Left Foot, Right Foot (Follow the Drinking Gourd) (2019)
for SATB Choir

Text: Traditional
Duration: 4 minutes
Premiere: 2019, Kingwood Oxford High School Choir

Reimagining the folk song linked to the legend of Peg Leg Joe, this piece draws on the coded messages of Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd to tell a story of resistance and escape. Blending history and folklore, it transforms song into a vehicle for liberation—where melody becomes map, and music becomes freedom’s guide.