JR0062
Jake Runestad
PLEASE STAY SATB choir (divisi) & piano
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No! Don’t go! Don’t let your worst day be your last. The storm is strong, but it will pass. You think you can’t go on another day, but please stay. Just stay.
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Hope is real. Help is real. You are breath, you are life, you are beaut y, you are light. Your story is not over. You are not a burden to anyone. Please stay. Just stay. [Text adapted from tweets using #IKeptLiving – expressions of hope from those who battle depression and chose to live.]
Performance Time
c. 5:00
About the Work Commissioned by the Ohio Choral Directors Association College & Universit y Commissioning Consortium. North Carolina State Universit y (Daniel Monek, consortium coordinator) Ashland Universit y (Ron Blackley) Bowling Green State Universit y (Mark Munson, Tim Cloeter) Capital Universit y (Lynda Hassler) Cleveland State Universit y (Brian Bailey) College of Wooster (Lisa Wong) Denison Universit y (Wei Cheng) Hiram Universit y (Dawn Sonntag) Kent State Universit y (Scott MacPherson) Malone Universit y (Jon Peterson) Marietta College (Jay Doughert y)
Miami Universit y (Bill Bausano, Jeremy Jones) Mount Vernon Nazarene Universit y (Bob Tocheff) Muskingum Universit y (Zebulon Highben) Ohio Christian Universit y (Dione Bennet) Otterbein Universit y (Gayle Walker) Sinclair Communit y College (Nolan Long) Universit y of Akron (Marie Bucoy- Calavan) Universit y of Dayton (Robert Jones) Universit y of Mount Union (Grant Cook) Universit y of Toledo (Brad Pierson) Wright State Universit y (Hank Dahlman) Xavier Universit y (Rich Schnipke) Youngstown State Universit y (Hae-Jong Lee)
About the Composer Considered “highly imaginative…with big ideas” (Baltimore Sun) and “stirring and uplifting” (Miami Herald), award-winning composer Jake Runestad (b. 1986) has received commissions and performances from leading ensembles and organizations such as Washington National Opera, the Netherlands Radio Choir, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble, Seraphic Fire, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Virginia Arts Festival, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare. Dubbed a “choral rockstar” by American Public Media, Jake is one of the most frequently performed composers in the U.S.A. Jake Runestad holds a Master’s degree in composition from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins Universit y where he studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts. He has also studied extensively with acclaimed composer Libby Larsen. A native of Rockford, IL, Mr. Runestad currently lives in Minneapolis, MN and his music is published by Boosey & Hawkes and JR Music. Find out more at: JakeRunestad.com
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PLEASE STAY Jake Runestad (b. 1986)
Aggressive q=96 rit.
Slowly, freely q=60
> > > > ° b 4 œ ‰ œj œ ‰ œj œœœ œœœ œœ & 4 œœœ œ ff with urgency
Choir
Don't go!
>œ > ? b 44 œœœ ‰ œœœœ ¢ J
ff with urgency
{
No!
>œ > > w œœœ ‰ œœœœ ww J w
Don't go!
Œ œ
∑
>œ œœœœ œ ø
ff
? b 44 Œ ˙˙˙ ˙˙ >˙
Solo
∑
˙™ Œ ˙˙˙ ™™™™ ˙ >˙ ™
fi
œ œœ bœ œ
œœ œ
-œ Œ œ
œ #œ
Ϫ
Don't let your worst day
be
mp comforting
j œ #œ œ
# &#w ¢
Don't
U ˙˙˙˙ ˙˙˙˙˙ U ˙˙˙˙ ˙ ˙
##
go.
˙
p
˙˙˙˙ ˙ ˙
j œ
˙
‰
your last.
∑
? ## w
w
w˙
# &#w
w
w
p
? ##
∑
∑
œ œ™ j œ œ
j œ
The storm is strong, but
w
{
w
Slowly, freely q=60 ˙˙˙˙ ‰ jœ œ œ œ ˙˙˙˙˙ nœ
w
N
Pno.
w
˙
##
∑
##
Soloist should stand in front of the choir.
° ## & ‰
Choir
##
w
go.
mp pleading
Sop. or Alto:
6
w
Don't
˙˙ ˙U ˙
Don't go!
Aggressive q=96 rit.
4 & b4
Piano
Don't go!
> w w ww
mp pleading
ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce
No!
U ˙˙˙ ˙
3
œ œ œ œ
it will pass.
‰ œJ
You
w
˙
ww w
∑
∑
6
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2
° ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ & 10
Solo
think you can't go
on
an - oth - er
# &#w ¢
? ## ww
10
° ## & w 14
Solo
w
stay.
# &#w ¢
but please
w
(s-s)
stay.
Œ
˙
w
w
w
ww
w w
ww
Œ
˙™
j ‰ œ
˙™
? ## w w
{
ww
∑
? ##
14
Just
w w
˙˙˙
j œœœ ‰
œœ
Just
œœ J
p
‰
mp
w w w w
˙˙
∑
∑
œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ w w w ø
p
w w
˙˙˙ ™™
j œœœ
‰
˙˙ ™™ ˙˙ ™ ™
œœj œœ J
‰
stay.
N
Choir
?# ¢ #Œ
{
˙˙ ™ ™ Stay.
# &#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? ## w w
18
(st-st)
∑
* mp
p
œœ
∑
° ## & w w 18
œ
Stay.
# &#
Pno.
day,
j œ œ
Stay.
Choir
Pno.
‰
ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce
Choir
˙
ø
*Equal, three-way split.
w w w ø
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3
° ## & w w 20
œ œ
oo
Choir
¢
? ## ‰
{
mp
j œ J
Don't
œ let
œ
œ
œ
be
your
worst
day
be
œœ™
œ
last.
œj
your
The
last.
˙œ
your
œ
last.
w w w ø
? ## w w w ø 20
° ## & ˙˙
‰
storm
mf
j œœ J
œœ
œœ
œœ
is
strong,
it
will
pass.
You
it
will
pass.
You
3
#œœ œ
3
œœ œ
œ œ
œœ œ
mf
Choir
but
?# ¢ #‰
{
j œ J
The
œ
storm
œœ
is
œ™ œ
strong,
œ
but
œj
3
œ˙˙
œ œ
3
it
œ
will
œ œœ J
‰
pass.
œj
‰ œœ
You
# œ œ #œ &#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ ˙ œ ? ## ˙˙ œ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ø ø ø ø 22 rit.
° ## œ & œ 24
think
Choir
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
you can't go
œœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œ
N
? ## œœœ ¢
Pno.
Your
œœ
# œ &#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
22
Pno.
œœ
œœ
ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce
Pno.
p
{
think
you can't go
œœ œœ
on
œœ œœ œœ œ ™ œ™
an - oth - er
œœœ œœœ
on
œœ œœ œœ œ ™ œ™
an - oth - er
U ˙˙ ˙
˙˙ ˙
day,
œœ ˙˙
U ˙˙ ˙˙
œœ
day,
a tempo mp
2 4 ‰ œj œ
but please mp
j œ 2 4 ‰ œJ
˙ ? ## ˙˙ ø 24
˙ ˙˙ ø
˙ ˙˙ ø
3
3
U ˙ ˙˙
4 4
but please
rit.
U œ fi œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙˙ œ œ ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ
4 4
a tempo
2 4
∑
4 4
2 4
∑
4 4
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4
° ## 4 & 4w w 27
j œœœ
˙˙˙
‰
œœ
stay.
Just
Choir
? ## 44 w w ¢
w w w w
#4 & #4 w w
w w
ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce
{
stay.
w w w ø
? ## 44 w w
Pno.
27
accel.
° ## & w w 29
˙˙˙ ™™
j œœœ
‰
˙˙ ™™ ˙™ ˙™
œœj œ œJ
‰
stay.
Choir
¢
{
Stay.
# &#
Pno.
˙˙ ™ ™
? ## Œ
accel.
w w
˙˙
ø
With motion q=70
° ## & œ œ 31
mf
3
Hope
œœ
is
#œœ
˙˙
mf
œœ3
œœ
˙˙
Hope
is
real.
N
Choir
¢
? ## #œœ
{
real.
nœœ
Help
nœœ
Help
œ
œ
œ
œ
3
œœ
œœ
is
real.
3
œœ
œœ
is
real.
œœ
? ## œ w ø 31
œ
œ
œ
3
‰ œ œ
are
3 ‰ œœ
œœ
You
œœ
You
With motion q=70
# & # #œ
Pno.
w w w ø
? ## w w
29
œ
œœ
are
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 3
œ
#œ
œ
œ
nœw ø
œ
3
œ
œ
œ
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rit.
° ## & #œœ 33
Pno.
œœ œœ
breath,
œœ
you
? ## œœ ¢
breath,
3
œœ
‰ œœ
are life,
œœ œœ3
cresc.
{
3
you
œœ #œœ
you
œœ3 ‰
are life,
# & # #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
you
œ œ
? ## œ w 33 ø
Choir
Pno.
œœ
#œ
œ
3
œ
œ
ø
q=63 ff
Œ
3
you
are
-œ
œ-œœ
you
are
˙
œœ
œœœ
You
are
3
Œ
3
œœœj œ J
œœœ œ
light.
? ## > œ 35 w >ø
> œ w > ø
q=63
ff
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
‰
œœœ
œœœ
You
are
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
œ
&œ
œ
˙™ ˙˙˙ ™™™
N
w w ? ## w
light.
œ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &# œ œ œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ w > ø
œ
‰
˙˙˙˙™™™™
light.
? ## > œ 37 w >ø
œ ˙ ˙
˙ ˙˙˙
œ
{
œœ
œ
œ n˙
# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &# œ
¢
œ-œœ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
w w ? ## w ¢
Choir
œ
3
are beau - t y,
ff
37
Œ
3
rit.
° ## w w & w
Pno.
œœ
œœ
light.
{
œœ
are beau - t y,
° ## w w & w 35
œœ
œœ
5
ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce
Choir
cresc.
?
j œ J
Your
‰
œj J
Your
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
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6
° ## œ & œ 39
sto - ry is
Choir
¢
{
sto - ry is
? ## œ w ø 39
an - y
Choir
¢
œœ œœ œœ ™™
not
o -
{
œ
œ
œ
œœ J
œœ
nœœ œœ œœ
bœœ œœ œœ œœ ™™
b œœ
n œœ œœ œœ
œœ œœ œœ œœ ™™
You
are not
a
You f
‰
ver.
are not
a
œœ
bur - den
œ
to
œœ
œ
bur - den
to
f
œ
an - y
œ
w w ø
molto rit.
-
? ## œ nbœœ
-
nœœœ ˙˙˙ ™™ one.
œ ˙™ bœœ ˙˙™™ one.
molto rit.
## nœ œ œ b œ n œ b œ œ n œ & œ nœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ ? ##
41
nœ b œ b œw ø
° ## Ó ¢& 43
N {
# &#
Pno.
ver.
‰
# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ nœ œ œ &# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ
41
Solo
o -
œœ œœ œœ œœ
° ## & œ œœ
Pno.
not
j œœ
ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce
Pno.
œ ? ## œ
œ œ œœ ™™ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
f
? ##
43
*Close to "n" on release.
nœ bœ bœ
Œ
& bœ
mp
œ
Please
∑ ∑
bœ nœ
œ œ bœ
˙˙˙
U ˙˙˙
mp
˙˙ ˙
U ˙˙ ˙
mp
“”
mp
œ bœ bœ
U ˙
œ
Comforting q=60
#w
poco
stay.
˙
Comforting q=60
w w p
w w
w w w w w ø
poco
j œ
*
U ˙
œ œ œ bœ nœ
“”
*
‰
œ
Just
?
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8
During this repeat, individuals from the ensemble will speak the lines in the box below. The lines should be spoken with sensitivity, not overly "performed" but rather with simple sincerity. There should be a brief pause between each spoken line; do not rush from one to the next. Repeat this section as often as necessary until all of the lines have been spoken. After each speaker finishes the line, he/she should move closer to another speaker and grab his/her hand showing solidarity.
° ## & 52
Repeat ad lib.
™™ w w
j œœœ
‰
stay.
Choir
{
œœ Just
˙˙ ™ ™
w w w w
ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce
?# ™ ¢ # ™Œ
Pno.
˙˙˙
Stay.
# & # ™™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Repeat ad lib.
? ## ™™ w w w ø 52
w w w ø
Spoken lines:
- My happiness is no longer in the hands of someone else. - I realized that what people say about me reflects who they are, not who I am. - Suicide doesn't get rid of your pain, it passes it on to everyone else. - It's okay to be a work-in-progress. - Sharing your feelings doesn't make you weak. - Some days are still such a struggle. - All I can think about is Nathan. I wish he kept living. (Another name may be subsituted.) - I decided to ask for help instead of going through it alone. - It was hard as hell, but I kept living. - One person took the time to listen and understand. Sometimes that's all it takes.
° ## & w w 54
˙˙˙
stay.
Choir
N
?# ¢ #Œ
{
These statements were adapted from actual tweets using the hashtag #IKeptLiving -- expressions of hope from those who battle depression and chose to live.
j œœœ
‰
œœ
™™
Please
˙˙ ™ ™
Stay.
w w w w
™™
# & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™™
Pno.
? ## w w w ø 54
w w w ø
™™
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° ## & ˙˙˙ 56
poco
œœ
w
Please
stay.
w ? ## w w ¢ w
{
˙™
Œ
ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce
Choir
j œœœ ‰
Ó
˙
poco
w
Stay.
# & # œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ
Pno.
? ## w w w ø 56
molto rit.
° ## & w 59
pp
poco
w
Stay.
Choir
?# ¢ #œ
N
{
w w w ø
w w w ø
Œ
˙
poco
w
w w
U w
pp
U w
Stay.
molto rit.
U # & # œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ w
Pno.
? ## w w w ø 59
w w w ø
w w w
U w w w
September 12, 2016 Minneapolis, MN