Lauren Biggs | I Am The World (2024 Western ACDA Premiere)

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Robert Istad, conductor
Zachary Lindquist, Graduate Assistant Conductor
David Bergstedt, Accompanist
Performed at the Western ACDA Regional Conference at the First United Methodist Church in Pasadena on March 6th, 2024.
Program Note:
Lauren Biggs was selected as winner of the Western Region ACDA Emerging Composer Competition and commissioned for the 2024 WACDA Regional Conference “Many Voices, One Song." Her chosen text-Dora Sigerson Shorter’s “I Am The World”-uses imagery of space and nature to proclaim the interconnectedness of Creation. With distinct Celtic influences, haunting minor melodies, and war chant elements, Biggs’ setting of “I Am The World” showcases the struggle of humanity to become unified.
The Text:
“I Am The World” by Dora Sigerson Shorter
I shall arise, and like a shooting star
⁠Slip from my place;
So lingering see the old world from afar
⁠Revolve in space.
Of song and shine, of changing leaf apart,
⁠Of bud uncurled:
With all the senses pulsing at my heart,
⁠I am the world.
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