Get Away, Jordon: SATB Choral Octavo
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Get Away, Jordon: SATB Choral Octavo

Arranged by Stacey V. Gibbs

Item: 35-DS00319702
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Publisher: Hal Leonard
Page Count: 11
SKU: 35-DS00319702

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About the Arranger: Stacey V. Gibbs

Stacey V. Gibbs

Stacey V. Gibbs has built a reputation as one of today's most inventive arrangers, particularly for his transformative work with spirituals. His arrangements have appeared on stages from Carnegie Hall to international choral festivals, performed by ensembles ranging from the King's Singers to university choirs across multiple continents. With over 100 published works to his name, Gibbs consistently finds ways to honor the integrity of traditional material while injecting fresh harmonic and textural ideas that keep these pieces vital for contemporary singers.

His influence extends well beyond the concert hall. Gibbs served as a clinician and moderator at major conferences including the American Choral Director's Association National Convention and the 2021 Inspire the Choir festival alongside Eric Whitacre. His commissions and collaborations with world-class ensembles and composers underscore his standing within the choral music community. When Gibbs arranges a spiritual, directors know they're getting musicianship grounded in deep respect for the form paired with the creative vision to make it speak to today's singers.

Why we love this

Gibbs brings sophistication and immediacy to this arrangement without losing the song's natural accessibility. The piece sits comfortably for mixed voices while offering enough harmonic interest and textural variety to hold an audience's attention and give your singers something genuinely rewarding to perform.

What to expect

The piece carries the warmth and resilience characteristic of spiritual tradition while Gibbs' arrangement adds harmonic color and modern sensibility. Singing it feels both grounded in something timeless and fresh.

Who it's for

Choirs looking for concert repertoire that bridges accessibility with artistic substance. This works for high school through professional ensembles and functions equally well on a festival program or in a more intimate setting.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the parts so that melodic lines emerge clearly through the texture; in a cappella writing, one voice sitting too prominently can muddy the harmonic progression.
  • Let the natural stress of the text guide your phrasing rather than imposing a metronomic pulse; spirituals breathe.
  • Work the SATB blend section by section before bringing them together; this arrangement likely asks each voice to support the harmony in different ways.

How to use it

Program this as a contrasting moment on a mixed concert, particularly alongside more complex contemporary work or within a thematic set exploring African American musical traditions. The a cappella voicing means it requires no accompaniment, making it flexible for venue constraints or special performance contexts.

Skills your students will build

  • Blending in close-position SATB voicing
  • Sustaining intonation without instrumental support
  • Responding to text-driven phrasing in a spiritual idiom
  • Reading Gibbs' harmonic language and voice leading

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