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This piece was inspired in an odd way by a rather corny traditional Scottish tune called ‘the Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen’ from which the title phrase was taken – “Godspeed the day ‘til I’m on my way to my home in Aberdeen.” Having sung this tune many times as part of the University of Aberdeen Chamber Choir in Scotland, it is a very ironic tune for me as Aberdeen could not be farther from my original home. Considering the number of non-natives who live in Aberdeen, I must not be alone in this feeling. The tune is not present in this piece to my knowledge so much as I had to fight with it in the writing process, as it kept getting incessantly, annoyingly stuck in my head, reminding me of how much I missed my new “home.” As such, this piece is about counting down the days until you get to see someone or someplace again, particularly when there is only one day left to count and it still seems like too long a wait.

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