African-Am and Jamaican-For advanced soprano recorder or intermediate flute: 41 arrangements based on spirituals folk songs dance tunes and melodies by African-American composers plus five solos composed for this collection. Composers includeBasile Barès A. J. R. Conner Henry Hart Francis Johnson and J. W. Postlewaite. Old favorites include Banyan Tree Carry Me Back to Old Virginny D…
Ten Spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan for solo voice and piano. Moses Hogan has added his own unique contribution to the deep river of the Negro spirituals. As is evident in the songs of the Deep River Collection in his workare fused the harmonic sensibility honed by his years as a student and practitioner of classical piano literature his love of the human voice and his musical roots in the…
Ten Spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan for solo voice and piano. Moses Hogan has added his own unique contribution to the deep river of the Negro spirituals. As is evident in the songs of the Deep River Collection in his work are fused the harmonic sensibility honed by his years as a student and practitioner of classical piano literature his love of the human voice and his musical roots in th…
Somebody's Knockin' at Your Door. Spirituals are an important part of the educational canon for young singers, and they serve as a powerful reminder of the enduring cultural importance of the African American musical tradition. This unison/2-Part setting offers aplayful sense of urgency as well as alternate lyrics for church and
Medley in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-This moving work was commissioned by the Choral Arts Society of Washington in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and premiered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It was described by The Washington Post as a speaker's narration of the slain African American leader's accomplishments with a galvanizing chorus of pungent syncopations…
Another winner from Rosephanye Powell! This setting for four-part a cappella women will dazzle the ears of all who hear it. A fabulous festival piece it will shine in church and school.
