“The Star-Spangled Banner”

words by Francis Scott Key | music by John Stafford Smith
arranged by Kristin Marchilena 2016

*Arranger’s note: I wrote this arrangement during the summer that Colin Kaepernick began his protest in the NFL. I chose harmonies that created tension in order to mirror the tension in our country between where we are and where we ought to be.

I stand (kneel) with Colin Kaepernick. Black Lives Matter.