The fourth movement of "Let the Word Go Forth," a choral/orchestral work commissioned by Music Celebrations International in remembrance of President John F. Kennedy, marking 50 years since his assassination. This recording comes from the National Presidents Day Choral Festival, conducted by Dr. Gary Schwartzhoff, held at the Kennedy Center, February 3, 2013.

"I am proud to come to this city as a guest of your distinguished Mayor, who has symbolized around the world the fighting spirit of West Berlin.

Two thousand years ago the greatest boast was 'civis Romanus sum.' Today, 'Ich bin ein Berliner.'

There are many people in the world who really don’t understand. Let them come to Berlin. There are some that say that Communism is the way of the future. Let them come to Berlin. There are some who say in Europe and elsewhere we can work with the communists. Let them come to Berlin.

So let me ask you to lift your eyes beyond the dangers of today, beyond the wall to the day of peace, with justice, beyond yourselves, and ourselves to all mankind.

Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free.

All free men, wherever they live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner.'" 

-JFK Address in West Berlin, June 26, 1963

Let the Word Go Forth, Mvmt. 4: "Berlin"

Zachary J. Moore (b. 1992) is an American composer and arranger, and recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire with a Bachelors degree in Music Education. Zach, who is a native resident of Wisconsin, attended Muskego High School and began composing in 2009 at the age of fifteen. Since then, he has had the opportunity to take master classes and guidance from some of the world’s leading choral composers including Eric Barnum, Dan Forrest, Ola Gjeilo, Ethan Wickman, Timothy Takach and Jake Runestad.

From 2013 to the present, Zach has received an increasing amount of commissions from both choral and instrumental ensembles all over the world. In 2014 the North Central American Choral Directors Association commissioned him for their project, “A Community That Sings.” More recently, he was commissioned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Wind Ensemble to write his first ever instrumental work, In Memoriam, for their 2016 performance at the CBDNA North Central Regional Conference. In addition to his numerous domestic commissions, Zach has also received two international commissions as well, the most recent being for the Cheong Gong High School Male Choir, winners of the 2013 International Busan Choral Competition. Currently, Zach is serving as the 2014-2016 composer-in-residence to The Eau Claire Master Singers. The residency has been comprised of five new commissions, one being The Fall of Rome, commissioned for the Franklin D. Roosevelt 75th Anniversary Concert being held in Washington D.C., 2016.

Aside from commissions, Zach’s compositions have received prestigious performances at state conventions, including Music Educator Association Conventions (Nebraska -2014 and Florida – 2015), Florida American Choral Director’s Association Conference (2015), and the North Central Choral Director’s Association Regional Conference (2014). Internationally, Zach’s works have been performed in Africa, Europe, North America and Asia, with the most recent notable performance being by the Taipei Youth Choir (2015) at the Taipei National Concert Hall.    

Throughout Zach’s career as a composer, he has received distinguished awards for his compositions. In 2010 his first composition received third place in the Wisconsin Student Music Association’s Student Composition Project. More recently, in 2014, he submitted an entry to the renowned American Prize national competition, earning third place as well. 

For information regarding scores and commissioning please visit, Zacharyjmoore.com.

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In music you must feel everything you sing or play. Music is in itself a release and expression of raw emotion, which forms an incomprehensible bond with those it is shared with like sharing a small piece of the soul.