Name: And Now To Him by A.M. Sánchez Music
Duration: 1 min 59 s
Description: Original composition written for SATB choir. Performed November 21, 2021 in Fayetteville, NC. Directed by Andrew M. Sánchez

Performed live by Choral Arts Initiative. Brandon Elliot, Artistic Director. As part of the CAI ICON Series, "Hold Fast" is a choral piece for SATB divisi choir and vibraphone. Using the text of Langston Hughes' "Dreams," this harmonically dense piece of music will recall images of dreamscapes and ambiance. The piece begins with a rhythmic melody in the sopranos and then explodes in harmony with full divisi voices and a catchy vibraphone riff. It then enters into romantic harmony, teasing the listener with functioning and non-functioning resolutions to then finish with a soft chorale, lulling the listener into dreams.

Hold Fast

Performed by Andrew Sanchez and the Hip Six, this original composition came to fruition after many long midnight walks on the beaches of the Outer Banks of NC. In this piece you will hear the stillness and deafening silence of the night and piercing white light from the moon, as well as the sound of enveloping waves tossing and turning.

Midnight Moon Over Mother Atlantic

Original composition written for SATB choir. Performed November 21, 2021 in Fayetteville, NC. Directed by Andrew M. Sánchez

And Now To Him

Composer, performer, and educator Andrew M. Sánchez bridges the gap between American jazz and Western classical music. Sanchez found his passion for composing and conducting at an early age, writing music for a myriad of ensembles. Sanchez has written, performed, and recorded music with top jazz artists such as JD Allen, Bria Skonberg, Matt Wilson, and Melva Houston, while also writing for notable orchestras and choirs such as The Piedmont Triad Jazz Orchestra, the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, and Choral Arts Initiative. Graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Sanchez has studied with top tier jazz musicians and educators Brandon Lee, Steve Haines, John Salmon and Chad Eby.

And Now To Him

A.M. Sánchez Music

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