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Privilege - Ted Hearne (b. 1982)
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble
Donald Nally, conductor

January 26, 2014
Alice Millar Chapel at Northwestern University

i. motive/mission (0:04)
ii. casino (2:49)
iii. burning tv song (4:58)
iv. they get it (6:49)
v. we cannot leave (8:55)

i. motive/mission

motive/mission

you were always fair
you were almost always kind
weren't you?

you always reached out your hand
you almost always refused to lie
didn't you?

you wouldn't shut your shining eyes
would you?

Text: Ted Hearne

ii. casino

it's almost like a casino
you're looking at the guy winning,
you're looking at the guy who pulled the lever
and all the bells go off
and all the coins are coming
out of a one-armed bandit
and you're thinking
that could be me.
i'll play by those rules.

Text: David Simon

iii. burning tv song

flashing window
empty street
burning tv song

flashing window
empty street
burning tv song

flashing window
empty street
burning tv song
stay

Text: Ted Hearne

iv. they get it

we pretend to need them
we pretend to educate the kids

but we don't

and they're not foolish
they get it

Solo: Michael Jones, tenor
Text: David Simon

v. we cannot leave

we cannot leave
this land of our ancestors
on this earth

we are being killed by the monster
on this earth

shuku shuku
oh, mother, it's leaving me behind!
i want to get on the train
to get on the train in the morning
i want
oh, mother, it's leaving me behind!

Text: Traditional Xhosa, translated by Patiswa Nombona and Mollie Stone