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SunDancer
A cappella with Native American Flute
Council, Tom
"SunDancer" was written for a concert entitled "First Voices" in 2008, for The Texas Voices, Alan Dyer, Director. It was only performed at that concert.
The concert was honoring our Native Americans. It is scored for SATB and Native … Read More
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"SunDancer" was written for a concert entitled "First Voices" in 2008, for The Texas Voices, Alan Dyer, Director. It was only performed at that concert.
The concert was honoring our Native Americans. It is scored for SATB and Native American Flute. After a long search, I was able to find a poem by Wayne Scott, a Native American from Southern Manitoba, Canada. I was finally able to find him and ask permission to use his poem, which he gave me. I also had to do a lot of listening to Native American flutes to understand the tone and melodic feel of the instrument, and to build the vocal part around this sound. I was lucky to find a player, Cornell Kinderknecht, in the Dallas area and met with him for his help. From Wayne we learn that the Sun Dance is a very sacred ceremony. " A lodge has a tree in the center and is surrounded by other smaller trees and we sing our traditional songs. The tree is representative of creation and it speaks to the people. In the poem, it is this tree that is speaking to the reader."