Building a Vocal Community-Includes Four CDsIndividuals friends choirs church camp and community groups of any background will enjoy participating in this uplifting singing tradition. Ysaye M. Barnwell a charter member of the great a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock teaches melodies harmonies rhythms and counter-melodies to 17 traditional songs from African American culture including spirituals hymns gospels and songs from the Civil Rights Movement.The CD's in this series contain songs which were originally taught in the context of a 5 day workshop. In a workshop often having between 40 and 60 people songs are taught without printed music or printedwords and without pitch pipes or musical instruments other than those which help create and maintain the rhythmic foundation and intensity of the songs. This method of passing on knowledge is very much in the oral/aural tradition. Here for the sake of clarity the words to all the songs have been provided but the music itself is presented in the form of an oral/aural score which must be listened to.

Thirty musical arrangements by noted African-American tenor recall biblical events in such well-known tunes as Deep River Dry Bones Steal Away and Were You There? Perceptively written introduction to each song includes background history. Rich collection will appeal to lovers of great spirituals and the rich legacy of African-American song.Reprint of My Songs: Aframerican Religious Folk Songs Arranged and Interpreted by Roland Hayes Little Brown and Company Boston 1948.

Three Songs on Poems by African-American Women-This beautiful art-song collection is named after Phillis Wheatley America´s first female African-American poet whose poems were an inspiration to George Washington and the other Founding Fathers. The seeds of her work in the 18th Century have nowstarted to grow and bloom today in a new way. Renowned African-American composer Rosephanye Powell has married her music to the poetry of other historical African-American women Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Angelina Weld Grimké Georgia DouglasJohnson for solo voice and piano. This collection makes a first and commanding statement both artistically and historically. For solo voices from high school and older.

This in an outstanding collection of twelve African-American spirituals arranged for upper voices. Rosephanye and William C. Powell have collaborated with some of the most talented and respected spiritual arrangers in the United States to deliver specially commissioned authentic settings. You'll find familiar melodies such as 'Deep River' and 'Somebody's knockin' at yo' do'' alongside lesser-known spirituals and a range of styles and moods extending from the aspirational to the celebratory. Many of the arrangements include a 'lead voice' part allowing the opportunity for solo singing and idiomatic piano parts support the voices for the accompanied spirituals; pianoreductions are included for the unaccompanied arrangements. This inspirational journey through the African-American spiritual tradition is sure to captivate and delight all upper-voice choirs.Arrangements in tow three or four parts'Lead Voice' parts for three arrangementsAccompanied and unaccompaniedPiano reductions for a capella arrangementsAuthentic arrangements by specialistsRange of styles and moods Edited by Rosephanye Powell and William C. PowellRosephanye Powell is a singer arranger and widely published composer. A graduate of the Florida State University Westminster Choir College and Alabama State University she has distinguished herself as a researcher and interpreter of the African-American spiritual. She has served as a consultant for nationally syndicated radio published articles on the subject and presented lectures and performances at high schools colleges universities music organizations and churches around the United States. Her spiritual arrangements have been commissioned by nationally and internationally recognized professional choral groups and conductors. She was appointed Professor of Voice at Auburn University in 2001.William C. Powell holds degrees from Alabama State University

Anthology of African-American Spirituals-The history of the African American people was one of physical hardship and emotional anguish yet the music arising from this struggle ? the spiritual ? was one of deeply-felt emotion. This collection of spirituals arranged by Rene Boyer-Alexander for voices and Orff instruments is much more than a mere song collection. It is a chronicle of expression that will enrich and uplift both children and adults in classrooms choirs communitygatherings and churches. In three volumes or one complete edition it includes arrangements of over 55 songs historical background suggested program uses and cultural connections.Available: Volume I Volume II VolumeIII Complete Edition. For all ages.

Par JENKINS KARL. One World deals with a fractured world (populist governments, plagues, climate change, human trafficking, disrespect for basic human rights, terrorism, war) and heralds a vision of a peaceful and egalitarian planet. The work is best encapsulated by one of the texts set: ‘Tikkun Olam’, Hebrew for ‘repair the world’, a Jewish concept of stewardship over God’s creation. Scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra in Jenkins’s inimitable style familiar from such works as Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, Requiem and The Peacemakers. His vision for One World takes inspiration from diverse texts including the Bible, the Hindu Gayatri Mantra, the poetry of the English Romantic Percy Bysshe Shelley, African-American abolitionist Frances Harper (c1850) and Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran. As in many of Jenkins’s works, Carol Barratt contributes impactful text and adaptations. Recorded on Decca by Lucy Crowe soprano, Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano, Roderick Williams baritone, the World Choir for Peace, The Stay At Home Choir and the World Orchestra for Peace, conducted by Karl Jenkins. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / SMezBar, Choir et Orchestre

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? is a traditional spiritual arranged by Moses Hogan for SATB Choir a cappella. Rated intermediate/advanced level (Grades 6-8) and with a duration of less than 3 minutes this brief unique piece is the perfect addition to the choral repertoire. Part of the Choral Music Of Moses Hogan series.Moses Hogan was an American composer and arranger of choral music. He was best known for his settings of African-American spirituals. Hogan was a pianist conductor and arranger of international renown. Today his works are celebrated and performed by high school college church community and professional choirs.

This beloved hymn, often referred to as the Black national anthem, was first performed in 1900. Widely considered to be a treasure, it is frequently chosen to celebrate important moments in gatherings and commemorations of the African American Civil Rights Movement. In this adaptation, Heather Sorenson and Rev. James Ward have collaborated in an effort that highlights the cooperation of black and white composers working together to honor the message of social justice. A new second verse brings the hymn into our current quest for diversity and equality so that all choirs can have the opportunity to build unity from faith and music.

Here's a refreshing celebration of three African American Spirituals: In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin' Ride Up in the Chariot (Soon-a in the Mornin') Goin' Home on the Mornin' Train. This solid medley arrangement for youngchoirs will provide a great concert moment. Performance Time: Approx. 3:30.

With a driving gospel beat unison lines close parallel harmonies and syncopated rhythms this contemporary original work is richly rooted in the African-American gospel tradition. An excellent selection for high school andfestival choirs!Available separately: SATB and SSAA. Approx. Performance Time: 3:10.

Listen To The Lambs was written in 1914 drawing its text from an older spiritual song I Want To Go To Heaven When I Die. It is arranged for eight-part mixed chorus and is known for the way it cleverly mixes passages of partial and full choir and thick and thin textures to create a poignant and moving work. Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943) was an African-American Canadian composer and singer who fused together European classical styles with Negro spirituals and was comfortable with a wide range of repertoire. In 1914 he was working with the choir at the Hampton Institute in Hampton Virginia.

Evoking the visions of John the Revelator this African American spiritual depicts the twelve gates of the city that represents eternal freedom. This arrangement features the traditional as well as original melodic material with triadic harmonies and a percussive and rhythmic accompaniment building in intensity to the final Hallelu!

Discovery Level 1-Taking its text from African American poet Joseph S. Cotter the words and music of this tone poem combine to create a mesmerizing image of the earth as a drum and the rain as drumsticks beating down to create new life. Quiteaccessible for young male choirs this piece with optional hand drum and rainstick will help develop expressive singing. Available separately: TB VoiceTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:15.