SATB and Piano

Recommended for: High School and Older

Optional Instrumentation: Piano, electric bass, cowbell, shakare, chimes, low drum, drum set, shaker, conga drum

Es Tu Tiempo was written as a message of hope from young people to children. So often, graduating seniors look back at their lives and are so excited to move forward. At the same time they are eager and inspired to tell their younger friends to continue to try hard, persevere and never stop dreaming about the future. It was a hard journey but now that they are done it is time for the younger ones to take on the fight and take a chance to dream and make it through.

I used several musical styles to create a universal Latin pop groove. It mixes Cuban salsa, Colombian cumbia and native Andean-like rhythms with an underlying American pop feel. The words are in English, Spanish and nonsense syllables, embracing the many Latin and world cultures in the United States.

The voices should sound joyful with a feeling of reminiscing. It should be sung with an overall pop-vocal feel. The tempo shouldn't be too fast but should lock in to give a strong dance-feel.

Performance Time: 5 minutes