SBMP 331, $ 1.95 Szymko, IT TAKES A VILLAGE SATB percussion duration: 3:45 Szymko, IT TAKES A vice »,. ItTakes a illage cat SANTA BARBARA MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC. Post Office Box 41003, Santa Barbara, CA 93140 € WEBSITE: www.sbmp.comAbout the composer Joan Szymko (b. 1957), in addition to being an active composer, has directed choirs in the Pacific Northwest for over twenty-five years. Abundant lyricism, thythmic intensity and vigorous attention to text are hallmarks of her diverse and distinctive choral writing. Especially noteworthy is Szymko's significant contribution to the body of literature for women’s voic “Szymko... continue[s] to provide opportunities for women’s choruses to stretch beyond the ordinary and the expected to the refreshing and powerful.” (C3) With nearly sixty octavos in print, her music is sung by distinguished choral ensembles across the country and abroad, including performances at international competitions and festivals (IFCM), and at four consecutive national conferences of the American Choral Directors Association. The ACDA selected Szymko as the composer of the 2010 Raymond W. Brock Commission. ‘Visit www.sbmp.com to see and hear additional titles |- ques A ums Vine 5 uss bie = CHALK lr ae 2 pang yieaus Te MSE On CHILD We Al , Evoanvwr Ms SHE Tie BYRDS js me, Eveanonss we seaat is FO" . 331-2 by Joan Szymko. Te moos oF ComananterSBMP 331 for Aurora Chorus i Takes a Village 7 6-— Ho yt scout on coe 4-100. 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Kes CRG LA, J ay low conga A a? — a p percussion out after downbeat ¢ ae h p shekere \ ry » d medium conga + low conga g re oT yao ee 2 0G — +44 y At ” a! 2 oscacet’, 2 care, ‘OUT . 4 319ll Notes from the composer In adapting the West African saying, “It takes a village to raise a child,” I've sought to embody the cultural concept behind this proverb —that itis truly ALL the individual parts linked and working together that create and support the whole. The four vocal rhythms in the main portion of the work, each with its own character and function, are essential to creating the unique energy and movement of “Village.” Only when they are sung together does a truly joyful spirit arise. It takes a whole village to raise our children It takes a whole village to raise one child We all every one must share the burden We all every one will share the joy. ~ text by the composer, adapted from a West African saying Performance notes ‘The soprano “hé” should be sung without an ending dipthong, the ch sound as the Italian E (eh). It should be thythmically driving, but not heavy. Sing the “mm-ah” with an enormous amount of resonant intensity in the hum which bursts into an “ah” vowel that is very bright and focused, almost piercing. The “we all” ostinato should be sung with the two vowels gliding together—singers should not leave space before the “all.” (The text here is secondary to creating a feeling of fluidity and delight.) The “every one” bass line is the founda- tion. Sing with a steady open sound, like a trombone. Exact durations for Soprano ms. 45-48 (and sim.) as notated below: aos * “s hé hé hé héyahhé hé hé hé héyahhé hé hé hé héyahhé hé hé hé— Range Listen to a recording at www.sbmp.com Performed by the Stetson University Choir, Duncan Couch, conductor @ Also available on SBMP CD6, 331-11Visit wwwsbmp.com to hear complete recordings .to see complete scores of the entire SBMP catalog ° SBMP 331 64807 100331