Every Stop On The F Train (2007) 5'
Commissioner: Young People’s Chorus of New York City
First Performer: Young People’s Chorus of New York City, Francisco Núñez, conductor, 92nd St Y, New York City, April 21, 2007
Instrumentation: Treble Voices
Special Features:
a. Film by Bill Morrison
Program note:
In 2007, Francisco J. Núñez asked me to write a new piece for his wonderful children's chorus, Young People's Chorus of New York City. He asked me to pick an urban topic, and I thought, What's more urban than the subway? So I decided to set the name of every stop on the F train, which starts in Jamaica, Queens, and ends at Coney Island, Brooklyn. I picked the F Train simply because I liked the names of the stops. Written for treble voices, the chorus is divided into four groups that sing in a close canon throughout.
––Michael Gordon
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