Andrew Marshall’s “My Mother” is simple, sweet, and genuine without being overly sentimental | MusicSpoke

Unaccompanied, but expressive in nature, Andrew Marshall’s “My Mother” expresses tender, loving sentiments toward one’s mother. This score is universally accessible for audience members and performers because the mother is not the absent mother of myth and fairytales. She is not a fantasy, so much as a warm reality. This piece speaks of a genuine love for a mother who cooks with an apron on and gardens without gloves. This mother is one who carries dirt under her fingernails and kisses her children’s wounds without qualms. She is less idealized and more idolized as this score is penned from her child’s point of view. For school choirs, high school, or university level ensembles who want to incorporate a touching tribute into their repertoire, this piece could easily become a classic!

 

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