INSPIRATION
Aaron J. Fisher has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from Arkansas State University. He is currently residing in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where he is an active composer for Men’s, Women’s, Chamber, and Mixed choirs all over the world. He has also done numerous arrangements for Vocal Jazz and several other bands in the tri-state area of Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Fisher is active as a church music director, vocalist and versatile musician. He is also a percussionist, an accomplished songwriter, and a well-rounded individual who lives with a strong faith in God and lives with passion and dedication towards life and music. He currently is a full time educator and has received two nominations for National Choir Director of the Year.
“BwanauwenaHuruma”isachantintheafricanlanguageofSwahili,meaning“Lord, havemercy”.Itwaswritteninordertoaskahigherpowerforforgivenesswhenbelieving theworldwasinturmoilordespair.
Thesong’sextensiveanddynamicpartsechoasenseofuni cationofavillageorhostsof peoplewhilesimultaneouslydepictingthatweallhavedi erenttranslationsandwalksof lifewhenitcomestoourpersonalneedsorthenecessitiesofothers.We,asapeople,can strivetobebetter,asperfectionwillneverbeachievedbutprogresscanalwaysbe accomplished.