Next Year SATB

DP023

James Deignan

Next Year arr. for SATB and piano

By Mark Sonnenblick, Shaina Taub, and Benj Pasek

About The Composer James Deignan is a composer of choral music and musical theater based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A proud Luther College graduate, James studied composition with Brooke Joyce and has been mentored by educators such as Andrew Last, Allen Hightower, and Phillip Shoultz, among others.

James has been commissioned by Luther College's Collegiate Chorale and Nordic Choir; Turtle Creek Chorale; San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus; and many high school choral programs across the Midwest. He has also had his works performed by the Northern Arizona University Shrine of Ages Choir, North Dakota State University choirs, and various other university ensembles.

James' music received its Carnegie Hall debut in 2019. He and his creative partner (and wife) Christine Deignan debuted their high school musical theater song cycle Primer in the fall of 2021.

James sings baritone in the VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, under the direction of Phillip Brunelle. James teaches music at PiM Arts High School, practices Buddhist meditation, and consumes lots of pop culture and politics in his free time.

Note From the Composer Saturday Night Seder was a virtual event of music and comedy developed quickly at the end of March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. "Next Year" is a poignant number from the even still found on Youtube that grieves our current situation and imagines what life might be like when the pandemic stops dominating the headlines. The piece should be sung with a modern, pop sensibility (brighter vowels, less back space, oriented towards chest voice). The pianist and soloists are encouraged to improvise throughout.

Commissioned by Dr. Andrew Last and the Luther College Nordic Choir of Decorah, IA

Next Year

By Mark Sonnenblick, Shaina Taub, and Benj Pasek

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Piano

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arr. by James Deignan

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here’s to next

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here’s to next year.

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here’s to next year.

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here’s to next year.

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next

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 

 

 

 

can’t let

the mis-

 

Oo

Oo

 

  

  

 

one day the wat



the mis-

Oo

   

 

 

one day the wat

and

   

 

 

and

  

   



  -

 

Oh

ers will

   -

 

 

ers will

Oh

  

   

Oh



  



   

8

Solo 2

80  

  

S.

    

   part

 

T.

B.

Pno

Solo 2

S.

 



 

part



mm

  

breathe in





 

the sky.

year.



  



year.

 

  

year.



  



 

  



year.

  



 

       





 

mm

88  

T.

Pno



  

  

A.

B.







Cause next year

mm

A.



 





 Oo 





next



year



    

  Oo



next

year





next

year

Oo

Oo

     

 

 

  

    

      



here’s to





to

next year.



year

to

next year.

 



  



   

un



un



 





-

-

   

  

cer - tain



 

 



    



  

     

we’re gon - na

 

 

     



-

cer - tain

get

un

-



we’re gon - na

cer - tain

we’re gon - na

get

  



 



  

 



 

   by

by



un

 

Next

 





 



  

we’re gon - na

 

 



get

  

Next



get



  



‘til



 

by

 

  



   by





‘til

  

get

by

we’ll



  

cer - tain

 



Next

  







-

 



Next





un



year



 

we’re gon - na

cer - tain







next



next





next year.

next year.







to

Though to - mor - row’s



 

year

        Though to - mor - row’s           

op - en next year

next

Though to - mor - row’s

  





Though to - mor - row’s







Though to - mor - row’s

      

 

the doors will break









   



 

it’s clear.

 

it’s clear.

 

‘til

it’s clear.

‘til



it’s clear.

‘til

it’s clear.



   



9

 

S.

 

A.

T.

B.

Pno

S.

  



       

Here’s

 

Here’s

T.

B.

Pno



 

  



  



   



  



next

year.







to

next

year.







next

Here’s

to



year.

next

year.

 

 

  



  



  

   



So here’s to





next



  

 

  

 Oo 





next





next

 



year.



  

next

Oo

next

  

 

 

  

  

  









year.

Here’s

year.

Here’s

 

  

 



Next

 

Here’s



Next



  

 

 



 





  

   

 

  

year.



Here’s

 





  

 

year.

  

year.





Next

  



 



year.

  



year.



Next









Oo







 year.   Oo  





      



to









 

to

 





Here’s







 

101  

A.







Solo 2

94  



  

 

 

to



next



 

to



next



to

 

to

next





next

 







  

10 Two ensemble members per repeat share a personal wish for a life no longer dominated by Covid-19. Conductor can encourage audience to join in on "Here's to next year" from here to the end of the piece.

S.

106 repeat x4      year.

 

A.

 

T.

B.

Pno

S.

A.

Pno

year.



year.

   



year.













  

 

  

   

114      

T.

B.



















































 

  

  





  

  

   

  

 

 

 

  

   



  

one ensemble member per repeat shares a slightly longer statement on life after the pandemic



repeat x4



year.



year.



year.

 

     year.

 

 



 

    



 





Next year,

Next year,





 

Next year,



 

 

 

Next year,

  

  











 





next year,





next year,



next year,



 

next year,

 

  

  

 

  

  

here’s to next

  

here’s to next

  

here’s to next

  

here’s to next

   

 



year.



year.

   

  





 

     





 

     

 

 



Here’s to

 



Here’s to

  

Here’s to

 

 

 

   

  



Here’s to



 

year.

 



 

year.

 



Here’s to



Here’s to



 





 

 

 

 

Here’s to

 

Here’s to

 

 



next



next



next



next

   

  

  



next



next

  

  

next

 

next





 

 

11

Solo 2

122  

S.



A.

T.

B.

Pno

Solo 2

S.





year.



year.



year.





year.

 

  

  

year,

  

year,

T.

Pno

 

 



Next year,





Next year,

 





year,

    



year,



 





 

  

  

 

  

 





next

year,



year,



next

 

next

  







year,

   



  

year.

  

Here’s to next

  

Here’s to next

Here’s to next

   

   

  



  

Here’s to next

  

 









year,









next

 

 

 

next year.







 



Next year,

 





next year.

 

 



next year.

Next year,





next year.

 



 130       year     

A.

B.



    



final ensemble member wish



  



year.

   

 



     





worlds

will



   



Oh

next





Next



Next



   

break









     





 

year.

next

  

 

year.



 











    



 



Next

 

  

Next

           

 

op



-





en

next





year,

here’s

to

next

year,

here’s

to

next



year,

here’s

to

next

 

 



next

  

next

  





  

year,

 







 



 

  



  

here’s

 

next







  

to

 





  

next

 

12

Solo 2

134      



year

S.

 



 



 



year.

A.

year,

T.

year.

B.

Pno

  



year.

 

   









year,

here’s

to

next

 







take

Next

 

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     

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

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all

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this

stuff

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a

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next

year,

here’s

to









next

year,

     next

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

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way

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to

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-

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to

next

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 

 

13

Solo 2

138        

Solo 1

   

S.

year,

   

A.

year,

   

T.

year,

B.

Pno

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





  

year,

 



 



    

 



the world will break

       next Oh,

       next       

next

      

next



 

  

            next year.

 

           next year.

Oh,

Oh,

           

 

          

   

 



  

next

next

Oh,

year.



next

next





  

year.





we’ll breathe in the sky

next

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   





next

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year,

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year,

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year,

Oh,

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year,

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to

next





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to

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 

 

14

Solo 1

142  

     Next

  

       Next

   

    

   

     

year.

A.

year.

T.

year.

year.

Pno

it’s gon - na be

  

S.

B.

      



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Oh,

Oh,

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         

 

  

  

bet - ter

      



 

it’s gon - na be bright - er



 



 

As you

 

          next year.



 



 

           next year.

 

 



 

           

 

 



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          

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   

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year,

year,

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next

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year.

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year.

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next

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year.

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 

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 



15

Solo 2

Solo 1

148    

A.

T.

B.

Pno

Solo 1

S.

 

T.

Pno

       

156  

A.

B.



 





 















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 

won - der and won - der how long you’ll stay lost



S.

      

     









 

   



 

 









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 

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

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  

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

year

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next

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year

year

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  

 

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al - rea - dy



year



   

  

next

next

 

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 

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des - erts we’ve

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re - mem - ber the oc - eans and



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      

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     

   

 

16

Solo 2

Solo 1

163   

S.





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year

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next

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year

year

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here’s

to

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year.

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year.

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mm

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

mm

 

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 

mm

 



mm

 

        