Shara Nova
Tratar de Transformar
Duration: 5'
Instrumentation: SATB chorus and percussion (with or without mezzo-soprano soloist)
VOCAL SCORES ARE LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED AND NUMBERED
Sheet music is licensed on a per-copy basis. Accordingly, please purchase scores equal to the number of performers you will have. Failure to do so is a violation of copyright law.
Tratar de Transformar, Shara Nova (2019) 5'
with text by Shara Nova, using Spanish text from the mission statements common to several Guatemalan churches
"TRY / Tratar de Transformar" is a musical piece that combines the ambient vocals of Cantus Domus, an SATB choir from Germany, with the soaring voices of Gaby Moreno, a Grammy-winning Guatemalan singer-songwriter, and Shara Nova (My Brightest Diamond), an American multi-instrumentalist and the piece's composer. The song is a response to families separated from each other and being held in detention centers at the US border.
The visual accompaniment, a sketch-based animation by artist Tim Fite, heightens the emotional impact of the piece. The illustrations of families grappling with an overbearing police state present a chilling and accessible message of strength in community amid societal terrors.
Instrumentation:
- SATB chorus and percussion 1-3
- Mezzo-soprano soloist, SATB chorus, and percussion 1-3
Shipping & Returns
Physical copies ship in 2-3 business days.
Digital copies delivered to customer email upon checkout.
Returns accepted for physical copies within 30 days of delivery.
Returns are not accepted for digital products.
About the Work
Duration: 5'
Instrumentation: SATB chorus and percussion (with or without mezzo-soprano soloist)
Pages: 17
