EBC-C02 Sunshine and Cloudless Sky from nne rank: Living Voice SS iano Reduction Music by Linda Tutas Haugen text from The Diary of nne rank ephraim bay publishing
Sunshine and Cloudless Sky from nne rank: Living Voice for Treble Choir and String Quartet SS iano Reduction Music by Linda Tutas Haugen Text from The Diary of nne rank This ork as commissioned by and is dedicated to The San rancisco Girls Chorus, in honor of its 25 th nniversary, 200 200, Linda Tutas Haugen ll Rights Reserved Text used by permission of nne rank onds, Basel, Sitzerland Ephraim Bay ublishing Co ephraimbaypublishingcom Email: linda@lindatutashaugencom Telephone: 12-5-11 ephraim bay publishing
rogram Notes Sunshine and Cloudless Sky is fourth movement of a larger ork for treble choir and string quartet, nne rank: Living Voice, commissioned by San rancisco Girls Chorus in celebration of its 25th nniversary The text is based on excerpts from The Diary of nne rank, taken from 1952 and 1991 English translations of book The entire composition premiered in May, 200 It is featured ork on SGC CD, Voices of Hope and eace nne rank as beteen 1 and 15 years old hen she rote her Diary, hile living in a secret upstairs annex over a arehouse in msterdam ith her family, Van els family, and ritz feffer Despite all fears and frustrations she experienced in over to years of hiding from Nazis, nne learned ho to survive, to find beauty in small things, and to hold on to her ideals The text excerpts are chronologically arranged, and span more than to years They portray a psychological progression from fear and despair to strength and hope The text from Sunshine and Cloudless Sky is taken from folloing Diary entries: eb 2, 19 I go to attic almost every morning This morning eter as cleaning up He finished quickly and came over to here I as sitting on floor The to of us [eter and I] looked out at blue sky, bare chestnut tree glistening ith de, seagulls and or birds glinting ith silver as y sooped through air, and e ere so moved and entranced that e couldn t speak We bread in air, looked outside, and both felt that spell shouldn t be broken s long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enoy it, ho can I be sad March, 19 I lie in bed at night, after ending my prayers ith ords, thank you God for all that is good and dear and beautiful, and I m filled ith oy t such moments I don t think about all misery, but about beauty that still remains Through her ords, nne rank portrays triumph of human spirit in midst of suffering and cruelty Otto rank, nne s far and only annex survivor, states: I hope that nne s book ill have an effect on rest of your life so that insofar as it is possible in your circumstances, you ill ork for unity and peace The Diary has been published in languages, and over 1 million copies have been sold It is my hope that nne rank: Living Voice, ill also be an inspiration to this end Linda Tutas Haugen Ranges:
SUNSHINE ND CLOUDLESS SKY NNE RNK LIND TUTS HUGEN S Moderato (q = 120), expressively I go to I go to Moderato (q = 120), expressively Ó - p - S e-ter as clean-ing e-ter as clean-ing - - at - tic al - most ev - 'ry b at - tic al - most ev - 'ry - up He fin - ished up - He fin - ished - quick- ly, quick- ly, morn - ing This morn - ing morn - ing This morn - ing - - and came LIND TUTS HUGEN and came o-ver to here I as o-ver to here I as 5 5 5 5 200, Linda Tutas Haugen ll Rights Reserved Text used by permission of nne rank - onds, Basel, Sitzerland Ephraim Bay ublishing Co - ephraimbaypublishingcom Email: linda@lindatutashaugencom Telephone: 12-5-11
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Linda Tutas Haugen erformed on four continents, Linda Tutas Haugen s music has been critically acclaimed as music of character and genuine beauty [Minneapolis Star Tribune] Opera Today praised her opera, ocahontas, as superbly crafted, engaging, and beautiful and poerful She has ritten for instrumental and vocal chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, ind ensemble, solo voice, chorus, and opera She has received national aards, felloships and commissions from SC, merican Composers orum, merican Guild of Organists, Meet The Composer, National Endoment for rts, National Kidney oundation, San rancisco Girls Chorus, and Virginia rts estival and Virginia Opera Her choral music has been performed by high school, university and adult choirs throughout US, in Europe, sia and ustralia Selected Choral Music by Linda Tutas Haugen from Ephraim Bay ublishing Company MIXED CHOIR Be Still and Kno - STB, cello, piano Breath of Mountains: olk Suite - (2 ) movements, STB, piano reduction Children of Light - from Songs of Hope and romise, STB, organ Domine Deus, gnus Dei - from Gloria, STB, piano Gloria - (0 ) 12 movements, STB, piano reduction In Shado, I Will Sing! - STB, piano I Cannot orget You - from Breath of Mountains: olk Suite, STB, 2 violins, piano I Lift Up My Eyes - STB, Native merican flute or alto flute, harp or piano, cello Laudamus Te - from Gloria, STB, piano Lizzy Lindsay - from Breath of Mountains: olk Suite, STB, piano, opt folk musicians Lizzy Lindsay - from Breath of Mountains: olk Suite, SB, piano, opt folk musicians Songs of Hope and romise - anms, STB, organ Quiet lace - from Songs of Hope and romise, STB, organ The Eternal God - from Songs of Hope and romise, STB, organ To Change World - STB, viola, piano We Come Only in assing - from opera, ocahontas, Soprano soloist, STB, piano, opt violin We Come Only in assing - from opera, ocahontas, Soprano soloist, STB, chamber orchestra You re Worthy, Our Lord and God - from Gloria, STB, a cappella or ith piano WOMEN'S/TREBLE CHORUS Canticle of Blessing - SS, Tibetan singing bols or bells/chimes, violin Canticle of Blessing - SS, bells/chimes, piano nne rank: Living Voice - (0 ) movements, SS, string quartet nne rank: Living Voice - (0 ) movements, SS, piano Grandmor - from Breath of Mountains: olk Suite, SS, piano, opt treble instr, cello, perc Hinei Mah Tov: To Brors - children's choir, chamber ensemble Holy, Holy, Holy - from Gloria, SS, piano, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets It is Silence from nne rank: Living Voice - SS, piano I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud - SS, flute, piano Let Us Sing! - SS, viola, bells Min Brollopsdag (My Wedding Day) - SS, violin and cello, or piano salm 2 - SS or S, harp, cello Sunshine and Cloudless Sky - from nne rank: Living Voice, SS, piano We Shall Never Say Goodbye - SS, flute, cello, piano EXTENDED WORKS OR CHORUS ND ORCHESTR Breath of Mountains: olk Suite - (2 ) movements, STB, symphony/chamber orchestra Gloria - (0 ) 12 movements, STB, symphony orchestra Gloria - (0 ) 12 movements, STB, chamber orchestra EBC-C12 EBC-C120 EBC-C11 EBC-C12 EBC-C12 EBC-C1 EBC-C121 EBC-C1 EBC-C12 EBC-C122-1 EBC-C122-2 EBC-C128 EBC-C10 EBC-C129 EBC-C15 EBC-C12-1 EBC-C12-2 EBC-C125 EBC-C00-1 EBC-C00-2 EBC-C025-1 EBC-C025-2 EBC-C021 EBC-C02 EBC-C022 EBC-C02 EBC-C029 EBC-C028 EBC-C01 EBC-C02 EBC-C02 EBC-C020 EBC-COR200 EBC-COR201-1 EBC-COR201-2 To order directly or for more information, visit lindatutashaugencom or ephraimbaypublishingcom