THE AMERICAN EDUCATION
for Vocal Duet

music by W. Brent Sawyer
lyrics by Sarah Wordsworth
composed 2005/ orchestrated 2021
approx. length: 3:40 minutes

This was an assignment we got at the BMI Workshop - to write a funny song to go into a musical version of the play, Teahouse of the August Moon. For some crazy reason I decided to write in a pseudo Motown or R&B style. While the choruses are almost in a Latin style - like I said, it was a crazy idea.

The recording and video are an orchestra instrumental version of the song.