arranged by Steve Milloy

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I’m Afraid of Americans is from Bowie’s 1997 album ‘Earthling’. The single version that became most popular was a remix collaboration with the band Propellerheads, which overlaid drum ‘n’ bass grooves with heavy rock. The song is about the fear of an vulnerable outsider running from power, and features an unstoppable insistent groove.

This TTBB version by Steve Milloy captures its dark intensity and sinister aggression. It was originally commissioned by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus under the artistic direction of Charlie Beale, and featured a pas de deux and some movement in the singers. It features a big variety of choral textures, glissandos, and some fun vocal moments of rock ‘roaring’. and voices imitating synthesizers.

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Currently serving as the artistic director of the Cincinnati Men’s Chorus and music director at St. John United Church of Christ in Bellevue, KY., Steve Milloy (b. 1965) has spent over three decades coaching and directing singers in schools, churches, theaters, and concert stages across the United States. Nowadays he is a much sought-after conductor, clinician, composer and arranger in the US and abroad.  He has also directed the Martin Luther King Coalition Chorale and the Diverse City Youth Chorus. With Dr. Charles Beale, he co-authored the  Popular Voiceworks series for Oxford University Press. His original choral work, Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the Dream premiered in January of 2017 and will be performed by several GALA choruses across the United States.