Description

CALL NUMBER – 0571
ALTERNATE TITLE –
COMPOSER – Russell Wallace
ARRANGER –
LYRICS –
VOICING – SATB, bass or baritone solo
GENRE – Secular Mixed Chorus, Folk, Indigenous
LANGUAGE – Vocables
SEASONS & OCCASIONS –
ERA – 21st Century
ACCOMPANIMENT – A cappella
PUBLISHER – Cypress Choral Music
PUBLISHER # – CP 1247
KEYWORDS – Canadian composer, BC composer, BIPOC composer
NOTES – Notes from the score: “This song is about a community coming together to prepare a feast – to celebrate “the gift” of traditions and the transmission of knowledge. A traditional song will have a certain name or title but it is the context in which it is sung that denotes the true meaning. The lyrics in this song are not words in any language, but they are based on Aboriginal vocables from the western part of North America. I am a member of the Lil’wat ation and have sung and composed many songs based on this traditional form.” – RW