Description
Gagòt channels life’s frustrations into heartfelt music with a powerful and relatable message. Everyone feels overwhelmed at times, but “It’s striving in the midst of suffering that brings redemption.”
Translation of Haitian Creole and French text:
Since I woke up this morning, I’ve been up and down,
Running around in circles like a dog gone mad.
I speak, I sing, I sleep, I wake;
I pray, I scream… it’s mess upon mess.
It’s a mess here, it’s a mess there,
A mess up, a mess down,
A mess everywhere… it’s mess upon mess.
My thoughts are messy,
My actions are messy,
My words are messy,
My vision is messy.
Everything is entangled:
Pain and joy, doubt and faith,
Revulsion and hope, good and evil.
My head is spinning and spinning,
Everything is entangled.
What a mess!
Morning after morning, I fight a battle…
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Recordings
Gagòt – recording 1:
2019 TMEA All-State Tenor-Bass Choir
Sandra Snow, conductor
Gagòt – recording 2:
Westminster Chorus
Justin Miller, conductor
2014 ACDA Western Division Conference
Gagòt – recording 3:
CANTUS Vocal Ensemble
CANTUS Vocal Ensemble
Brave Concert
November 6, 2020
Gagòt – recording 4:
Echigo Choraliers ( Japan )
Tomohiko Kigoshi, conductor
( Live performance 08-21-2016 )
Perusal Score
Performance Videos
Practice Tracks