Composer: Jamie Klenetsky FayDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 4 voicesVoicing: SATBAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standardPerformance Length: 3:28 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): EnglishText Source: ComposerText: The seas are rising How soon we forget that we're on an island. The tracks go on for miles The shoreline creeps into the tunnels It will rise. And who will we protect? The numbers on the ledger? The people in the station? They will rise It will rise We must rise. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderateDescriptive Terms: oceanclimatemelancholycityhopeAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: Perform this piece freely. Tempo and rests between phrases are more of a guideline. Additional InformationDate of Completion: November, 2016Date of First Performance: Thursday, March 2, 2017Premier Performance Data: C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective ( Karen Siegel, cond), Church of St. Luke in the Fields, NYC
