echo is musical celebration of human connectivity. It is singable, powerful, rhythmic, and contemplative. Wong reflects in her music and text the idea that 'the coming-together of many singers to a single location is also the coming-together of many ancestors [...] where they would not have intersected before this'. The percussion part is flexibly written for high and low drums. echo was commissioned by National Concerts and was premiered in April 2024 at Carnegie Hall, conducted by Marques L. A. Garrett.

Programme Notes:
I penned the text reflecting on the nature of group singing that brings folks together for a unique shared moment in time. In many cultures, there is a belief that we carry our ancestors in our hearts as we walk the earth. So, the coming-together of many singers to a single location is also the coming-together of many ancestors connecting in a way and time where they would not have intersected before this, if not for a choral or group singing event.
This work features a joyous anthemic refrain that bursts through contrasting sections of various tonalities and textures. The contemplative ending allows singers to capture the final moments of music-making in the same space, together.

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Composer

Tracy Wong

Binding

Octavo

Pages

12

ISBN

9780193574519

Stock code

9780193574519

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