God Bless (Save) Us All: an LGBTQ Anthem is currently unavailable

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Choral Choir (TTBB) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1037003 Composed by Obsure and unknown (c.1744). Arranged by Scott S. Stewart. Contest,Festival,Patriotic,Traditional. Octavo. 6 pages. Scott S. Stewart #641977. Published by Scott S. Stewart (A0.1037003). “God Bless (Save) Us All” – An LGBTQ Anthem: José Julio Sarria (1922-2013), the 1st openly gay candidate for political office in the United States, and San Francisco drag queen performer ‘extraordinaire’ at the Black Cat Bar, or “The best gay bar in America” – Allen Ginsberg; would at the end of each of his (Sarria’s) performances ask the audience to make a circle and join hands and sing “God Save Us Nelly Queens” (to the tune of ‘God Save the Queen’). I served as Conductor of the local LGBT (at that time no ‘Q’) chorus during the 20th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. To celebrate Sarria’s intention of unification I arranged this (4-part TTBB) inclusive version (with optional piano accompaniment) of his anthem. I have updated the lyrics to include our many embraced diversities. (Adapt the words as needed for your organization, &/or political climate. – sss) Performance time: 1:05+. This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).