Gospel per coro misto

Four things a man must learn to do: to think without confusion clearly; to love his fellow-men sincerely; to act from honest motives purely; to trust in God and heaven securely. ' In gospel-rock tempo...

Unlike some published versions of this African American spiritual, McCullough's rendering is 'not slow, but not too fast, ' in the words of the composer. Transcribed from his father's singing of this...

We are constantly bombarded with language and images that challenge us to consider our world from many points of view. This is important, but perhaps even more important is what do we do with all thes...

A great closer for a concert. A fresh take on a popular Negro Spiritual.

This arrangement of one of the most beloved spirituals begins with some Jazz-style scat singing in all the voices before the altos and sopranos begin the first refrain. The style shifts to driving, st...

A new musical setting of an exquisite text by Thomas Campion (1567-1620). While not overtly religious, Campion's text inspires us in its spirituality, hope, and faith to believe in a power greater tha...

A compilation of three gospel choruses by Henry Mollicone. Glory Day! from the opera Gabriel's Daughter and Now I Can See the Light! were both inspired by texts. Both are fast and joyful, while the th...

The traditional text with spiritual roots has been adapted by the composer. With an unadorned melody set in a simple but beautiful musical language with open, transparent harmonies, this music can be...

The oratorio 'A Child of Our Time' was Tippett's artistic and emotional response to the events that led to the 'Kristallnacht' pogrom of November 1938. For his oratorio Tippett used as his formal and...