEA-022-05
Immortal Love (John Greenleaf Whittier) SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-017-00
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (arr. Polish carol) SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-020-00
The Journey (Evelyn Dudley) TTBB / SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-075-00 / SEA-075-01
Jump! (Ray Bradbury) SSA & string quartet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-090-00
Life is not a Garden (Alexander) SATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-064-00
May This Be a Working Alleluia (Alexander) Children’s choir, SATB & piano (opt. flute & trumpets) . SEA-098-00
Morning Bread (Amy Lowell) SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-060-00
...or a musician (Philip Dacey) SATB & orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-007-00
A Palette To Paint Us As We Are (Gerald Rich) SA & piano / SATB & piano . . . . . . . . . SEA-014-00 / SEA-014-01
Praise Wet Snow Falling Early (Denise Levertov) SATB & piano SEA-015-00
Reasons for the Perpetuation of Slavery (Alexander) SSAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-091-00
Spring Grass (Carl Sandburg) SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-006-03
They Have Freckles Everywhere (Alexander) SSAA & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-076-00
Those Who Wish To Sing Always Find a Song (Swedish proverb) SSS, oboe & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-022-01
To Make a Prairie (Emily Dickinson) SSA & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-016-00
Tomorrow, God Willing (Garrison Keillor) TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-077-00
Trust the Seeds (Alexander) SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-009-00
We Lift Up Our Hearts (Richard Fewkes) Children’s choir, SATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-021-00
We Remember Them (Sylvan Kamens & Jack Riemer) SATB & piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-083-01
Where There Is Light in the Soul (Chinese proverb) SAB/SATB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-070-00 / SEA-070-01
When the Song of the Angels Is Stilled (Howard Thurman) SSAA / TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-062-04 / SEA-062-02
Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Spills (Joan Wolf Prefontaine) SSAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-058-00
CD: Finally On My Way To Yes — Award-winning choral works by Elizabeth Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEA-CD-001
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