Conversations with Strangers

Type
Piece
Composer
Natalie Dietterich
Composer Nationality
American
Composer Date of Birth
1992
Text
From strangers Natalie had met
Year Composed
2014
Pages
17
Minutes
7
Language
English
Voicing
9 part mixed chorus
Solos
6 Sop solo, 2 tenor solo, 2 alto solo
Sacred or Secular
Secular
Mood
Restrained, holding back; Dramatic, with dynamic contrasts; Rhythmic, with steady energy
Description

This text was assembled from fragments of conversations I had with people whom I had never previously met. I was moved by the deeply personal things people were willing to share, despite our lack of a direct relationship toward one another. I have chosen phrases that follow three particular strangers I have met, and their hardship, representing the struggles of many that go unconsidered as we pass by and continue with our lives.

Audio Credit
Umberto Belfiore, video and recording
Group
C3LA
Performances
C3LA: May 2018 (Conversations with Strangers); C4: 2019 Nov 14 & 16 (Connections), cond. Brown