Joel Thompson

Amadou Diallo, from Seven Last Words of the Unarmed

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Duration: 3'

Instrumentation: SATB or TTBB Chorus with Piano

Instrumentation: SATB Chorus
Performance Materials: Vocal Score (Octavo)

Amadou Diallo, from Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, Joel Thompson (2015)
for SATB or TTBB chorus with piano

This piece is the third movement of Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, an elegiac choral setting of the last words of unarmed Black men unjustly killed by authority figures. Of the last sayings in the piece, Amadou’s words are the only ones uttered away from the point of death: “Mom, I’m going to college” were the last words he shared with his mother over the phone. He had saved enough money to finally fulfill his dream of pursuing a degree in computer science. Despite Amadou’s tragic death after being shot at 41 times, his last words should be sung with hope. It is my dream that, in doing so, we can transform Amadou’s hope into our commitment to find every opportunity we can to actively create a more just and equitable world.

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137-024.01-VS
Instrumentation: SATB Chorus
Performance Materials: Vocal Score (Octavo)

About the Work

Duration: 3'

Instrumentation: SATB or TTBB Chorus with Piano

Commissioned by: University of Michigan Men's Glee Club
Eugene Rogers, Director

This piece is the third movement of Seven Last Words of the Unarmed, an elegiac choral setting of the last words of unarmed Black men unjustly killed by authority figures. Of the last sayings in the piece, Amadou’s words are the only ones uttered away from the point of death: “Mom, I’m going to college” were the last words he shared with his mother over the phone. He had saved enough money to finally fulfill his dream of pursuing a degree in computer science. Despite Amadou’s tragic death after being shot at 41 times, his last words should be sung with hope. It is my dream that, in doing so, we can transform Amadou’s hope into our commitment to find every opportunity we can to actively create a more just and equitable world.

Pages: 8