She was selected to sing Bach’s Mass in B minor, one of the greatest challenges of her life, and was quite successful. Grady auditioned for the Portland, Maine, ChoralART Choir and was accepted. Over the next two years, her voice improved remarkably and she gained the confidence to continue nurturing her love of singing. After an exhausting rehearsal, she had to go home and sleep for several hours to recover. She had to learn to read music again and wore sunglasses during rehearsals because of sensitivity to light. Two years passed before she returned to music, and the path was not easy. In 2010, Grady abruptly interrupted her musical career due to a fall that caused a traumatic brain injury. He then created the tracks so that Grady could practice and become familiar with the melody. He performed and recorded the guitar and flute parts at Hop’s Studio here in San Miguel. Only two musicians were involved: Chagoyán and Grady. This has been all about the composition and arrangement of the piece, but the production was relatively simpler though no less arduous. The transverse flute, with its counter singing rounds, enhances her voice by subtly contrasting it. The piece is instrumental without any lyrics.
They went through several sessions discussing the intention, the dynamics, the articulation, and even the appropriate vowels for different passages. Then comes the melodic part, which Chagoyán wrote especially for Grady and shows off her beautiful voice. That makes it more ethereal and rhythmically interesting. This progression takes place in 3/4 time, but it doesn’t sound like a waltz. The development of the harmonic progression and its links are the result of years of study in the field of harmonic functions.
A counterpoint is created with the addition of the melody by Grady’s voice. It is important to mention that it is not a simple circle of chords but a harmonic development in which the lowest note (the bass) and the highest note (the harmonic melody of the guitar) have their own song. The first thing is the “leitmotif” that gives rise to the piece, which is a harmonic progression in D minor and the melody derived from said harmonic sequence.
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