GIA Publications Encounters - Tanahashi/Rogers - 2pt

• Composer/Author: ROGERS, W (RAO)
• Instrumentation: 2 PT ACCOMP
• Model # G-9957

Lyrics: Kazuaki Tanahashi
Music: Wayland Rogers
Format: Choral Octavo
Voicing: 2pt with piano accompaniment

"In my opinion our world is currently in great need of reestablishing strong connections one to another, be it with family and friends, neighbours and strangers, nations and nations, or with those of different cultures and religions. In his important book, I and Thou, philosopher-theologian Martin Buber says that the most meaningful life is centred on relationship. As a musician, I felt compelled to express the I-THOU thesis through the human voice. In searching for the right words to express this sentiment, I was fortunate to find Kazuaki Tanahashis eloquent poem, Encounter. Mr. Tanahashi is a poet, Zen artist, scholar and peace activist.

This combined-voices version has been adapted from an SATB scoring that features prominently in the original song cycle, I-THOU, written for vocal quartet, commissioned and premiered in 2018 by Fourth Coast Ensemble in Chicago." - Wayland Rogers