can ta ta singers Classroom Cantatas
Composed and Performed by Desiree White’s 2nd Grade Class
Classroom Cantatas
Mather Elementary School Freedom Cantata
© Cantata Singers, 2017
can ta ta singers
The Voice of Freedom Poem by Robert Lee
Mather School - Lucas, Josiah, Nhi, Jacquelyn, Dailine with Jane Wong
44
I I
4 4
am the am the
voice voice
that is that speaks
heard with
eve ry gre at
7
where. pride.
Each Se
day I gre gat
stru ggle to get tion will be
se gre ga tion cast
a way a
11
here, side.
I I
am the am the
voice voice
that is that speaks
heard with
eve gre
ry at
where pride.
16
Each Se
day I gre ga
stru stru tion
stru ggle will be
stru-ggle
will be
to get will be
©Cantata Singers, 2016
se gre ga tion cast
a way
32
20
from here. a side.
I am the voice that
men call up
on
for
27
U
ni ty,
for
Bro
ther hood,
of free
dom.
I am the voice
for
Now,
for E
ter
ni ty
86
Gain ing me
86
is A
38
3
44
me ri ca's task.
Through stri
4 4
ving
and
sa
cri
fice,
Se gre ga tion will be un
3
42
masked.
2
86 Gain
ing me
is A
6 8
44
me ri ca's task.
44
©Cantata Singers, 2016
Through stri
ving
and
46
3
Se
gre
ga
tion will
be
un
masked.
sa
cri
fice,
3
©Cantata Singers, 2016
3
What Does Freedom Mean? From poem by M adeline M cHugh = 80
Amelia, Jonathan, Kien, M argot, M ariah and Naizir with Sara Wyse-Wenger, Cantata Singers
4 4
When
ev
er
I
think a bout sun light
and
fresh
air,
or
44 44
5
peace
and spring time,
I
think a bout people want ing to be
free.
9
Free dom real ly is
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pre cious
14
Free dom real ly is
pre cious
Free dom real ly is
17
pre cious
There are
peo ple who want free dom all their
lives and nev er get
it.
20
There are peo ple who have
2
free dom all their lives and nev
er
2017 Cantata Singers
know it.
But
23
I
42
think peo ple who know they are
5 4
free
and
44
try to help o thers get it
42 24
5 44 4 54 44
pre cious free dom real
ly
is.
44
26
Show how
44 44
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3
Fight On Edith Moore
Jereon, Skyla, Elijah, Layla, Leah, Gabriel with Ian Pomerantz, Cantata Singers
44
Voice
44 4 4
Piano
Fight
on
lit tle chil dren figh t
on.
You
5
Vo.
know
what you're do
ing
is
right.
Don't
Pno.
stop!
Keep
8
Vo.
stra ight
a
head
You're just
bound
Pno.
Cantata Singers 2017
to win
the fight
.
Ma ny
.
11
Vo.
hard ships there will be
Ma ny
tri als
you'll
Pno.
have
to face
But go
15
Vo.
on,
lit tle chil dren ke ep
fight ing.
Soon
Pno.
lit tle chil dren fi ght
on.
free dom will take
ha ard ships place
Fight
19
Vo.
on,
Pno.
You
know what you're do ing is
right.
claps
2
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23
Vo.
Don't
stop!
Keep
bound
to win
the fight!
stra ight
a head
You're just
Pno.
26
Vo.
You're just bound
to win the fight!
You're just
bound
to win the fight!
Pno.
30
Vo.
Pno.
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Classroom Cantatas
Mather Elementary School Freedom Cantata
© Cantata Singers, 2017
can ta ta singers
The Voice of Freedom Poem by Robert Lee
Mather School - Lucas, Josiah, Nhi, Jacquelyn, Dailine with Jane Wong
44
I I
4 4
am the am the
voice voice
that is that speaks
heard with
eve ry gre at
7
where. pride.
Each Se
day I gre gat
stru ggle to get tion will be
se gre ga tion cast
a way a
11
here, side.
I I
am the am the
voice voice
that is that speaks
heard with
eve gre
ry at
where pride.
16
Each Se
day I gre ga
stru stru tion
stru ggle will be
stru-ggle
will be
to get will be
©Cantata Singers, 2016
se gre ga tion cast
a way
32
20
from here. a side.
I am the voice that
men call up
on
for
27
U
ni ty,
for
Bro
ther hood,
of free
dom.
I am the voice
for
Now,
for E
ter
ni ty
86
Gain ing me
86
is A
38
3
44
me ri ca's task.
Through stri
4 4
ving
and
sa
cri
fice,
Se gre ga tion will be un
3
42
masked.
2
86 Gain
ing me
is A
6 8
44
me ri ca's task.
44
©Cantata Singers, 2016
Through stri
ving
and
46
3
Se
gre
ga
tion will
be
un
masked.
sa
cri
fice,
3
©Cantata Singers, 2016
3
What Does Freedom Mean? From poem by M adeline M cHugh = 80
Amelia, Jonathan, Kien, M argot, M ariah and Naizir with Sara Wyse-Wenger, Cantata Singers
4 4
When
ev
er
I
think a bout sun light
and
fresh
air,
or
44 44
5
peace
and spring time,
I
think a bout people want ing to be
free.
9
Free dom real ly is
2017 Cantata Singers
pre cious
14
Free dom real ly is
pre cious
Free dom real ly is
17
pre cious
There are
peo ple who want free dom all their
lives and nev er get
it.
20
There are peo ple who have
2
free dom all their lives and nev
er
2017 Cantata Singers
know it.
But
23
I
42
think peo ple who know they are
5 4
free
and
44
try to help o thers get it
42 24
5 44 4 54 44
pre cious free dom real
ly
is.
44
26
Show how
44 44
2017 Cantata Singers
3
Fight On Edith Moore
Jereon, Skyla, Elijah, Layla, Leah, Gabriel with Ian Pomerantz, Cantata Singers
44
Voice
44 4 4
Piano
Fight
on
lit tle chil dren figh t
on.
You
5
Vo.
know
what you're do
ing
is
right.
Don't
Pno.
stop!
Keep
8
Vo.
stra ight
a
head
You're just
bound
Pno.
Cantata Singers 2017
to win
the fight
.
Ma ny
.
11
Vo.
hard ships there will be
Ma ny
tri als
you'll
Pno.
have
to face
But go
15
Vo.
on,
lit tle chil dren ke ep
fight ing.
Soon
Pno.
lit tle chil dren fi ght
on.
free dom will take
ha ard ships place
Fight
19
Vo.
on,
Pno.
You
know what you're do ing is
right.
claps
2
Cantata Singers 2017
23
Vo.
Don't
stop!
Keep
bound
to win
the fight!
stra ight
a head
You're just
Pno.
26
Vo.
You're just bound
to win the fight!
You're just
bound
to win the fight!
Pno.
30
Vo.
Pno.
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