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Elizabeth Alexander
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KindlingSmall Reflections on a Limitless Faith
for SATB choir and chamber ensemble
KindlingSmall Reflections on a Limitless Faith
SATB and chamber ensemble *
Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
I. First Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
II. Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
III. Chosen People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
IV. So Much Radiance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
V. Strong Braid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
VI. Where Belief Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Epilogue: The Chalice of Our Hearts . . . . . 69
Composer Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
* Chamber Ensemble Instrumentation:
Flute (opt Piccolo)
Horn in F
Piano
String Quartet
Duration: 25 minutes
Kindling may be performed with SATB and piano using the Choral Score (SEA-123-09)
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Also available as individual songs:
Pages (SEA-123-02)
Chosen People (SEA-123-03)
So Much Radiance (SEA-123-04)
Strong Braid (SEA-123-05)
The Chalice of Our Hearts (SEA-123-07)
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KindlingSmall Reflections on a Limitless Faith
Words and Music by Elizabeth Alexander
I. First Touch
Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures,
which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life.
The first touch brings astonishment, then delight:
Water, kitten belly, hydrangea blossom, warm mud.
New ears learn to decipher footsteps and music.
While watching a fuzzy caterpillar, small hearts lean towards God.
II. Pages
Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront
powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love
On the pages of the morning paper,
People rebuild shattered schools and restore lifeless lakes,
Knit reconciliation out of promise and pain,
And sing to the deathly ill and the newly born.
Constitutions are still being written,
And slaves freed, and truces forged.
We finish our breakfasts and roll up our own sleeves.
III. Chosen People
Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves
As children we are enchanted by the apple, the ark, the whale,
The boy with the slingshot, the baby in the barn.
Later we grapple with forgiveness, resurrection and compassion.
Chosen people are everywhere now – in the market, under the bridge.
The next chapters are still being written.
IV. So Much Radiance
Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life
Once we set forth in the dark empty hours of the night,
In search of a Presence wondrous and unseen,
Guided only by a voice still and small.
Our outstretched hands soon encountered
The brass and grain of Cross and Menorah,
And our fingers traced their contours with reverence and joy.
Only now, as the rising sun illuminates
Wheel and Lotus, Yin and Yang, Star and Crescent, Eagle and Drum,
We begin to behold the Limitless:
So much Radiance within our reach – even more beyond.
V. Strong Braid
Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of
reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit
Aloft in the heady air of faith,
Our senses heightened by incense and ether,
We may from time to time become ecstatic paper kites.
We dive and keel and rocket,
Riding each wayward gust with abandon,
Recklessly aspiring to Auroral heights —
Yet knowing all the while that we are safe,
Tethered to the ground by a strong braid, a steady hand,
And a mind that appraises the wind.
VI. Where Belief Begins
Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate
the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature
It comes down to this, in the end.
And in the beginning and middle as well:
Earth, generous and visceral,
Manifested in mountains and hidden within clouds,
Familiar to rhizomes and young knees.
Air and Water, faithful channels of change,
Whose currents and cycles nudge germination
All the way through to rot and back again.
What’s more, there’s Fire, dazzling and implausible,
Not only in the cores of planets and stars
But also in the hollow where belief begins.
Epilogue: The Chalice of Our Hearts
Our search for kindling takes us far beyond our selves –
There we gather Truth and Mystery.
We return in joy to tend the chalice of our hearts.
© 2015 by Elizabeth Alexander. All rights reserved.
Cover Art: “Girl with Dandelion” by Emily Roe
Emily Roe is an artist, photographer and avid do-it-yourself interior designer. Her popular blog, “Love
Emmie,” focuses on her role as a “military mom” bringing a sense of home to base housing wherever
her family is stationed. About this image, she writes: “This drawing is of my daughter. We were in a
field of daisies and dandelions, while living in Alaska. She made so many selfless wishes with each
dandelion, I felt it was a moment that I needed to capture.”
Tenderly (q = 120)Elizabeth Alexander
Conductors Score in C
© 2015 by Elizabeth Alexander
Prologue
Commissioned by First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston
Kindling
Flute (opt. Piccolo)
Horn in F
S
A
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Piano
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
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Vln II
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cantabile
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A With awe (q = 120 )
I. First Touch
“Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures,
which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life”
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C6
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The first touch
first touch brings a ston ish ment,
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("First Touch")
cantabile
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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous
web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet
B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf
Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven
Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John
Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,
poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &
George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher
B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,
artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,
technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller
B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman,
civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter,
pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal
Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web
designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
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B49
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Wa
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( mf )pizz.
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arco
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playfully
kit
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ten bel ly,
kit
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ten bel ly,
playfully
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C 9
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hy
blossoming!
dran gea blos som,
hy
blossoming!
dran gea blos som,
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mf
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warm
mf happily
mud, warm mud,
port.
warm
mf happily
mud, warm mud.
port.
mf
pizz.
pizz.
jauntily 33
3 3 3 3
jauntily
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C10
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Vla
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New
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ears learn to de
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ci pher foot steps and
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sic,While
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ears learn to de
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arco
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fluttertongue (opt.):
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watch ing a
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fuz zy cat er pil lar, Small hearts
watch ing a
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fuz zy cat er pil lar, Small hearts
watch ing a
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fuz zy cat er pil lar, Small hearts
watch ing a
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C 11
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nonritardando(No fermata)
Fl
Hn
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Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
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norm.
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lean toward God.
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lean toward God.
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lean toward God.
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lean toward God.
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C12
C(q. = 60)
“Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront
powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love”
II. Pages
83
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
92
Hn
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
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68
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On
p
the pag es of the morn ing pa per, Peo ple re
p
(no pedal change)
p
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ple re store life less lakes,
build shat tered schools,
f5 5 5 5 5
( p )
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C 13
98
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Vln I
Vln II
Vla
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on the pag es of the morn ing pa per. On the
on the pag es of the morn ing pa per.
5 5 5
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pag es of the morn ing pa per Ah
pag es of the morn ing pa per Ah
On
mp
the pag es of the morn ing
On
mp
the pag es of the morn ing
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C14
Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous
web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet
B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf
Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven
Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John
Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,
poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &
George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher
B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,
artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,
technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller
B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman,
civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter,
pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal
Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web
designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
THE REST OF THIS PIECE IS NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE.
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...AND SOME OF IT
WAS EVEN MINE.
115 rallentando
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meno mosso
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poco accel.
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f pp
and sing to the death
f
ly ill and the new ly born.
pp
and sing to the death
f
ly ill and the new ly born.
pp
pro mise, and sing to the death
f
ly ill and the new ly born.
pp
pro mise, and sing to the death
f
ly ill and the new ly born.
pp
f pp
f pp
f pp
f pp
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C16
D A Tempo
128
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pp
Con
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sti tu tions are still be ing writ ten,
(no pedal change)
ppizz.
p
p
p
marcato
mp
Slaves
p
are still be ing freed,
Slaves
p
are still be ing freed,
Tru
p
ces are still
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be ing
Tru
p
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be ing
arco
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C 17
142
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p
on
p
the pag es of the morn ing pa per,
on
p
the pag es of the morn ing pa per,
forged on
p
the pag es of the morn ing pa per,
forged on
p
the pag es of the morn ing pa per,
pizz.
espress.
mp
mp
mp
mparco
mp
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C18
E154
Fl
Hn
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B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
162
Hn
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Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
mf p
mf p
We
We
mf p
mf p
mf p
mf p
mf p
con sordino
and roll up our own sleeves,
and roll up our own sleeves,
fin ish our break fasts and roll up our own sleeves, and roll up our
fin ish our break fasts and roll up our own sleeves, and roll up our
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C 19
168
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Hn
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Vln I
Vln II
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and roll up our own sleeves, and roll up our own sleeves,
and roll up our own sleeves, and roll up our own sleeves,
own sleeves, and roll up our own sleeves, and roll up our own sleeves,
own sleeves, and roll up our own sleeves, and roll up our own sleeves,
pp
niente
niente
niente
niente
niente
niente
niente
niente
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F
“Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves”
(h= 60)
III. Chosen People
182
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
188
Fl
A
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
22
22
22
22
22
22
l.h.
p
mp
cantabile
(opt. higher note)
p
p
p
p
Solo or Tutti: p
As chil dren we are en chan ted by the
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194
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
200
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
ap ple,
Solo or Tutti: p
As chil dren we are en
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
chan ted by the ark,
3 3 3 3 3 3
3
3
3
3 3 3
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205
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
209
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
senza sordino
p
We
p
are en chan
mp
ted, we are en chan ted
Tutti: p
We are en chan
mp
ted, we are en chan ted
We
p
are en chan
mp
ted, We are en
Tutti: p
We are en chan
mp
ted, We are en
3
3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3
3
3 3 3 3
mp
mp
mp
mp
mf
by the whale,
mf
We are en chan ted.
by the whale,
mf
we are en chan ted, we are en
chan ted by the whale,
mf
we
* with enthusiasm
are en
chan ted by the whale,
mf
* Tenors have cue-sized notes here; they may sing this line with basses if desired.
we
with enthusiasm
are en
3
3
3
mf
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mf
mf
mf
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213
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
the
p with awe
ba by in the
chan ted. the
p with awe
ba by in the
chan ted by the boy with the sling
f
shot,
port.
the
p with awe
ba by in the
chan ted by the boy with the sling
f
shot, the
p with awe
ba by in the
l.h.
r.h.
l.h.
r.h.
f
pizz.
f
arco
p (no crescendo)
pizz.
fp
arco
(no crescendo)
pizz.
f
arco
p
f
gliss. arco
p
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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous
web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet
B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf
Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven
Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John
Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,
poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &
George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher
B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,
artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,
technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller
B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman,
civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter,
pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal
Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web
designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
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...AND SOME OF IT
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G226
Fl
S
A
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
231
Moving forward
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
La
p darkly
ter we grap ple with for give ness, for give ness,
La
p darkly
ter we grap ple with for give ness, for give ness,
p darkly
mp
espress.
darkly
p
darkly
p
p mp
espress.
p
p
darkly
p
3
re
mp
sur
We
p darkly
grap ple with
3
re sur rec tion,
mp
re sur
We
p darkly
grap ple with
3
re sur rec tion,
mp
re sur
p
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236
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
mf 6 6
mf
rec
mf
tion, re sur
rec
mf
tion, re sur
rec
mf
tion, re sur
rec
mf
tion, re sur
mf
1 4
mf
sfz
mf sfz
mf sfz
mf sfz
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C 27
238 poco rit.
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
f3
f
rec
f
tion. and
mp warmly
com
rec
f
tion. and
mp warmly
com
rec
f
tion.
rec
f
tion.
f
f
espress.
3
espress.
f
f
espress.
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HTempo meno mosso242
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
246
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
mp
pas sion, com pas sion,
pas sion, com pas sion, mp warmly
com
mp warmly
com
mp
mp
mp
mp
mp
la
p
ter we
la
p
ter we
pas sion, com pas sion, la
p
ter we
pas sion, com pas sion, la
p
ter we
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rallentando
250
A Tempo
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
I256
Hn
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
p niente
grap ple with com pas sion.
grap ple with com pas sion.
grap ple with com pas sion.
grap ple with com pas sion.
pp niente
espress.
mp 3
pp niente
pp niente
pp niente
p
p
3 3
pp
pp
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C30
260
Hn
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
264
Fl
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
270
Fl
Hn
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
33
mf 3
mf
3 3 mf 3
mf
espress. 3
mf 3
mf
mp
mfmp
3
3
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C 31
276
Hn
SA
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
J280
SA
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
284
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
pp
Cho
p tenderly
sen
p
p
p
p
p
peo ple are ev’ ry where now, are ev’ ry
where. ev’ ry where, Cho sen
in
p tenderly
the mar ket, un der the
3
bridge.
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C32
288
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
mp
3
peo ple ev’ ry where,
mf
peo
mp
ple are ev’ ry where
mf
Cho
mp
sen peo ple are
3
ev’ ry where
mf
are ev’ ry
are
mp
ev’ ry where,
mf
ev’ ry
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3
3
3 3 3 3
mf3
mf
3
3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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292 rall. meno mosso
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
297
Fl
Hn
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
mf pp
ev’ ry where,
pp expectantly
The
in the mar ket, un der the
3
bridge...
pp expectantly
The
where now, are ev’ ry where,
pp expectantly
The
where now, are ev’ ry where,
pp expectantly
The
pp3 3 33 3 3
3 3
3mf
3
3
3
mf pp
mf pp
mf pp
mf pp
pp
pp
next chap ters are still be ing
3
writ ten.
next chap ters are still be ing
3
writ ten.
glistening like drops of water
pp
pp
pp
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K (q = 100)
"Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life"
IV. So Much Radiance
303
Fl
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
313
Fl
SA
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
321
SA
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
34
34
34
34
34
p
p
p
p
p
Once
p
we set forth in the dark emp ty hours of the
p
night, In search of a Pre sence won d’rous and un
7
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329
Fl
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
335
Fl
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
mp
seen.
Guid
mp
ed on ly by a voice
mp
mp
mp
mp
p
whispered freely,unsynchronizedpp
yah - weh..... yah - weh...... yah - weh..... yah - weh...... yah - weh..... yah - weh......
mp pp
still and small.
p
murmurring
pp
murmurring
pp
pp
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C36
340
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
346
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
Our
p
out stretched hands soon en coun tered brass and grain of Cross
mp
and Me
Our
p
out stretched hands soon en coun tered brass and grain of Cross
mp
and Me
Our out stretched hands soon en coun tered brass and grain of Cross
mp
and Me
Our out stretched hands soon en coun tered brass and grain of Cross
mp
and Me
p
p
p
p
no rah, And our fin gers traced their con tours with
no rah, And our fin gers traced their con tours with
no rah, And our fin gers traced their con tours with
no rah, And our fin gers traced their con tours with
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mf mp
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C 37
352
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
L358
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
mp
rev
mf
’rence and joy.
rev
mf
’rence and joy.
rev
mf
’rence and joy.
rev
mf
’rence and joy. On
p
ly
mf murmuring
mf
murmuring
p
mf
murmuring
p
mf p
mfp
pp mp
pp mp
the
p
ri sing sun il lu
mp
mi nates,
the
p
ri sing sun il lu
mp
mi nates,
the
p
ri sing sun, il lu
mp
mi nates,
now as the ri sing sun, the ri sing sun, il lu
mp
mi mates,
mp mf
mp mf
mp mf
mp
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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous
web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet
B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf
Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven
Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John
Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,
poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &
George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher
B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,
artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,
technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller
B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman,
civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter,
pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal
Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web
designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
THE REST OF THIS PIECE IS NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE.
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A LOT OF HARD WORK &CREATIVITY
WENT INTO BRINGING
THIS MUSIC TO YOU...
...AND SOME OF IT
WAS EVEN MINE.
378
Fl
Hn
S
A
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
382
Fl
Hn
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
f
mf p
Wheel
mf brightly
and Lo tus,
Wheel
mf brightly
and Lo tus,
mf sfz
mf
mf
mf
mf
mf p
Yin
mf brightly
and Yang,
Yin
mf brightly
and Yang,
sfz
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386
Fl
Hn
S
A
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
390
Fl
Hn
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
mf p
Star and Cres cent,
Star and Cres cent,
sfz
mf
mf mp
Ea gle and Drum,
Ea gle and Drum, We be
5 4 3 2 1 2
sfz sfz sfzsfz
sfz sfz sfz sfz
sfz sfzsfz
sfz
sfz sfz sfz sfz
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M394
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
400
Picc.(opt.)
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
We be gin to be hold the Li mit less,
We be gin to be hold the Li mit less:
gin to be hold the Li mit less,
3 3
f
f
( mp ) f
So
f
much Ra di ance with in our reach, So much
So
f
much Ra di ance with in our reach, So much
So
f
much Ra di ance,
So
f
much Ra di ance,
f
(no pedalchanges)
f
f
f
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406
Picc.(opt.)
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
412
Picc.(opt.)
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
mp f
Ra di ance with in our reach, So much Ra di ance with in our
Ra di ance with in our reach, So much Ra di ance with in our
So much Ra di ance,
So much Ra di ance,
reach, and e ven more, and e ven more, be
reach, and e ven more, and e ven more, be
So much Ra di ance, and e ven more, and e ven more, be
So much Ra di ance, and e ven more, and e ven more, be
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418
Picc.(opt.)
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
f
yond,
ff
be yond, be yond, be
yond,
ff
be yond, be yond, be
yond,
ff
be yond, be yond, be
yond,
ff
be yond, be yond, be
ff
(no pedal changes -- let ’er rip!)
ff
ff
ff
ff
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424
Picc.(opt.)
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
ff
ff
ff
yond
yond.
yond
yond.
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N
“Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science,
and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit”
V. Strong Braid
With Ecstasy
( h = 72 )
429
Fl
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
433
Fl
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
f
*
f 6 6
6 6
6 6
* Pianist, allow yourself to waft and whirl to your heart’s content, and use thelead-foot pedal technique that your piano teacher instructed you to eschew. - E.A.
6 6
mf
mf
mf
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7
A
mf
6
6
6
66
6
6
6
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437
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
441
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
”Stealth note” *
Ah
mfgliss.
”Stealth note” *
Ah
mf
gliss.
”Stealth note” *
Ah
mf
gliss.
Ah
mf
gliss.
loft
* Composer's Note: Whenever I need to “pull a note out of the air” (no pun intended), I try singing/humming along with a different voice part whose pitch helps me get a handle on my own pitch. In this song, I've suggested a few such “stealth notes” for the upper voices.
in the head y air,
6
66
6
6 6 6 66 6 6
6 6
3 3 3
A loft in the head y air of
66
6
6
6 6 6 66 6 6
6 6 6 6
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445
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
448
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
3 3 3
*
Ah
gliss.
*
Ah
gliss.
*
Ah
mf
gliss.
Ah
gliss.
faith,
6 6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6
3
mf
A loft in the
3
head y air of
6 6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6
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451
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
453
Fl
Hn
S
A
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Ah
gliss.
Ah
gliss.
Ah
gliss.
faith, Ah
gliss.
Ah
gliss.
Ah
gliss.
6 6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6
5
Ah
gliss.
Our
p
Ah
gliss.
Our
p
Ah
gliss.
Our
p
6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6
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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous
web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet
B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf
Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven
Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John
Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,
poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &
George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher
B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,
artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,
technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller
B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman,
civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter,
pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal
Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web
designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
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461
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
465
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
may from time to time be come ec
may from time to time be come ec
may from time to time be come ec
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 6 6
We
mf
We
mf
sta tic pa per kites.
mf
We
sta tic pa per kites.
mf
We
sta tic pa per kites.
mf
We
3 3 3 3 3 3 3mf
3 3 3 3 3
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mp
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P469
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
473
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
dive and keel and rock et, We
dive and keel and rock et, We
dive and keel and rock et, We
dive and keel and rock et, We
3 33 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
f 3 3 3
f
f
f
f
mf
dive and keel and rock et,
dive and keel and rock et,
dive and keel and rock et,
dive and keel and rock et,
3 3
3
3 3
3
3 6 3
3 6
3 3 3
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477
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
481
rallentando
Fl
S
A
T
B
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
mp subito
Rid
mp a brief moment of stillness...
ing each
3way ward gust with a
3
ban don,
Rid
mp a brief moment of stillness...
ing each
3way ward gust with a
3
ban don,
Rid
mp a brief moment of stillness...
ing each
3way ward gust with a
3
ban don, a ban don,
Rid
mp a brief moment of stillness...
ing each
3way ward gust with a
3
ban don, a ban don,
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
mp subito
mp subito
mp subito
Reck less ly3
as pir ing, as pir ing, as pir ing to Au
Reck less ly
3
as pir ing, as pir ing, as pir ing to Au
Oh, as pir ing, as pir ing to Au
Oh, as pir ing, as pir ing to Au
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A Tempo - with ecstasy!
485
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
f 6 6 6 6
f
ro
f
ral heights, Au ro
ro
f
ral heights, Au ro
ro
f
ral heights, Au ro
ro
f
ral heights, Au ro
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
f
f
f
f
f
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C54
490
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
496 poco rit.
T
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
marcato
ral heights,
ral heights,
ral heights,
ral heights,
6 6
marcato
marcato
Solo or Tutti: mp
Yet
espress.
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Q a tempo503
Hn
T
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
509
Hn
T
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
514
Hn
T
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
con sordino (Think: "Strong braid")
p
know ing all the while that we are safe,
6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6
mp
p
(Think: "Strong braid")
p
(Think: "Strong braid")
p
p
Te
Solo or Tutti: mp
thered to the ground
6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6
6 6
by a strong braid,
6 6
6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6
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519
Hn
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
525
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
Te
Tutti:
mp
thered by a stead y, stead y hand.
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
(Think: "Strong braid")
f
p
and
p
a mind that
molto cresc.
ap prais es the
and
p
a mind that
molto cresc.
ap prais es the
and
p
a mind that
molto cresc.
ap prais es the
and
p
a mind that
molto cresc.
ap prais es the
r.h.
f
6 6 6 6
l.h.
molto cresc. sfz
molto cresc.sfz sfz
molto cresc. sfz sfz
molto cresc.
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531
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
535
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
3 3 3 3 3
wind.
f
Ah
gliss.
wind.
f
Ah
gliss.
gliss.
wind.
f
Ah
gliss.
wind.
f
Ah
gliss.
6 6
6 6
6 6
6 6
f
f
f
f
3 3 7 7
Ah
ffgliss.
gliss.
Ah
ff
gliss.
Ah
ffgliss.
gliss.
Ah
ffgliss.
6 6
66
6 6
6 6
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539
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
ff 6 6 6 6
senza sordino
f
sf6
6
6
ff with “gust”o!
6
ff
ff
ff
ff
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R
“Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate
the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature."
Pensively (h = 60)
VI. Where Belief Begins
542
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
550
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
558
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
22
22
22
22
22
22
Crystal clear, like raindrops
p
(no pedal changes)
pp
pp
pp
pp
It
pp
It
pp
comes down to this in the
3
end. And in the be
3
gin ning and mid dle as
comes down to this in the
3
end. And in the be
3
gin ning and mid dle as
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564
Hn
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
572
Fl
Hn
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
pp
well. It comes down to
3
this in the end: It comes down to
3
this
well. It comes down to
3
this in the end: It comes down to
3
this
pmp
6 6 5
in the end.
in the end.
5
2 1 3 4
66
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S578
Fl
SA
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
582
Fl
SA
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
3
Earth,
mp
gen er ous and vis cer al,
3
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6mp
mp
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
mp
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
mp
mp
man i fest ed in
3
moun tains and hid den with
3
in the clouds,
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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585
Fl
SA
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
588
Fl
Hn
SA
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
3 3 3
fa mi liar to
3
rhi zomes and young knees.
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
mp3
Earth.
tenderly
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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592
Fl
Hn
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
595
Fl
Hn
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
mf6 6 6 6
mf
Air
mp
and Wa
mf
ter,
6 6 6 6mf
pizz.
mfpizz.
mf
mf
mf
6 6
3
faith ful chan nels of
3change whose cur rents and
3
cy cles nudge
3 6
3
arco
arco
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C64
599
Hn
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
602
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
f
ger mi na tion all
f
the way
3through to rot and back a
f
3 6
3 6 3 6
3 3 3
f
f
f
f
mp 3
p
What’s
mp
What’s
mp
gain. What’s
mp
gain. What’s
mp
6 6 6 6 6
4
6
p
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T606
Fl
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
f
more, what's more, what's more, what's more, there’s
more, what's more, what's more, what's more, there’s
more, what's more, what's more, what's more, there’s
more, what's more, what's more, what's more, there’s
3 6 3 6 3 6
3 6mp
3 3 3 3
mp3 3
3 3
3 3
3
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610
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
6 6 3 6
f
Fire,
f
daz zl ing
3
and im pro ba ble,
Fire,
f
daz zl ing
3
and im pro ba ble,
Fire,
f
there is Fire, im pro ba ble, not
Fire,
f
there is Fire, Ah! not
3 6
3 6 3
6
3 6
f 3
3 3 3
(Sul A)
f
f
f
f
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614
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
rallentando molto
618
a tempo, meno mosso
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Oh stars,
Oh stars,
on ly in the core of pla nets and
3
stars,
on ly in the core of pla nets and
3
stars,
3 6
3 6
33
3
3
3 3
3
3 3 3
espress.
p
pespress.
p
But
p with a hushed tone
al so in the hol low where be lief be
attacca
But
p with a hushed tone
al so in the hol low where be lief be
attacca
But
p with a hushed tone
al so in the hol low where be lief be
attacca
But
p with a hushed tone
al so in the hol low where be lief be
attacca
p
very soft, but marcato
3
attacca
3
p
attacca
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UUEpilogue: Kindling
Pensively (h = 60)624
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vla
Vc
630
SA
Pno
Vla
Vc
637
SA
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
gins.
Singers: Slowly close your folders and offerthis final song to the audience with love and grace.
gins.
gins.
gins.
p
(keep pedal depressed)
p
p
Our
p
search for kind ling takes us far be yond our selves. There we gath er
1 2
truth and mys te ry. We re turn with joy to tend the
p
p
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644
Hn
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
650
Fl
Hn
SA
TB
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
p
cha lice of our hearts. Our search for
Our
p
search for kind ling takes us far be
mp
kind ling takes us far be yond our selves. There we gath er truth and mys te
yond our selves. There we gath er truth and mys te ry. We re turn
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657
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
ry.
p
We re turn with joy Our search for
ry.
p
We re turn with joy to tend the cha lice of our
.
p
with joy to tend the cha lice of our hearts., our
.
p
with joy to tend the cha lice of our hearts, our
mp
boldly
boldly
mp
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C 71
V664
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
Vln II
Vla
Vc
670
Fl
Hn
S
A
T
B
Pno
Vln I
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Kindling - Conductors Score in C72
Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous
web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet
B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf
Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven
Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John
Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,
poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &
George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher
B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,
artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,
technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller
B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman,
civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter,
pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal
Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web
designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael
deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,
poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer
B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,
composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web
designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,
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...AND SOME OF IT
WAS EVEN MINE.
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Composer Notes on Kindling
(Some small reflections on some small reflections)
by Elizabeth Alexander
Some commissions call me to grow spiritually, forcing me to grapple with questions I wouldn’t
necessarily have chosen for myself. Kindling was definitely one of those commissions. Although I had
set no fewer than 14 liberal religious texts to music – from Transylvania’s 16th century “Edict of Torda”
to Emerson’s “Oversoul” – I had never thought of Unitarian Universalism’s Six Sources as terrifically
inspiring. But when conductor Jason Oby handed me the ambitious goal of composing a cantata based
on these universal sources of inspiration and guidance, I knew I couldn’t say no. How compelling!
And...um....how intimidating. Unitarian Universalists don’t celebrate their faith with the ecstatic
abandon of Sufis, or the rich mysticism of the Eastern Orthodox. They lean more towards rational
thought – but geez, I didn’t want to compose a treatise, or a dissertation, or a polemic. (What is a
polemic, anyway?)
During long walks with my husband I waved my arms dramatically, lamenting: “The Six Sources? Who
are they kidding? A song about humanism? Good grief, I might as well set the IRS tax code to music.”
But over time, as I asked myself what the essential nature of each source was, a rhapsodic kernel within
each one gradually emerged – yes, even within humanism.
Thus, Kindling is not a manifesto, no grand statement containing ultimate truths and universal
revelations. It is a collection of small reflections on how experience, heritage and inspiration can
cultivate a faith of integrity, service and joy:
I. When my 2-year old son Oliver first felt a hydrangea blossom against his cheek, he exclaimed, “Mom,
that makes music!” My memory of witnessing that “First Touch” was all the inspiration I
needed.
II. For me, the reading of a newspaper brings many emotions in quick succession: joy, fear, sorrow,
inspiration and pain. I brought this shifting emotional terrain into “Pages,” along with the
patient, perseverant steps of many visionary souls.
III. My parents were deeply engaged with the vivid stories and heart-rending questions of the Judeo-
Christian tradition, and my childhood was better for it. The tenderness and passion in “Chosen
People” reflects my gratitude and affection for this rich tradition.
IV. The modest aspiration of “So Much Radiance” is to honor all of the religions in the universe. In
under 5 minutes. What’s a composer to do!? One thing I did was to use all the major chords of all
12 keys – often using more than one at a time!
V. Writing “Strong Braid” was challenging, because I had to face my own aversion to the word
“humanism.” This is mind-bogglingly ironic, because I sincerely value rational thought. After
many failed attempts, I decided to portray faith and humanism as interdependent, with humanism
keeping faith in its proper sphere and thus bringing out the best that it has to offer. I was
suddenly and inexplicably elated by this way of seeing things, imagining vast throngs of
worldwide humanists, challenging whatever self-serving and destructive “teachings” might creep
into their own religions from time to time. (I walked around for several days shouting
“humanism rocks!
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VI. One thing I’ve come to appreciate about Earth-centered religions is that their daily practices are often
profoundly simple: observation, acceptance, nurture, gratitude. From its spare opening bars,
this movement brings us back to “Where Belief Begins.”
Epilogue. As a 25-minute work, Kindling is a “special occasion” piece for accomplished musicians.
But this small epilogue can be sung by anyone, as a solo or as a canon. It seemed only right to
end this way.
By the way, I found out what a polemic was, because I just looked it up. It is an argument that
completely refutes other points of view. As it turns out, that’s exactly what Kindling is not. But I guess
that shouldn’t really be a surprise, since that’s also exactly what Unitarian Universalism is not.
Elizabeth Alexander grew up in the Carolinas and Appalachian Ohio. Her love of poetry nearly
eclipses her love of music – a passion which is reflected in her over 100 songs and choral works, which
have received thousands of performances worldwide. She lives in St. Paul, MN, where her frequent
commissions include works for orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles and solo musicians.
A recent McKnight Fellow, she has received awards and fellowships from
the Jerome Foundation, New York Council on the Arts, Wisconsin Arts
Board, National Orchestral Association, International League of Women
Composers, and American Composers Forum. Her composition teachers
have included Jack Gallagher at The College of Wooster, and Steven
Stucky, Yehudi Wyner and Karel Husa at Cornell University, from which
she received her doctorate in music composition.
Elizabeth lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she reads voraciously,
makes pretty good biscuits, looks for all kinds of excuses to visit her two
grown sons, and gardens during the three month period in Minnesota
which is not winter.
She believes she has the best job in the world.
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