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Won't You Help To Sing?

by Philip Graulty

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"Won't You Help To Sing?" is a suite for solo guitar. The work was created in the summer of 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd. It is inspired by the African proverb, "When you pray, move your feet." To this end, the suite is both a call to prayer for victims of police violence and a call to action for racial justice.

"Won't You Help To Sing?" begins with "Amazing Grace," a hymn that was penned by a slave trader, adopted as a spiritual, and now serves as a universal prayer for hope in times of suffering. The second piece, "Breathe," is an original composition dedicated to the memory of George Floyd; it is partly-inspired by the Lutheran tradition of four-part chorales. "In Christ There Is No East Or West," the third movement, is a hymn that beckons for brotherhood and unity; the version performed here is based on guitarist John Fahey's well-known rendition. The suite concludes with an arrangement of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song," a protest song which calls for the freedom of Black lives amidst centuries of enslavement and oppression.

The suite's title is borrowed from the chorus to Marley's anthem; the question it poses is an invitation for us to not only sing these songs of freedom, but to embody their messages through our actions. Won't you help to sing?

– Philip Graulty

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released June 18, 2021

Philip Graulty, guitar

Produced by Philip Graulty
Engineered and Mixed by Louis Ng
Mastered by Louis Ng at Lenson Productions
Design by Philip Graulty

Recorded April 24, 2021 at Mary Chapel, Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles, CA

Guitar: Jose L. Vigil, 2015
Artwork: Robert S. Duncanson, "Landscape with Rainbow," 1859

Special thanks to Adam Berg, Vijay Gupta, Louis Ng, Marc Nimoy, Emile Porée, Danny Rodas, Felix Salazar, Ian Smith, Derrick Skye, Kim Tran, the Masterson-Graulty family, the Nimoy families, Artist Office Hours, Bridge to Everywhere, Street Symphony, and the music department at Mount Saint Mary's University.

Dedicated to the loving memory of JT Nimoy and Artie Reyna Jr.

"Amazing Grace" arranged by Philip Graulty, Graulty Music (ASCAP). "Breathe" written by Philip Graulty, Graulty Music (ASCAP). "In Christ There Is No East Or West" arranged by John Fahey, Tortoise Music Inc (ASCAP). "Redemption Song" written by Bob Marley, Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (ASCAP). Used By Permission.

© ℗ 2021 Twelfth Fret Records. All Rights Reserved.

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Los Angeles-based guitarist, composer, educator. Debut solo EP "Won't You Help To Sing?" out now.

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