SKU: HL.48023433

UPC: 888680046149. 6.75x10.5 inches.

With both the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis under one cover, the composer's sensitive attention to the English text results in changing and uneven meters which perfectly find the agogic accents and highlight the wonder and mystery of the message.

SKU: GI.G-9026

UPC: 785147902638. English.

This vibrant collection by Uzee Brown Jr. includes his arrangements of some of the most well-known and best-loved spirituals of our time and two of Dr. Brown’s own original psalm settings, alongside some energetic, less-often heard spirituals that yield a unique flavor and vitality expressed through colorful melodic and rhythmic idioms of the southeast. Your spirit will soar when you hear favorites like “Come by Here, My Lord,” “Mary Had a Baby,” “Rock-a My Soul,” and the quintessential “We Shall Overcome.” The recording features the voices of the Uzee Brown Society of Choraliers, a chorus- in-residence at Morehouse College. This diverse group of both professional and amateur singers is committed to offering cultural enrichment for their local community and throughout the nation. Contents: My Lord's Gettin' Us Ready for That Great Day, Come By Here, My Lord, Would You Be Ready?, Psalm 117, A Little Talk with Jesus Makes it Right, John Was a Writer, I'm Buildin' Me a Home, Rock-a My Soul, Low Down, Chariot, Psalm 150, I Done Done What You Told Me to Do, Hold On!, Travelin' Shoes, Go Where I Send Thee, We Shall Overcome, Bonus: Deep River.

SKU: CF.CPS13F

ISBN 9780825843617. UPC: 798408043612. 9 X 12 inches.

Commissioned by the South Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Mu Band Fraternity in honor of Lorraine Paris, Band Director for 47 years at Newberry High School, Newberry, SC. Lorraine Paris is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, where she graduated from Parker High School. She received her B.S. in Music Education from Winthrop College and her M.A. from Furman University. She began her teaching career in 1948 in Newberry, South Carolina, where she taught for the next 47 years until her retirement in 1995. A member of numerous musical organizations, including Phi Beta Mu and the Theta chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, she served as the first president of the South Carolina Band Directors Association and currently serves as their first Executive Secretary-Treasurer. She has been named Outstanding Bandmaster and Outstanding Contributor by the South Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, and was also named to that organization's Hall of Fame. Other honors include the South Carolina Career Service Award from ASBDA, the Silver Baton and Scroll of Excellence Awards from WBDNA, and the Band World Legion of Honor. In 1993, she was presented the Key to the City of Newberry, and at her retirement, was awarded the Order of the Palmetto from the State of South Carolina. It is to this legacy that the Phi Beta Mu fraternity commissions Prelude to an American Spiritual and it is Lorraine Paris' love of the hymn song that prompted this arrangement of My Lord, What a Momin'.
Commissioned by the South Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Mu Band Fraternity in honor of Lorraine Paris, Band Director for 47 years at Newberry High School, Newberry, SC.Lorraine Paris is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, where she graduated from Parker High School. She received her B.S. in Music Education from Winthrop College and her M.A. from Furman University. She began her teaching career in 1948 in Newberry, South Carolina, where she taught for the next 47 years until her retirement in 1995. A member of numerous musical organizations, including Phi Beta Mu and the Theta chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, she served as the first president of the South Carolina Band Directors Association and currently serves as their first Executive Secretary-Treasurer.She has been named Outstanding Bandmaster and Outstanding Contributor by the South Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, and was also named to that organization’s Hall of Fame. Other honors include the South Carolina Career Service Award from ASBDA, the Silver Baton and Scroll of Excellence Awards from WBDNA, and the Band World Legion of Honor. In 1993, she was presented the Key to the City of Newberry, and at her retirement, was awarded the Order of the Palmetto from the State of South Carolina.It is to this legacy that the Phi Beta Mu fraternity commissions Prelude to an American Spiritual and it is Lorraine Paris’ love of the hymn song that prompted this arrangement of My Lord, What a Momin’.