Children of EdenMonday, February 20, 2012 Vocal Auditions

1. Everyone who auditions must sing something from the following list. Those auditioning for "chorusonly" mustsingLetltBe m. 156-174or ChildrenofEdenm. 71-84 (Yourvocalpar0

All students will be considered for all roles..

3. Be realistic in choosing your audition piece.4. There will be harmony auditions required for some characters, practice with a friend!5. You may or may not be asked to sing all the requirements6. Apianist will be provided.7. Vocal workshop on Wednesday, February 15. All songs will be reviewed at this time.

FEMALE SOLOISTWasteland m.27-34

MALE SOLOISTDeath of Abel ALL(your vocal part)

STORYTELLERMark of Cain m. 1 -27 (your vocal part) You will be singing with 4 other students' q["separate voeal parts.

SNAKEIn Pursuit of Excellence m. 16 - 30 (your voeal part) You will be singing with 4 otherstudents" of separate voeal parts.

FATHERLet ThereBe m. 53 - 68 AND Father's Day m. 1- 15

ADAMA Worm ggTthout You m. 42 - 59

EVEThe Sparks of Creation m.3 - 19

CAINLost in the Wilderness m. 65 - 86

ABELClash of Generation m. 104 - 108

APHRA, AYSHA,SHEM, HAM, WhatIs He WaitingFor? m. 1- 20

YONAHStranger in the Rain m. 91 - end

i JAPHETHIn Whatever Time We Have m.33 - 54

NOAHThe Hardest Part of Love m.3- 23

MOMAA Spark of Creation Reprise m. 1 - 18

149

V#

is

me..

(FATHER + STORYTELLERS}

shafted ]Jke

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Let there be, Let there •

16o (FATHER only) 161 162

cresc, poco a poco

183

Some- thing,-- some- one,-- small and--

164 ÿ65 166

claw- Iess,--

(FATHER)

Let there be.

(STORYTELLERS SIA)

Let there be

(STORYTELLERS T/B)

' Let there be.

Vocal--10---

174

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ma-n,ÿ

{FATHER)

wan -der or- eÿ my

179 (FATHER}

gzmÿ - ire momÿ- tail,

hold a tool and

hold, and

177

183

of

tÿIÿt

i?ÿ "/

who

who

flax- an plains,

180

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coÿt the sLazs

{STORYTELLERS S/A)

cÿt,

(STORYTELLERS T,;B)

"ÿugs and

and

178

• won- der up at my

181

wish for wings and

d wÿh, ÿd

d wÿ, ÿd

for an- swers he

and seardÿ...

and search...

i (FATHER)18;

185

19(

(ST,

(STI

194

hold, and

m99--

65

chil- dren, if you think

Chil- dren of E den,

(STORYTELLERS, FAMILY T/B)

Chil- dren of E den,

of ,ST rÿt to blame-- us.

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lJah.

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Chil- dzez,, oÿ E - dexa, yOU w.iI1 re - claim-- vs.

Vocal --100-- #25--Children Of Eden ÿcal

78

__IYou and your " chil- ctren to come, some day

(STORYTELLERS, FAMILY S/A) ÿ ÿ" - t

=ÿ==ÿ ÿYofl-- chil- drert to come, some day--

(STORYTELLERS, FAMILy T/B)

Voll--

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chi!- dren to come, some

l i J:day--

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you'll come home.-

paco rai!.83 84

,ÿ ÿ tÿI-you'll come

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youtU corfle

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hollle.

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(End of Aet I)

Female Soloist"Wasteland"

m. 27-24

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when they

So, they

So, they

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be

when they

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(WOMAN'S SOLO) 22

#14--Wasteland

Red rock-- and out- crop stone,-- and the sun glares--

25

off a

bleach-thg bone.__ There's no corn-fort or soft- hess here; there's on - ly theIIDÿ[ÿ (ANOTHER WOMAN'S SOLO)

waste land.--The

ss

land of the hun ter, the stalk- er and the skin her, Where you're

31

ei- ther

32

or the din net. And thethe dth er

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line be- twean man.--- and beast keeps get- ring thin- net in the waste - land.__

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In the waste- land,ÿ the land laid waste,-- The

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fruit of know - ledge has a bit- ter taste-- But the bliss of ig- nor- ance caÿ

42 4341

nev- er be re- placed; it's lost in the wil -

Male Soloist"Death of Abel"

in. (all) your vocal partChildren of Eden

22

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That.should have been you.should have been you!

1

Death,Of Abel

(j = 58) , ....

(SOLO MALE) a2t':ÿ

In the waste

t'A

land,--- the(EVÿ

A- bel, my

land be reft,-- the heart cart shat ter with a

child, you must not die,You must not

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fin - al cleft.-- And what hope for--the fu - ture

die.You must not die.

You must not

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in the wil- der-heSS ....you had left-- is lost

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die. You must not..

Vocal

Storyteller "Mark of Cain"m. 1-27 (your vocal part)

You will be signing with four otherstudents of separate vocal parts.

Children of Eden bcal

23

The Mark Of Cain

• ÿ 5_

6 (FATHER) 7 8

The voice of your broth-er's blood-- cries.-- to me from the ground.

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I curse that ground,__ ' and I curse you. Be a

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fit - gi- ave and a vag-a-bond all your wretch- ed life and

14

should you find a wffe,ÿ I curse her,.-- too, And

15 16

all your taint - ed pro-gen- y, your chil- dren's chil dran's chil - dren,

(7/13/98)

--91-- #23---The Mark Of Cain

IT(FATHER) 18

e - yen to the sev enth gen - ar- ation! Let the

E - yen to the sev

(STORYTELLERS T/B)

enth gen - er- a lion!-

- yen to the sev enth gen - er - a tion!.

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fight-eous hear:-- The seed of Cain with guilt and shame is rid-den.-

with guilt and

i Hear The seed of Cain

Hear: The seed of Cain with guilt and

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All con - course with them is for ev - er- more-- for - bid- den.ÿ

shame...

shame...

They are for- bid-den ....

They are for- bid-den ....

Vocal --92-- #23--ÿ Mark Of Cain

24

Shun them age the scor pi- on and shark.

Shun them! The race of CainL

The race of Cainÿ ÿNShun them!

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L_f L_fAnd that you may know them, I set tb3s mark.

L.-; r"And that you may them, I set this mark.

And that you may know them, on Cain I set this mark.

29

The race-- of Caiÿ must ev- er bear-- this mark!ÿ

The race of Cain must ev - er bear-- tt-ds

The race of Cain_ must ev - er bear-- this mark!ÿ

Snake "In Pursuit of

f Eden:

Excellence" m. 16-30(your vocal part) ÿtn Pursuit Of Excellence

You will be signing with four other

Smooth and oily (J = 102) (,SNAKE)

r free.---ÿ----

2019

n Re- peat it-- af - ter me:

22

I've

Icm.

IIm.

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inÿ put- suit of

- +7 -_-w--haÿ put- suit of

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ex cel- lence SSSS.Ex

cel- lence is

ex cel - lence SSSS.Ex

cel- lence

what

2ÿ

I WaS

a

vocal

(sNAKE)

#g--In Pursuit Of Ezcellenoe

dream

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Why waste

ig

big

Why waste

dreallX

tigne

fat fishÿ

fat fishÿ

Look

reck " lesser;

er;Now, no be ring is su-pmm - er.

Now,

3o

no be ing is su-prem - er.

wal low-ing in

32

sss? Why__ be "just

sss?

34

Why__

in a fi - ny lit - tle pond?

in a ti - ny lit- tle

37

be- yond! And if the

wal low- ing in

be just

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pond?

quick- est

Look be-yond! And if the quick- est routeÿ

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my

and

Allegro(j=lO0)

Father "Let There Be"m. 53-68 AND

"Father's Day" m. 1-15

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#1--Let There Be

dsealÿ...

(STORYTELLERS S/A)50

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5655

Ah

(FATHER)53 r---------- 3 ÿ 54 r----ÿ---3

let €.he£e

62

Let there be...ÿ-ÿ---

63

Eve

65

zÿ"tgr.

66

Day,.. ÿ

67 68

Let ÿeÿ

69

be....

(FATHER) 727170

Let there be...

(STORYTELLERS S/A)

Let there io e.-*--'-'--'-----ÿ-ÿ

Let there be...ÿ

vocalChildren of Eden

6Father's Day

FATHER: Don't they look sweet when they're asleep?

Con moto (ÿ. = 102)1

(FATHER)

irt- no- centÿ and sire- pie--

think she's got my nose.ÿ I think he's got my dim - pie.--

In my-- own ira- age,-- from my like- nessÿ are they sprung..--

10

They will keep me corn-pan-y. They will keep me young.

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That's what it means to-- be a lath - er:

14S

Plan-ning their fu- ture, as you watch your chil - dren sleep.--

15

That's what it means to-- be a lath - er.

Vocal

Adam"A World Without You"

m. 42-59 #12JA World without You

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32rail.

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Oh, :

not to eat this fruit, And you wiU nev- er have to make a choice a gain.

Broader35 36

Eve, what would you give, if this day you could re - live? Would you

(ADAM) r+tard3ÿ

let the ap- ple go un- eat ÿ:ÿ en? (EVE)

T

...No,--ÿ

(EVE)

__ I can-not bear to feel this pain,

gÿl...

rit. &cresc.40

But I would not go back

rail. a tempo43

my gar- den, all peace

Without You --53--- #12ÿA World without you

(ADAM) 44 (ADAM) 45

beau-ty, I know that all my heart-- is yours.ÿI wÿ-ÿt to

buld you

back a -

:e and

stay here, stay here for -- ev-er, Fa-ther, for - ev-er. I can-not

5O 51rail.

leave, But, Eve, I don't know what else to

Broader,ÿ, L52 ra

I

do... How can I live,.

.J J f"

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t,ÿ I [-- live I will not liveÿ-ÿ in a world ....

J i ! I 'Y I .ÿ

...you.ÿÿ-

:ATHER: Adam!

Segue

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Eve"The Spark of Creation"

m. 3-19Children of Eden

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Spark O,f Creation

Ebbing and flowing (4 = 112, ca.)

"Be yond"... "Be yond"...ÿ

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full of wind and roÿt, does-n't it? It means

It sounds

oth- er things ex- ist,

8 9

11

does- n't it? "BeyoIld"..-/

13

It says,

14

"Ad-am, leave your list," does- n't it? Fa - ther,why does my head feel this

rail.r-------3------ÿ t?ÿ

15

ioy and this dread since

Steady, driving tempo (,ÿ = 176)16 17

the mo- ment

18

I said,

19

"be

yond."

20

I've got an iÿ¢h- ing on the

21

tips of ray finers,

Vocal

Cain"Lost in the Wilderness"

m. 65-86 #17--Lost ln The Wilderness

free?

If you ev- er have,-- you knowÿ your jour-ney's be-gun-- Hey!

68

What have we got-- to lose,-- boy, when al * read- y we----- are

70 71 72

in the

74.

wil - dar- ness?--

where we are head- ed,-- boy, I could- n't e - yen guess.--

76

off we go, with-out-- a warn - ing, Run-ning as we hit__ the

Tii1 one-- bright and dis-tant morn -

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ing, we may stop-- and look

raiL83

there, in the wil - der- hess,-- fin - 'ily; :,

Bright (_ler = 102) as 86...ÿ..o.ÿ"

Where our ha- ture lies-- a born ing, where our hearts-- are-- out

poco rffard80

Abel"Clash of the Generations"

m. 104-108--Clash Of The Generations

part of a clan,

95 ÿ'--"--- 3 ---"-'ÿ 96

not just one faro - 'ly,ÿ

3 98 f (J=90)

ram 'ly

CAIN: Come orÿAbel.ADAM: Abel, ifyougo now,

of rÿ.,

CAIN: That's all fighLWe're never comlngback. Abe!?

ADAM: Abe!...

Vamp rail. last time

(ABEL)

Oh, Cain, Flease don't make

CTB$&

me choose.--

105

El- ther way,-- it's more than Ican bear to lose.--

El- ther way,-- it's rip - ping out

poco ritard

my-- heart.

This choice is tear - mgme a - part...

Vocal --88--

• l

#21--Clash Of The Generations !ocal

Agitato (J = 90)(Iaxtrÿmental) 11o 111

rML

• 112 113 114 * 115

i CAIN: 'That shl

Rubato, slow (,,,] =56, ca.)117 118

(j. = 45, ca.) recitativo

this what it means to be a fate - er:

Crush- ing the spir - it of your child- ten like an egg?

124

ts that what it means to be a lath - er:

125 126 A (ADAM slaps CAIN)

Bind-ing them to you with a chahn a-round the leg?

*N.B.--As CAIN fights with ADAM and ABEL, the piano and percussion create discordant rumbling soundswhich culminate in percussive accents matching CAIN's blows when he strikes ABEL with the rock.

What Is He!ÿ MAMA: Stillralning?

(2nd time instrumental)

Aphra, Aysha, Shem, Ham"What is He Waiting For?"

m. 1-20 Children of Eden

Waiting For? 3s

E a (FAMILY) 9 ÿ 1o __ _ ....

For- ty days and for- ty nights, come and gone... AI1 the world is dead and drowned;18

orÿ Theme axe no beasts or peo- pie an- y -still, the rain goes

he ÿ wÿt- mg ÿr? :

14 -- 15 --

For- ty days and for- ty nightS,black and bleak...

9 2ÿ. not last the week.

And what ra- tions we have left

21 22 (NOAH) 23 ,21 Why won't you speak? 1

Where is the

5 26: 2,, (ÿ.x) aÿ . -" .

sun he said he would re - store? What is he wal tmg forÿritard so tÿ

NOAH" Slower 2s as .........

What is he wai- ring f°r'7.

, ÿ7fl4/98;

Yonah"Stranger to the Rain"

Vocal m. 91-end #32--Stranger to the Rain ÿ/ocal

V:ÿ_J -J :f°tJÿ ÿ__ÿ_J J i°., _-,- ' ", ' J ÿ.ÿi r]J_ :lxÿ "he won't be a lone. But I am bound to walk a-mong the

71 72 73 74

(ÿ tr ÿ I'ÿ / / 1] 14 J ÿ #' it4 -ÿ' € " -"' I ,,,ÿ' J I Iÿ 1,ÿ

wound - ed and the slain. And when the storm comes crash - ing on the

°j ÿ Iÿ° ÿ ; F" ;ÿ Iÿÿd ÿ ; J J ] !ÿ

plain, I will dance be- fore the light - ning, to mu - sic

poco rail.78 79 * 80 81 . 82 .,g fttÿ ÿ, I ' ""

sa - cred and pro fane Oh,

a tempo83 B4 85 86

g' ]. 3 /, I ÿ:ÿ i I I}3 N , r, ÿ ; ,(ÿ ÿ .I J J J I,ÿ ........ ., . I r:iÿ, J J i.• J -.._..y • o ÿ . o ft...; ÿ .

shed no tears for me. Light no can- die for my-- sake. This

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87 88 89 9O

jour- ney I'll be ma- Icing now is one we all must make.

ShouI * der to the wind, Ili turn-- my face in- to the spray. And

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--139-- #32--Stranger to the Rain

when "a'ae hea- vens

96

0- pe.n,-- let the

97

drops fall where they--

99 Ioo

may, If they • fin - 'lly wash a way the

102

from a daugh- ter of the

race-- of Cain

110

I-am not a stran ger

111 112 113 115

to the

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Japheth"In Whatever Time We Have"

pcal 5,€ÿ ÿ,ÿ,ÿ m. 33-54In Whatever Time We Have

1,

Jct -

ll.: It's all right to feel a - fraidÿ " '

4 48

All we know for sure is this: Though the world could end to - mot- row,

52

No one real- ly wants to be a - lone, in what- ev- er time we have.

If at ttIÿes we are

Te

you and I will be to - geth - er ND(JAPETH) 54

wetLÿe

In what-ev- er tffdlxe We have,for as lonÿ as we are

]1,

We know life canÿ be a bat- tie- field,

liv- rag.

FEden iOcal

Noah"The Hardest Part of Love"

m. 3-23Children of Eden

38

The Hardest Part Of Love

lose...

Rubato

son of mine--I love so well, and oh, the toll it takes. I would

will

gÿve to ÿ a gar den and keep it dear-- of snakes. But the

iÿ " ÿ "

one thing he most tma- sureS is to make his own-- mis- takes. Oh ....

ij

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He goes charg- mg up-

33

the cliffs of life,--

reck- less mountain- eer. I could help him not to stum- ble, I could

warn him what to fear.-- I corn

17

'still re- fuse-- to hear. OhBut you

(7/I4/98)

Vocal --154-- #38---The Hardest Part Of Love •Vocal

18 (NOAH) lg ÿ .

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ca_V,-not dose-- the a - corn once the oak-----ÿ be-girÿ-- to grow,-- And you

can- not close-- your heart-- to what-- it fears and needs- to-- know: That

23 a tempo (.] = 92)

hard- est part__ of love is the let- ring go... As

24 25

child, I fotmd a spar row that had fal- len from its nest, And I

nttrsed it back-- to health till it was stron-gec than__ the rest• But

when I tried to hold-- it then, it pecked and scratched_ my chest, Till I let it

30 31

go... And I watched it fly a-way=-- from me-- with its

32 33

bright and self ish song, And a part of me was curs-ing I had

34 ÿ5

helped it grow so strong.-- And I feazed it aright__ go hun-gry, and I

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The Spark Of Creation 2nd Reprise

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:be the Fa tAer now.

ubato (ÿ = 96 ca.) cAIavoee2 _ (MAMA) s ÿ-,-ÿ-3---ÿ 4

7 ÿ3ÿ

thaffs all you've-- got left now. The spark of cle- a - ion-----

will have to be-- your. guide.

13

If

14

no cut- er force

show you yOUI COU/Sÿ, you

il- lu - mi

have to look side.in

18

The spark of.+.ÿ

Rubato(NOAH)

Oh, Faÿ er, please don't make me choose-

a£A

22

El- ther way, it's more than I can bear to $eoÿ//e

(7/14/98)(7ÿ4/98.