Son for Sunshine

from The Bitter Suite by The Marie Goudy 12tet featuring Jocelyn Barth

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about

This movement is written in a "Son Jaliciense" style, a very popular mariachi rhythm. As I've spent the past seven summers playing parties and festivals with a mariachi band, I knew that this fast-paced rhythm would perfectly evoke the feeling of summer excitement I was looking for. The harmony is heavily influenced by Maria Schneider.

Soloists:
Marie Goudy - trumpet
Brad Eaton - trumpet

lyrics

Sweet is the sound of the water that crashes to the shore
Triumphantly telling us summer's made its place here
With you there's nothing to be timid of
As the ocean water, cool, sweeps us up answering our new love

Light is my heart after ages of darkness without hope
And in the sky fledgling birds share joy in new experience
Like them my soul is soaring reckless, free
While the rhythm of the breeze carries all of us effortlessly

Son for sunshine I sing a song sublime since you approached me
Son for sunshine so splendid as the summer goes on

We laugh and we smile, gazing over the fields of green and gold
The brightness of the blue sky reflected in your blue eyes
Life is a never-ending adventure
I'm so glad to have you here with me in the sunshine finally