I Love Everybody | Freedom Song - (arranged for Beginner String Orchestra)

Duration: +-3 Minutes

Difficulty: Grade 2 (grading system details)

Arranged: 2023

Premiere: July 15, 2023, Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, University of Rhode Island

Instrumentation:
-Violin I
-Violin II
-Violin III (Viola Part in Treble Clef)
-Viola
-Violoncello
-Double Bass
-Piano

Arranged for the University of Rhode Island Summer Music Academy in 2023.

“Fostering a rare opportunity to develop musical expressivity alongside emotional maturity,  I Love Everybody is a freedom song from the civil rights era which Reverend James Bevel famously described as "the easiest song you’ll ever learn, and the hardest song you’ll ever sing."

This musical setting sharpens an ensemble's understanding of minor scales, develops their melodic audiation skills, and pushes the edges of their expressive playing––all while making space for conversations about love, disruption, and liberation. Additional teaching and discussion materials included.”