Lament for Manus Island In Parts I was asked for an arrangement of this song for a mixed voice ensemble, so here it is. The score is written with melody, (plus a descant in the chorus), to be sung by sopranos and/or tenors, an alto line and a bass line, with guitar chords indicated. For… Continue reading Lament for Manus Island:
A Choral Arrangement
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Lament for Manus Island:
Lament for Manus Island
Image Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au Click here, for the arrangement in parts: This is a song I felt compelled to write in October 2017, aghast at Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers. The second verse of our national anthem has the lines, “For those who’ve come across the seas, We’ve boundless plains to share;”. We should be more… Continue reading Lament for Manus Island
It’s Getting Really Hard to Sing Advance Australia Fair -Simpler Version
An older more complex arrangement of this can be found by clicking here. The version below, 1.3, has the alto voices doubling the bass part, except for the ends of lines 4 and 5. There is no tenor line, but there are descant notes in the melody line for the cadences, again at the ends… Continue reading It’s Getting Really Hard to Sing Advance Australia Fair -Simpler Version
We Shall Not Give Up The Fight
A song from South Africa, in this incarnation, inviting a unified and humanitarian response to the refugee crisis. Original Sheet Music Practice Tracks On PC Right Click Title to Download On Android Devices, Press and Hold to Download All Parts Soprano/Melody Alto Tenor Bass In Performance
It’s Getting Really Hard to Sing Advance Australia Fair
A newer, simpler arrangement of this song can be found here: Here is Keith Binns’ 2014 rewrite of the lyrics to Advance Australia Fair; a commentary on the xenophobia inherent in our current policy on asylum seekers arriving by boat. In the arrangement presented here, for a small group of singers, I have largely dispensed… Continue reading It’s Getting Really Hard to Sing Advance Australia Fair
In My Shoes: A Song
Image by By Russell Watkins/Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0. A song about the plight of refugees, asylum seekers, wanting to find sanctuary in Australia, by Marianne Tozer and Lyndon Piddington, with further arrangement by Doug McPherson. The song is offered in two keys, Em and Fm. Fm is probably the best key for singing… Continue reading In My Shoes: A Song
Share Our Country: Jacobs Ladder
Gerri Wood’s lyrics to an old hymn tune, pleading for compassion and understanding towards asylum seekers and refugees. Download Sheet Music and Lyrics The cropped files give a bigger printout, but you might need to find a printer setting that say “Fit” or “Fit to printer margins”. If that doesn’t work, print the regular file!… Continue reading Share Our Country: Jacobs Ladder