When Thunder Comes | Mari Esabel Valverde

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"When Thunder Comes" for SATB chorus, piano, and opt. percussion
The poor and dispossessed take up the drums
For civil rights-freedoms to think and speak,
Petition, pray, and vote. When thunder comes,
The civil righteous are finished being meek.
Why Sylvia Méndez bet against long odds,
How Harvey Milk turned hatred on its head,
Why Helen Zia railed against tin gods,
How Freedom Summer’s soldiers faced the dread
Are tales of thunder that I hope to tell
From my thin bag of verse for you to hear
In miniature, like ringing a small bell,
And know a million bells can drown out fear.
For history was mute witness when such crimes
Discolored and discredited our times.
Text: J. Patrick Lewis (b.1942)
One Voice Mixed Chorus (St. Paul, MN)
Jane Ramseyer Miller, conductor
Mindy Eschedor, piano
Mu Daiko, taiko
Copyright © 2016 Mari Esabel Valverde. All rights reserved.

[@MistahFrizz]

Performed this piece in 2019 with the SFYCA. One of my all-time favorites that I always end up coming back to. Thanks for making such beautiful music, Mari!

[@stevenzielke8397]

I love the taiko drums. What an awesome terrific sounding choir.

[@MariEsabel]

Thank you! One Voice Mixed Chorus - Minnesota's LGBTA Chorus in collaboration with Mu Daiko came through :)

[@jimmytiller6012]

This was really cool to watch. The drums are awesome.

[@savannahlthorne]

I found you from a tic Tok about cool female composers :) fucking dope work

[@MariEsabel]

Thank you!

[@robertamcguffin3446]

I found you from two pieces they played of yours on 89.5 KMFA classical Austin. They talked about you as well.