Gala Flagello
Fearless
Duration: 5'30"
Instrumentation: SATB choir and chamber orchestra
Fearless, Gala Flagello (2024) 5'30"
for SATB choir and chamber orchestra
Fearless (2025) sonically celebrates the joy of curiosity, the significance of wonder, and the importance of both inward reflection and outward exploration. Weaving text by the composer with quotes from American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator Maria Mitchell and pioneering physicist and chemist Marie Curie, this work evokes hope and courage through shimmering timbres and lush choral moments. By lyrically connecting the local and the global, our immediate surroundings and the universe, Fearless illustrates how one person's discoveries and kindness can affect the world around them.
Fearless was commissioned by the University of Nebraska Omaha in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their College of Communication, Fine Arts, and Media (CFAM).
Instrumentation:
Version A: SATB choir; flute 1-2, clarinet 1-2, alto saxophone 1-2, horn 1-2, trumpet 1-2, trombone 1-2, tuba, percussion 1-2, piano, strings, opt. electronics
Version B: SATB choir; flute 1-2, oboe 1-2, clarinet 1-2, bassoon 1-2, horn 1-2, trumpet 1-2, trombone 1-2, tuba, percussion 1-2, piano, strings, opt. electronics
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Text
All the things you are,
Planted, rooted, grounded—
Take in the vastness of the universe:
The alchemy of goldenrod and honey,
Of meadowlarks and agate,
A chemistry of cottonwood and wonder.
Nothing in life is to be feared,
It is only to be understood.
Now is the time to understand more
So that we may fear less.
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About the Work
Duration: 5'30"
Instrumentation: SATB choir and chamber orchestra
Commissioned by: Fearless was commissioned by the University of Nebraska Omaha in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their College of Communication, Fine Arts, and Media (CFAM).
ISMN: 979-0-094-00874-7
Pages: 32
