Program Notes
When I was working on the words for this piece, I consulted with my friend Reverend Alex Reegan, who is a trans man and interfaith minister, to create a text that embodies the energy of the feminine divine that is present in any gender.
Voicing:
SATB w/ Piano
Duration:
5 minutes
Commssioner:
Commissioned by the Utah Valley University Chamber Choir, premiered November 2021
Winner of the Chorus Austin Composition Prize, 2022
Text
What shall I call this force I know
Who do I come to when I wonder
The space that holds me when I’m low
More than a parent, friend, or lover
They are Mover
They are Maker
They are Mother, mm
They are Mother, mm
They are the breath I see in cold
The ready muscle in the sprinter
They are the glitter and the gold
The steady heat lamp in the winter
They are Mover
They are Maker
They are Mother, mm
They are Mother, mm
They nod and know
They need nothing
They’re god and grow
They bleed blessings
They nod and know
They need nothing
They’re god and grow
They bleed blessings
They are solitude
They are multitude
They are gratitude
Gratitude
Laugh lines around the all-seeing eye
And I can lean into the sky
Laugh lines around the all-seeing eye
And I can lean into the sky
What shall I call this force I know
Who do I come to when I wonder
They are Mover
They are Maker
They are Mother, mm
They are Mother, mm
They are Mother, mm
They are Mother, mm
