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ABOUT THE WORK After a year of so much change in my personal life, I really wanted to divert from the usual instance of me using my own text, and use someone else’s text to convey the change in my life. I’d written another piece using text from another poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar, and was really inspired to use another poem by him, and chose A Golden Day. This poem really reflected all the emotions I felt and sometimes still feel from all the change that had happened. ~ Evan Blaché, composer
ABOUT THE COMPOSER Evan Blaché is a non-binary choral composer and choral singer based out of San Marcos, Texas. Never known to mince words, Evan has composed a lot of work combining the classical style with topics of social justice. Evan studied music at Austin Community College. While there, they were a part of the Austin Community College Chamber choir and was a part of the Texas Two Year All-State Choir for three years as the bass two section leader. They are currently in their undergraduate program at Texas State University for their B.M in Music Studies and Composition while singing in the Texas State University Chorale under the direction of Joey Martin and studying composition with Dr. Jack Wilds. While at Texas State, Evan has been commissioned by various groups, including Conspirare, led by Craig Hella Johnson and Vocem Cordis, led by Texas State Graduates, Nathan Thompson & Christian Clow. Evan currently sings in the groups, Tinsel Singers, Inversion Ensemble, and is an Insight Fellow in Conspirare.
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For The 2023 Premiere| Project Festival Choral Arts Initiative; Brandon Elliot, artistic director
A Golden Day
Words by: Paul Laurence Dunbar
for SATB Voices a cappella
Music by: Evan Blaché
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U Œ ˙˙˙˙ Œ ˙˙ ™™ ˙˙˙ ™™ 44 w˙w ˙ ™ u pU ™ ˙ ™ ˙ ˙˙™ ˙˙ Œ ˙˙˙ Œ 44 w w rit.
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Full of Longing q=75
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3 4 ˙˙˙˙ ™ 3 ˙˙˙™™ 4
Original: San Marcos, Texas, April 2023 Revised: Irvine, California, June 2023
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