Normal (The Longest Day of My Life)

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Duration: 1'40''

Voicing/Instrumentation: SATB unaccompanied

Available Versions: Mix, SSAA, TTBB

Language: English

Premiere: To be added!

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Program Notes: Normal is the first movement of what will be a large-scale work titled “The Longest Day of My Life.” This work is based on the letter of the same title that Deedra Van Ness wrote after the shooting at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018.

I’ve worked on this project for years now, not writing music but understanding the great responsibility that comes with setting such a terrifying event to music. Deedra and Isabel were brave to tell their story, and it is in my hope that this project brings more awareness of the danger we face as the world reopens, helping us find ways to do better. No one can better explain the text that Deedra’s letter:

“Our day started off normal. Isabelle was happy and looking forward to the weekend. I dropped her off about 7 a.m., told her I loved her, to have a good day, and then headed home to get to work.
I got home, walked upstairs and my phone rang. I noticed her name on the screen and figured she forgot something. As I answer the phone, she is whispering, and I can barely understand her.
Then I hear her whisper....”

Author: Deedra Van Ness

Text: Mom,
They are shooting up the school,
I'm hiding in a closet.
I love you, Mom.

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Year of Composition: 1'40''

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