We All Stand!

An exciting treble piece for advanced elementary through high school and beyond! The body percussion and exciting rhythms accentuate the empowering Rossetti text. In this text, a woman named Laura tells her children to stick together, because there is no one like a friend in the stormy times of life. Her words communicate that friends strengthen one another. Though simple, Rossetti's words provide a landscape of imagery of which we all need to be reminded. When life becomes difficult, when we experience pain, and when we falter, may we always remember that we stand connected in one human race. The music should be performed with a sense of strength, energy, and resolve. We all need one another; To cheer us on the tedious way, To fetch us if we go astray, To lift us up when we falter, We all need one another in the storm; To strengthen us so we can stand. We will stand! We all stand!