Bersatu Senada
Available in SATB and piano.
Duration: ~3:50
Exclusively distributed by Graphite Publishing as part of the Tracy Wong Series. Purchase this piece HERE!
About the piece
Bersatu Senada (Together With One Voice) was commissioned in 2019 by Windsor Classic Chorale for the Windsor Choral Festival 2020. This uplifting contemporary piece celebrates choral singing as a way of bringing together people of different cultures and communities. It also takes a peek into my experience as a new Canadian immigrant – excited, scared, anxious, hopeful, and thankful – and realizing that I am surrounded by people in the choral community who support and lift me in dark times, and who celebrate with me in my successes.
The music shows the coming-together of different languages and musical elements that continue to influence my composition writing; here, the English and Malay text is co-written by Mohd Fairuz bin Mohd Tauhid and I, and represents the two languages that we were formally taught in Malaysian schools. It also signifies my continued search to define my Malaysian-Canadian identity. This can also be heard in the weaving of Malay folk elements into the contemporary Western choral setting. Snippets and small musical references of Rasa Sayang, an iconic Malay folk song, can be heard throughout the piece
Connect with Tracy!
Tracy is happy to connect with choral educators, conductors, and choirs via email and online workshops to discuss the context of the piece, pronunciation, and movement.
Learning Resources for “Bersatu Senada”
Contact Tracy if you would also like to purchase learning tracks and pronunciation guide, and/or have Tracy workshop this piece with your choir with movements!
Learning tracks currently available for purchase from Tracy:
SATB version