Using a variety of Broadway musical styles, this upbeat piece questions societal boxes while dreaming a world in which we are all free to be who we're meant to be.“Boxes” is about wanting to live in a world where we can all “be free to be who we’re meant to be” – a world where we can be “true to ourselves, true to the world.” I worked on the lyrics with friends of mine who know a lot about cultural gendered boxes, but some of the words also came from my own experiences of feeling boxed in by clothing options, gendered language, and societal expectation. My friends who helped with the lyrics were also brave enough to be interviewed and allow their interviews to be included in the score. - Catherine Dalton
