The Feet of the Hungry (from To Know the Path)

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This is the seventh movement “VII. Vespers” from the larger work To Know the Path. Using percussion found in nature, this easy to put together movement from To Know the Path sets us on the path of compassion.

Text: Athena Kildegaard

Co-Commissioned by: Amherst College Chorale Society, Arianne Abela, director; Border CrosSing and the Unity Singers, Ahmed Anzaldúa, director; and Central Presbyterian Church Choir, Jennifer Anderson, director.

Publisher: Published by Border CroSsing and distributed by Graphite Marketplace.

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The feet of the hungry
bear the fruit of hope
The feet of the lost
make trails in the wilderness
The feet of the persecuted
bleed into the night
The feet of the humble
grow brown as earth
The feet of the abandoned
find a way through thorns
The feet of the fearful
walk on petals of hope
The feet of those who are maimed or
cursed or made to be alien
are the feet of the holy
are the feet of the people
walking the path to know the path

– Athena Kildegaard

This is excerpted from the larger work, To Know the Path. The relative cool of evening. If desired, during the opening flute solo, the choir lowers their heads as a sign of respect and prayer, then slowly raises them as the bell chime starts in m. 17. The percussionist plays stones throughout, but also assign members of the choir to play stones (2 that they have gathered). Ideally this movement can be memorized by the choir, but if not, those playing stones can set down their folder in m. 16, pickup stones and read off a neighbor’s music. Start with a few stone players entering on beat 3 of m. 29 and gradually add more as indicated*. Starting in m. 63, gradually decrease the number of players as marked ** until only the original percussionist is left playing. Note that it is very easy to rush the third beat—be careful!

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