The Wall

This can be sung by any 2-part choir – upper part range is B to D, lower part range is A# to A, so this should be within a singable range for even beginning choirs. There are some accidentals and discords which may require a little work, but this should be approachable for any choir, or even just 2 singers together. Part of #choirsagainstracism. If you’d like to make a donation to charity for the use of this piece, please click here.

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Download the lyrics alone

The lyrics are quite dark and may not be suitable for younger singers. Ideally this could be sung at a right-wing politician or anyone who refuses to be compassionate towards refugees and asylum seekers.

This piece was featured in a concert/reading session in Seattle in 2018, performed by Chorosynthesis, and has also been performed in England and Scotland. It was performed again in Seattle in 2022, this time by Seattle Pro Musica in their concerts “The Way Home” on 21st and 22nd May 2022, along with “Where Are My Unnumbered Days?”. Click here to watch an excerpt of Seattle Pro Musica’s rehearsal of “The Wall”.