Reena Esmail: Take What You Need

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recorded at Yale University, Sprague Recital Hall
October 19, 2017
Doctor of Musical Arts Degree Recital

vocal ensemble from Yale Schola Cantorum
Addy Sterrett, soprano
Liz Hanna, soprano
Antonia Chandler, alto
Bradley Sharpe, alto
Wonhee Lim, tenor
Will Watson, tenor
Will Doreza, bass
Charles Littlewood, bass
Joseph Kemper, conductor

Special Guests:
Morse Chorale (from Yale Music in Schools Initiative)

Of the many performances of Take What You Need, very few of them have been in traditional concert halls. Most performances have taken place in jails, homeless shelters, support groups, schools, memorial services, places of worship — in places where people can gather to see and honor the humanity in one another. Take What You Need was written for Urban Voices Project, a choir made up of people who are experiencing or have recently experienced homelessness — so many of whom have trusted this piece with their own stories of loss and redemption, and who I am so honored to count among my dearest
friends. But this piece is also meant to be a resource for musicians and communities to come together and build the lasting relationships that plant seeds for social change. I am so honored to present this piece tonight in conjunction with the YSM’s incredible community partnership: the Music in Schools Initiative. I am honored to have the students of Morse Chorale joining us on stage tonight for this very
special performance.

Take What You Need is licensed under Creative Commons, and scores/parts for many different arrangements of the work are available for free at http://www. streetsymphony.org/takewhatyouneed. Take What You Need was commissioned by Street Symphony for Urban Voices
Project

Street Symphony: http://streetsymphony.org/
Urban Voices Project: http://urbanvoicesproject.com/