Lucky Me for Choir | Score & Curriculum Guide
Composed by Marcus Norris
Curriculum Guide by Alexis PeartPart of the Castle of our Skins | Boston Public Schools Collection
Lucky Me is a thought-provoking work for SATB chorus and piano by composer Marcus Norris. Exploring the emotional complexity of survivor's guilt, the piece reflects on the ways joy, gratitude, grief, and uncertainty can coexist. Through expressive text and compelling musical writing, Lucky Me invites singers and audiences to engage with the nuanced realities of the human experience.
The accompanying curriculum guide by Alexis Peart provides ready-to-use lessons and activities that support musical analysis, performance preparation, and discussion of the work's themes in classroom and rehearsal settings.
Ensemble: Chorus
Instrumentation: SATB Chorus + Piano
Duration: Approximately 3:30
Content Level: High School / Collegiate
Mastery Level: 4.5Includes:
Full performance score
Curriculum guide by Alexis Peart
Adaptable lesson plans and activities
Part of the Boston Public Schools Collection, a series of commissioned works and culturally responsive curriculum guides created to expand access to music by African diasporic composers for young musicians.
