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The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. Choir sheet music. Intermediate.

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The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. Choir sheet music. Intermediate.

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The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. composed by Greg Bartholomew. For Choir, SATB. 21st Century, Repertoire, Secular. Intermediate. Octavo. 2014-06-22. Burke & Bagley #BB708. Published by Burke & Bagley. S0.18903. With 2014-06-22. 21st Century, Repertoire, Secular. "The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. , for unaccompanied SATB choir. Duration. 40. , is a setting of excerpts from United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture. The lecture text is Copyright by The Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, 2001, and is used by permission. ""The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. "" was premiered by the William & Mary Choir, under the direction of Dr. Constance DeFotis, at the College of William & Mary's Charter Day celebration on February 8, 2003. ""It's a message of desperate significance,"" Dr. DeFotis said of the piece. College President Timothy Sullivan called the performance ""brilliant and beautiful. "" Mark Boyle of Millersville University calls the piece ""a love letter to a possible world in which we care for the least of us and love without fear. "" The piece was also selected as a Finalist in the 2003 Briar Cliff University New Choral Music Competition, where it was performed in concert on May 2, 2003, by the Briar Cliff University Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Mark Simmons. ""It is a very, very powerful piece. "" says Brenda C. Kayne, director of the Euphonia. choir in Overland Park, Kansas. Connecticut Choral Artists. Concora. included ""The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. "" on their CD entitled ""Songs & Stories of Liberation. "" THE 21st CENTURY. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, in Afghanistan, a girl will be born. Her mother will hold her and feed her, comfort her and care for her - just as any mother would anywhere in the world. In these basic acts of human nature, humanity knows no divisions. Ladies and Gentlemen, We have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire. Awareness of the bonds that bind us all - in pain as in prosperity - has gripped young and old. In the 21st Century we must look beyond States, we must look beneath the surface of nations. We must focus on improving the conditions of men and women. We must begin with the young Afghan girl. Saving that one life is to save humanity itself. In this new century, we must start from understanding Peace must be made real and tangible in the daily lives of every man and woman. Digital Print is printable sheet music available anytime, anywhere. Just purchase, print and play. View your online sheet music at home, school, work or anywhere you have a computer connected to the Internet. Use our iPad app to view your digital sheet music on the go. With Digital Print, you can print your digital sheet music immediately after purchase, or wait until its convenient. And our software installation is easy - we'll guide you through the simple steps to make sure you have Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR and the Sheet Music Plus AIR application.

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The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. composed by Greg Bartholomew. For Choir, SATB. 21st Century, Repertoire, Secular. Intermediate. Eighth. 2014-06-22. Burke & Bagley #BB708. Published by Burke . S0.18903. With 2014-06-22. 21st Century, Repertoire, Secular. "The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. , for unaccompanied SATB choir. Duration. 40. , is a setting of excerpts from United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture. The lecture text is Copyright by The Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, 2001, and is used by permission. ""The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. "" was premiered by the William & Mary Choir, under the direction of Dr. Constance DeFotis, at the College of William & Mary's Charter Day celebration on February 8, 2003. ""It's a message of desperate significance,"" Dr. DeFotis said of the piece. College President Timothy Sullivan called the performance ""brilliant and beautiful. "" Mark Boyle of Millersville University calls the piece ""a love letter to a possible world in which we care for the least of us and love without fear. "" The piece was also selected as a Finalist in the 2003 Briar Cliff University New Choral Music Competition, where it was performed in concert on May 2, 2003, by the Briar Cliff University Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Mark Simmons. ""It is a very, very powerful piece. "" says Brenda C. Kayne, director of the Euphonia. choir in Overland Park, Kansas. Connecticut Choral Artists. Concora. included ""The 21st Century. A Girl Born in Afghanistan. "" on their CD entitled ""Songs & Stories of Liberation. "" THE 21st CENTURY. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, in Afghanistan, a girl will be born. Her mother will hold her and feed her, comfort her and care for her - just as any mother would anywhere in the world. In these basic acts of human nature, humanity knows no divisions. Ladies and Gentlemen, We have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire. Awareness of the bonds that bind us all - in pain as in prosperity - has gripped young and old. In the 21st Century we must look beyond States, we must look beneath the surface of nations. We must focus on improving the conditions of men and women. We must begin with the young Afghan girl. Saving that one life is to save humanity itself. In this new century, we must start from understanding Peace must be made real and tangible in the daily lives of every man and woman. Digital Print is printable sheet music available anytime, anywhere. Just purchase, print and play. View your online sheet music at home, school, work or anywhere you have a computer connected to the Internet. Use our iPad app to view your digital sheet music on the go. With Digital Print, you can print your digital sheet music immediately after purchase, or wait until its convenient. And our software installation is easy - we'll guide you through the simple steps to make sure you have Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR and the Sheet Music Plus AIR application.