Tratar de Transformar (2019)

choral
Written By Beth Beauchamp

Duration: 4m59s
Music: Shara Nova
Text: Shara Nova, with Spanish text from the mission statements common to several Guatemalan churches

Available versions:
SATB + percussion
SATB + mezzo-soprano soloist, guitar, and percussion

PROGRAM NOTE:
"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.

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SATB + mezzo-soprano soloist, guitar, and percussion
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SATB + Percussion
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TEXT/LYRICS:

Oh, these troubled days
are these in cages
pressed upon all sides
confined and separated
the child invisible
longing to go home

Oh, these troubled days
i keep repeating it over and over again
my grandmother’s mission
try try try

tratar de transformar
las estructuras injustas de la sociedad
enfrentar la violencia
de toda indole
y buscar la paz
y la reconciliacion

Beth Beauchamp

Having worked as a professional musician, a music-educator, and the Executive Director of a number of non-profit arts organizations, Beth has over 10 years of experience in catering to the unique needs of artists. Beth believes that the talent, education, and skill-sets of her clients have inherent worth. As a passionate artist advocate, she aims to help her artists improve the quality of their own lives by encouraging them to honor the value of their own work, and by creating materials which allow them to champion their art with confidence. Equally interested in building community, Beth aims to create a roster of artists who are excited to support and collaborate together. 

http://www.beauchampartistservices.com
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