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GREG BARTHOLOMEW

The 21st Century

(A Girl Born in Afghanistan)

A setting of text from the Nobel Lecture by Peace Prize Laureate

Kofi Annan

for unaccompanied mixed choir with piano reduction for rehearsal only

BURKE & BAGLEY

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The 21st Century

(A Girl Born in Afghanistan) Adapted from the Nobel Lecture given by Kofi Annan

in Oslo on December 10, 2001 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today, in Afghanistan, a girl will be born. Her mother will hold her and feed her, comfort her and care for her – just as any mother would anywhere in the world. In these basic acts of human nature, humanity knows no divisions.

Ladies and Gentlemen, We have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire. Awareness of the bonds that bind us all – in pain as in prosperity – has gripped young and old.

In the 21st Century we must look beyond States, we must look beneath the surface of nations. We must focus on improving the conditions of men and women. We must begin with the young Afghan girl. Saving that one life is to save humanity itself.

In this new century, we must start from understanding Peace must be made real and tangible in the daily lives of every man and woman.

Distinguished guests, The notion that what is ours must conflict with what is theirs is both false and dangerous. It has resulted in endless enmity and conflict. It has led men to commit great crimes in the name of a higher power.

It need not be so. We can love what we are, without hating what we are not, without hating who we are not.

Your Majesties, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The girl born in Afghanistan today Is just one test of our humanity – But it is the only test that matters.

For unaccompanied mixed choir with piano reduction for rehearsal only

Duration: 7 minutes

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan was awarded the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. The text for this piece is adapted from his Nobel Lecture given on December 10, 2001. The lecture text is Copyright © 2001 by The Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, 2001, and is used by permission. The complete text may be found at www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/2001/annan-lecture.html. The premiere performance was given on February 8, 2003, by the William & Mary Choir under the direction of Dr. Constance DeFotis at the College of William & Mary’s Charter Day celebration featuring Kofi Annan as guest speaker. The piece was selected as finalist in 2003 Briar Cliff University New Choral Music Competition. For information about composer Greg Bartholomew, visit www.gregbartholomew.com.

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Text adapted from the Nobel Lecture by Kofi Annan

Dedicated to Kay Bellor, Keith Axelsen and the International Rescue Committee

Greg Bartholomew

The 21st Century (A Girl Born in Afghanistan)

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Piano for rehearsal only

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