I Am a Small Part of the World: SSA Choral Octavo
Music by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse
Item: 00-PO-0002875
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Description
A stirring text combined with solid choral writing make this an ideal choice for concerts and festivals. Perfect for massed choirs or for any size choir. Starts small, builds, and then ends quietly: 'I am a small part of the world. Take my hand.' A dramatic choral work, full of strength, power and determination.
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Additional Details
Series:
Alfred Archive Edition: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
12
SKU:
00-PO-0002875
More about this title
About the Composer: Sally K. Albrecht
Sally K. Albrecht has shaped American choral music as both a prolific composer and a guiding voice in music education. Since 1987, she has received the annual ASCAP Special Music Award and has published over 600 choral works alongside 75 larger stage pieces. Her conducting has led honor choirs at major venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and The Kennedy Center, and she spent more than thirty years directing choral and vocal publications for major educational music houses, including Alfred Music.
Albrecht holds degrees from Rollins College (B.A. in Music and Theater) and the University of Miami (M.A. in Drama and M.M. in Accompanying). She has taught at Oakland University, Jersey City State College, and Meredith College. Her commitment to leadership and the arts earned her the "Pillar of Leadership" award from Omicron Delta Kappa and the Distinguished Alumna Award from both Rollins College and the University of Miami Frost School of Music. She lives in Wake Forest, North Carolina, with her husband, composer and arranger Jay Althouse.
Why we love this
This piece captures something essential about the human need to belong while maintaining dignity and quiet strength. The architecture is masterful: the opening restraint makes the building energy feel earned, and the return to stillness with 'Take my hand' lands with real emotional weight. Directors consistently report that singers and audiences leave this piece genuinely moved, making it one of those rare works that justifies itself musically and emotionally at every performance.
What to expect
The piece begins with intimate vulnerability, a single voice or small group naming quiet truth. Then the full choir swells with determined optimism, not saccharine but grounded and real. By the close, you're back to stillness and openness, but transformed by what you've sung together.
Who it's for
SSA choirs of any size, from smaller school groups to large festival massed choirs. This works equally well for spring concerts, graduation ceremonies, or dedicated peace and service programming. The text speaks to young voices and resonates across age groups and experience levels.
How to get the most out of it
- Begin with true quiet and simplicity in the opening phrase so the full choir's entrance hits with maximum impact and meaning
- Use the recorded accompaniment to lock ensemble cohesion during the builds, then gradually shape the dynamics together without depending on the track for final rehearsals
- Plan the movement intentionally as a unified gesture rather than individual blocking; Albrecht's notation suggests how bodies in space reinforce the text's message of connection
How to use it
Program this as a centerpiece for graduation or Earth Day observance, or as the emotional anchor in a concert built around themes of community and belonging. Its moderate length and accessibility make it a natural closer or a striking bridge between contrasting works. Massed choir festivals often use it as a unifying final piece for all participating groups.
Skills your students will build
- Managing dynamic shape across a longer arc (soft opening through climactic section to quiet close)
- Singing with clarity and precision at softer dynamic levels
- Coordinating movement with ensemble singing to reinforce textual meaning
- Building and releasing tension through breath control and phrasing
- Creating unified ensemble sound in an accessible SSA voicing