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A composer, conductor, and active pianist, Andrew Jacobson is currently the Director of Choirs at Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Washington. He holds an advanced degree in Music Education from Boston University, in addition to a BM in Music Education from the University of Washington where he studied with Dr. Steven Zopfi, Dr. Giselle Wyers, and Dr. Geoffrey Boers. He is in demand as a Washington State Solo and Ensemble Clinician for the male voice, small vocal ensembles, and large vocal ensembles. In addition to his Solo and Ensemble work, he is active as a choral festival clinician across Washington State. He is also an active proponent and educator in teaching music literacy to junior high and high school choral students. As a composer, his works have gained popularity across the country and internationally. He has had works premiered by Dr. Steven Zopfi and the Adelphian Choir at the University of Puget Sound, The Wellspring Ensemble, The Oregon Chorale, and several high schools around the country. His pieces "La Mort Des Amants" and "What Melodious Sounds" were both finalists for the American Prize in Choral Composition.
As if my body is a cup Lit from within, that is the tulip and the river The tulip is my lungs, Flutter, rising, breath given In each gasp I make my first Child-cries again heard across the world: Tulip here is sung for life -Euan Tait
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commissioned for The Cantabile Chamber Choir, Dustin Willetts, director In Honor of the 39th Anniversary of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
The Flower at the Heart of Me EUAN TAIT (b. 1968)
ANDREW JACOBSON (b. 1984)
Andante tranquillo e dolce q = 72 2
Soprano
Alto
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Bass
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Tenor
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Bass 2 - stagger breathing through measure 12
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S1
S2
A
T
B
Pno.
loo
loo
loo
loo
loo
loo
8
As
loo
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3
Lit from with - in,
3
Lit from with - in,
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loo
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is a cup
loo
10
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my bo - dy
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6
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3
if
q
Piano
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loo
2 S1
S2
A
T
12
that
Pno.
S
A
T
B
Pno.
Is the tu - lip and the
loo
loo
loo
loo
cup
Lit from with - in,
3
ri - ver.
ri - ver.
unis.
tu - lip
ri - ver.
rall.
20
that
Lit from with - in,
3
cup
tu - lip
pedal with harmonic changes
18
that
3
that
Is the
Is the
Is the tu - lip and
the
ri - ver.
the
ri - ver.
3
Is the tu - lip and
tu - lip
tu - lip
and the
3
16
3
3 that
tu - lip
14
ri - ver.
loo
B
3
if
my bo - dy
is a
The Flower at the Heart of Me
ri - ver.
and the
ri - ver.
3
As
3
As
if
my bo - dy
is a
As
if
my bo - dy
is a
3
22
The
The
Dolce = 90
tu - lip
tu - lip
Dolce = 90
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The Flower at the Heart of Me
24
S
is
A
B
Pno.
S
A
T
B
lungs,
is
T
my
my
lungs,
Spirito = 50
28
The
The
is
tu - lip
is
tu - lip
is
tu - lip
is
38
my
Flut
-
is
tu - lip
ter, ris - ing,
2
breath 2
breath
giv
-
-
2
2
2
lungs,
en;
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en;
lungs,
42
giv
lungs,
my
3
my
lungs,
my
ter, ris - ing,
is
-
is
tu - lip
The
40
Flut
my
tu - lip
The
is
34
lungs,
tu - lip
The
lungs,
my
lungs,
36
my
32
The
lungs,
my
30
The
tu - lip
The
Spirito = 50
Pno.
26
The
The
4 S
A
T
my
lungs,
is
my
50
lungs,
S
A
T
B
Pno.
Flut
-
ter,
ter,
-
2
ris
-
ing,
Flut
ris
ing,
-
loco
loco 2
breath
giv - en;
breath
ter, ris - ing,
loco
Pno.
ter, ris - ing,
-
tu - lip
-
Flut
2 loco
Flut
is
2
2
tu - lip
B
44
2 46
The Flower at the Heart of Me
2
52
2
-
ris
-
ing,
ter,
ris
ing,
-
Flut
Flut
2
Flut
2
2
-
2
tu - lip is
my
lungs,
The
tu - lip is
my
lungs,
54
2 2
ter,
ris
-
ing,
breath
-
ter,
ris
-
ing,
breath
ter,
ter,
ris
-
ing,
ris
-
ing,
2
2 2
-
The
2
Flut
48
2
ter,
Flut
2
-
giv - en;
Flut
giv
-
giv
-
breath
giv
-
breath
-
giv
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2
2
The Flower at the Heart of Me
Andante tranquillo e dolce q = 72 56
S
en;
A
en;
T
en;
B
en;
each
gasp
In
In
each
gasp
each
Andante tranquillo e dolce q = 72
Pno.
S
A
60
gain,
gain,
T
B
In each
gain,
each
Pno.
make my first
I
Child
Child
make my first
Child
I make my first
make my first
Child
-
cries
-
cries
a - gain,
64
cries
a-
-
a
cries
cries
a-
5
-
a
cries
-
-
Child
-
-
Child
make my first
Child - cries
make my first
I
Child - cries
gasp
I
make my first
I make my first
gasp
I
gasp
62
In each
gasp
gain,
In
58
a - gain,
a
-
gain,
-
gain,
a
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6 S
A
T
B
Pno.
S
A
T
B
Pno.
66
heard
70
a - cross
the
world:
the
a - cross
the
a - cross
world:
molto rall.
molto rall.
a - cross
heard
the
world:
3
heard
world:
a - cross
world:
72
heard
the
3
heard
3
heard
a - cross
heard
3
heard
68
The Flower at the Heart of Me
the
world:
a - cross
the
world:
a - cross
the
ah
ah
ah
world:
ah
Semplicemente = 60 74
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loo
loo
loo
loo
loo
Semplicemente = 60
The Flower at the Heart of Me
76
S
A
T
B
Pno.
A
T
B
rall.
loo
rall.
loo
loo
loo
Tul
-
loo
loo
ip
loo
here
life.
here
loo
loo
loo
loo
loo
loo
loo
sung for
Tranquillo = 50
ip
is
-
here
7
loo
ip
loo
Tul
-
loo
loo
Tul
loo
loo
loo
loo
loo
Pno.
loo
loo
80
S
loo
78
82
is
sung
for
life.
is
sung
for
life.
is
sung
Tranquillo = 50
sung
for
life.
for
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life.