Everyone Sang

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In this new setting of “Everyone Sang,” I emphasize the final line: “the singing will never be done” which hints at the true work that is yet to come. I have chosen to repeat this many times, even encouraging the audience to join in the song and the long road to peace. The text was written in honor of Armistice Day and depicts the unbridled joy at the end of the First World War. A great concert closer!
 

Poet/Lyricist: Siegfried Sassoon

Commissioned by: Calliope Women’s Chorus in celebration of their 40th Anniversary

Voicings Available: SSA or SATB a capella

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SSA version performed by Lumina:

SATB version performed by One Voice Mixed Chorus:

Ev’ryone suddenly burst out singing;

And I was filled with such delight
As prisoned birds must find in freedom,
Winging wildly across the white
Orchards and dark-green fields;
On, on, and out of sight.

Ev’ryone’s voice was suddenly lifted;
And beauty came like the setting sun:
My heart was shaken with tears; and horror
Drifted away…O, but Ev’ryone
Was a bird; and the song was wordless;
The singing will never be done.

Premiere: Calliope Women’s Chorus, GALA National Convention, Denver, Colorado 2016

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SATB, SSA

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