Samuel Jenkins Junior Composition Recital

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Floating

with Ruby Gibford My project is a music composition. It is a song for vibraphone and voice and the lyrics are from a poem I wrote this past winter quarter. The poem Floating describes a feeling of detachment from the world, where I feel like an outsider looking in. I find solace in being outside, where I can be myself without the pressure of conforming to society\u27s expectations. The poem reflects on the dichotomy of wanting to belong and feeling free outside of the norm. I choose to remain detached and continue floating, observing from a distance rather than conforming. The repetition of the word floating in the song emphasizes the feeling of weightlessness and detachment, reinforcing the theme of being outside of the world. That feeling is emphasized throughout the piece between the vibraphone and the singer(s)