Where I’m From (music) is an ostinato based guitar ensemble composition intended to be performed with spoken-word poetry inspired by George Ella Lyon’s poem of the same name. It was originally composed and arranged for ACG’s 2022 National Teacher Summit in Austin, TX. Participants at the summit submitted poetry, and parts and phrases were compiled from the entries to form the final poem.
The flexible nature of the musical arrangement gave space for timing the spoken-word performers with important and structural moments in the composition. The ‘entrances’ as indicated, are the order that each part could enter in within a repeated section.
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