We’ll hear works by Harry Burleigh, William Grant Still, Undine Smith Moore, Moses Hogan and more.
Ennanga I by William Grant Still performed by Videmus (CD: The Music of William Grant Still, New World)
Lift Every Voice and Sing arr. by William Grant Still performed by Videmus (CD: The Music of William Grant Still, New World)
Excerpts, From the Southland by Harry T. Burleigh performed by pianist Joseph Smith (CD: From the Southland, Premier Recordings)
Everytime I feel the spirit arr. by Lawrence Brown and performed by Anthony Elliott, cello; Toni-Marie Montgomery, piano (CD: Music for Cello and Piano by African American Composers, Anthony Elliott)
I know de Lord’s laid his hands on me arr. by Lawrence Brown, performed by Anthony Elliott, cello; Toni-Marie Montgomery, piano (CD: Music for Cello and Piano by African American Composers, Anthony Elliott)
Set Down by Undine Smith Moore, performed by Louise Toppin, soprano; John O’Brien, piano (CD: Ah, Love But A Day, Albany Records)
Ride up in the Chariot arr. by Betty Jackson King, performed by Louise Toppin, soprano; John O’Brien, piano (CD: Ah, Love But A Day, Albany Records)
Afro American Suite by Undine Smith Moore, performed by the Mallamé Chamber Players (CD: Songs for the Soul, Albany Records)
Elijah Rock by Moses Hogan, performed by the Brazeal Dennard Chorale (CD: Remembering, Discovering, Preserving, Brazeal Dennard Chorale)
Troubled Water arr. by Margaret Bonds, performed by Maria Corley, piano (CD: Soulscapes, Videmus)