Randall Standridge Stay - Standridge - Concert Band - Gr. 2

Author/Composer:

STANDRIDGE, RANDALL

Instrumentation:

CONCERT BAND

Model #:

RSMC076

Composer: Randall Standridge
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: Concert Band
Level: 2

On a trip in 2023, I read the following on the back of a T-shirt. "Hey, you, the one reading this. The world is better with you in it." It had a profound emotional impact on me, and I decided to put those feelings into music. The result is this work entitled Stay.

Part of the unBroken Project, this piece is intended to be an anthem of hope, love, and understanding for those who find it challenging to go on in the face of adversity and for those who sometimes feel that the weight of the world is too much to bear. The piece carries a paraphrase of that message at the top of the score and on all of the parts:

"Hey you. The one playing this. The world is better with you in it."