Yale Glee Club New Classic Choral Series-Jeffrey Douma's setting of the freedom song Woke Up This Morning arranged for the Yale Glee Club is strong and deliberate with a declarative text and a “Hallelujah” at the end of theverse that repeats and builds with joyful intensity. The traditional song Woke Up This Morning gained special significance during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and maintains its importancestill.
