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ABOUT THE COMPOSER

From my first encorurter I have had a special resonance with Bill Wortell's art - both his sculpture and his words. His writing entitled The
Shaman of Brotherhood (Lullaby for War) holds special significance in our present world. There's a certain sense of frustration, yet hopefulness at the same time. If only we could find the right melody,

David L. Brunner is acclaimed as a dynamic conductor, inspired teacher and imaginative

the right drum beat to invent a song to end all war.

What notes? What lyrics? It really brings us the larger question of what one person can do to bring peace, compassion and understanding to our
immediate
world and the larger world around us.

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Song to End All War was commissioned and first perfomed as If I Could Write A Song by the
2007 Sing-A-Mi1e-High Children's Choir Festival in Denver, Colorado.
Sing this simple ballad with sincerity and an open heart. Sing as though your words could make a difference. -

David L.
Brunner

TEXT
The Shaman of Brotherhood

(Lullaby for War)

composer. His wide and varied expertise embraces all ages in professional, university, public school,

community, church and children's choruses. Dr.
Brunner is Professor of Music and Director of

Choral Activities at the University of Central
Florida in Orlando and is well known for his imaginative and compelling work with singers of all ages, conducting All-State and regional honor choirs throughout the United States at the elementary, middle and high school levels. He is also a popular clinician at choral festivals and educational workshops throughout North America and Europe. He has received numerous ASCAP awards for composition and in 2000 joined a prestigious group of American composers when he was named the Raymond W. Brock Commissioned
Composer by the American Choral Directors
Association. The New York Times has noted him as a "prolific choral writer whose name figures prominently on national repeftory lists," his works being performed worldwide by children's choirs, middle and high school singers, university, communiry and professional choirs. He has served on the editorial board for the Choral Jourual and is

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war and create brotherhood

the author of articles in both the Choral Journal atd Music Educators Journal. Dr. Brunner is a
Past-President of the Florida chapter of the
American Choral Directors Association. A complete resource of his works can be found at

A song about

www.davidbrunaer.com.

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joined for man's common good that would make every soul live by the golden rule

PERFORMANCE TIME

A song oflove andjoy of never ending peace what a song what a song that song would be
What lyrics can we pen what notes do we need to scribe the words and music to soothe war's savage beast
Some melody to sing some shaman's drum to beat some lullaby to lull war forever into sleep

-

Worrell, 03/28 & 30/06

l:27 p.m.
The shed, Santa Fe, New Mexico

ca.3 min. 15

sec.

A complete and comprehensive choral performance curriculum for beginning choirs can be found in the music textbook WE WILL SING! published by
Boosey & Hawkes (M-051-80810-6).

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2007 Sing-A-Mile-High Children's Choral Festival, Denver, Colorado by the Young Voices of Colorado, Jena Dickey, Artistic Director

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