God, Be in My Head for SATB unaccompanied
(2019)
Carlos Cordero S A
# ## 4 & # 4 ˙
T B
? # # # # 44 ˙
soprano
tenor
˙ ˙
alto
˙ bass
( ˙˙)
˙ ˙
If you have other beliefs, please, feel free to replace "God" with “love.”
www.thehappychoir.com ©Cordero, 2019. All rights reserved.
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ABOUT THE WORK
After a “long” period of not writing music (maybe long for me), I decided to write a tongue twister (Whether the Weather), and this piece. I feel having written this piece gave me peace. It is easy to feel overwhelmed. To overthink, and to be anxious about many things in life, but this prayer is simple. That’s what I loved the most about it. It is a simple conversation with God. I write mainly choral music, and most of it is sacred. I am excited to keep exploring sacred texts within my music.
If you have other beliefs, please, feel free to replace the “God” with “love.” TEXT God be in my head, God be in mine eyes, God be in my mouth, God be in my heart, God be at mine end.
ABOUT THE COMPOSER Carlos is an award-winning composer and recent University of Houston Affiliated Fellow at the American Academy of Rome. His most recent achievements include winning the: International Choral Composition Competition Japan 2018, Inversion Ensemble’s Emerging Composer Competition, Vox Populi Winner in I International Choral Composition Competition Alberto Grau; as well as the world premiere of This Sky in the 28th Béla Bartok Choral Competition. His pieces have been performed internationally, including, Europe, North and South America. Originally from Maracaibo, Venezuela, Carlos is currently residing in Austin, Texas after finishing his Master of Music in Composition at University of Houston, Moores School of Music, with Dr. David White as his professor. This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
Dedicated to Frank, and the University Presbyterian Choir, Ara Carapetyan conductor. Austin, TX.
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˙˙ .. ˙.
Austin, November 2019. Duration: approx. 2'20''