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Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs - Concert Choir (Gr. 6-8)
5/19/24 - Orchestra Hall, Mpls., MN
Conducted by Elizabeth Egger
Accompanist Jeffrey Patry
Composer: lindakachelmeier.com/
NEVER ORDINARY (World Premiere) was conceived in a workshop with a select group of
middle school singers from Angelica Cantanti. We talked about all of the
confusing things in life: everything from friendships, finding out who you
are, and math class to transitions, the world and the future. Even as an
adult, I relate to these concerns and did my best to convey them through
the music and text of the song. Although it deals with some hard
questions, the ending shows how change may be difficult at times, but if
you adjust your perspective a bit, you can see it as an opportunity to
grow. - Linda Kachelmeier
Special thanks to the following commissioners for making this piece possible!
Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs, Elizabeth Egger (lead commissioner) and
Buffalo Community Middle School, Erin Gaffaney
Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, Stephanie Schumaker
Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Bret Amundson
Rogers Middle School, Andrew Parr
Wellington Landings Middle School, Amanda Goldberg
The unknown is forever strange
The answers are never ordinary
Questions-
Always wondering why?
Who are you today?
Will I get an A?
Transitions-
Everything is strange
How will I compare?
Will I have to change?
People-
Just like you and me
Trying to be brave
Scared of what they’ll say
Confusion-
Blurring every line
Don’t know how I feel
Wond’ring what is real
Wednesdays-
Don’t know what to wear
I hate my hair!
Does anybody care?
Changes-
Nothing stays the same
Just when I think I know
I find there’s room to grow