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Emptying the Finale File

June 20, 2024 by Tom Council Leave a Comment

Emptying Finale

Dear Directors, Friends:  I continue this Summer to empty my Finale Files of music before someone has to do it after me.  I hope there may be something there for someone to use or maybe only just something to listen to.  But first to celebrate this Juneteenth, I want to share a recording of this and a link to Colla Voce Music.  “Follow the Drinking Gourd” was written in 2006 for The Texes Voices, Allan Dyer Director, for their concert “Walk Together, Children”  This  is a folk song of the Under Ground Railroad. It is scored for SATB choir a cappella.  There is a chance for some ad lib singing and the cluster chords at the end could represent a train whistle to Freedom. Hope you enjoy this.

(P.S. This is an original recording and contains music that is not in this updated score)

https://www.collavoce.com/zoo/item/follow-the-drinking-gourd-15-95940?highlight=WyJ0b20iLCJjb3VuY2lsIiwidG9tIGNvdW5jaWwiXQ==

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