for Double Choir and Orchestra. Par ROXANNA PANUFNIK. Across the Line of Dreams by Roxanna Panufnik is a 17-minute work with a text by Jessica Duchen for double choir and orchestra. The work in three parts celebrates the stories of two extraordinary women Harriet Tubman and Rani Lakshmibai. It requires two conductors. Each heroine is represented by one conductor, one choir and half of the orchestra Tubman has woodwinds, brass and percussion and Lakshmibai is accompanied by harp, piano and strings The work was commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with the University of Maryland Concert Choir. The world premiere performance of the work took place on 14 March 2019 at The Music Center at Strathmore, Baltimore (USA), conducted by Marin Alsop and Valentina Peleggi. The full score (EP 73312) is available for sale as part of the Peters Contemporary Library. The performance material can be hired. / Date parution : 2022-09-07/ Répertoire / Voix Mixtes et Orchestre

Boyce-Tillman June (Ed). Par BOYCE-TILLMAN JUNE. Compiled by June Boyce-Tillman 32 Galliard Spirituals has been compiled by June Boyce-Tillman after working for many years with children and adults of all races and creeds. In the collection, she traces through the songs the authentic record of how the Negro community thought, felt and managed to survive in 18th century Maryland and 19th century Louisiana on the hope of freedom still echoed in Dr Martin Luther King's famous I have a dream speech. The songs are not only history but they are amongst the most moving and beautiful of all Western songs both in their poetry and in their simple, direct melody. . . and above all in their freedom to sing rhythmagainst a steady beat. ISBN 0 85249 587 0/ Recueil / Recueil de Chansons