Naked in the Leaves

Composer
Robert Seeley
Lyricist
Robert Espendola
Publisher
GALA Choruses Legacy Library
Score Status
Self-Published

Partners in life and song, Robert Seeley and Robert Espindola created a vast body of choral songs that have been sung across the GALA Choruses network."Naked in the Leaves" tells the story of two elder gay men, partners and lovers, as they reminisce about their past and wonder about their place in this world as elders. It is one movement of a multi-movement work titled "Exile," commissioned by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, under the direction of Stan Hill.

Voicing
SATB
TTBB
TTBB or SATB
Text Language
English
Difficulty
2 - Average
Duration
4-5 min
Genre
Contemporary Choral
Themes
AIDS/HIV
Body Autonomy
Coming of Age
Death
Friendship
Gay Male
LGBTQ+ Rights
Queer Marriage
Characteristics
Ballad
BIPOC composer
Commission
GALA Chorus' Standard Rep
LGBTQ+ composer
Instrumentation
Piano
Strings
Piano or orchestral accompaniment