Then, Here and Now

Four art songs from the pen of Rosephanye Powell bring honor and tribute to African American music and educators. The title, Then, Here and Now, refers to the spiritual's use during slavery (thn) and its relevance today (here andnow). Titles include: Opressed (Go Down, Moses), Healing (Balm in Gilead), Dying (I Wanna Die Easy), and Protest (Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho).

Then, Here and Now

Four art songs from the pen of Rosephanye Powell bring honor and tribute to African American music and educators. The title, Then, Here and Now, refers to the spiritual's use during slavery (thn) and its relevance today (here andnow). Titles include: Opressed (Go Down, Moses), Healing (Balm in Gilead), Dying (I Wanna Die Easy), and Protest (Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho).

Softly and Tenderly

Stacey Gibbs is known for his fine arrangements of spirituals. What a treat to hear his artistry at work on a classic hymn like Softly and Tenderly. There's a middle section he has created when you can feel his Gospel roots influencing the line, and it is marvelous. Probably more for concert than church due to difficulty level, but it will caress you at either venue.

Thou Lovely And Beloved

Dante Gabriel Rossetti is the brother of the more famous poet, Christina, but this poem demonstrates his comparable finesse. Robert H. Young's setting illuminates the rich beauty of the text. The expression is full and deep inboth word and music. An excellent concert piece for high school, college or chorale voices.

And the Stars Singing

The Hymn! : Battle Hymn of the Republic and Lift Every Voice and Sing The Sta

Come and Go (to that Land)

All Creatures of Our God And King

De Profundis : The Choral Music of Latin Music and the Caribbean

The Holy City : The Jason Max Ferdinand Choral Series SATB Divisi and Piano

Domini, Tu Mihi Lavas Pedes : The Choral Music of Latin America and the Caribbean

Thunkasila Imayaluskin : [Grandfather Spirit, You Make Me Happy] Lakota Spiritual Arranged for TTBB and Powwow (or Hand) Drum

Laudamus Te

This is a winner! The Latin words of praise enable this motet to be sung in concert and worship. The counterpoint is playful and canonic, making it easy to learn and a pleasure to sing. Small choirs and young voices will enjoy the classical-style lines and the joyful spirit of the piece. This is a winner! The Latin words of praise enable this motet to be sung in concert and worship. The counterpoint is playful and canonic, making it easy to learn and a pleasure to sing. Small choirs and young voices will enjoy the classical-style lines and the joyful spirit of the piece. This is a winner! The Latin words of praise enable this motet to be sung in concert and worship. The counterpoint is playful and canonic, making it easy to learn and a pleasure to sing. Small choirs and young voices will enjoy the classical-style lines and the joyful spirit of the piece.

Rosephanye Powell: Still I Rise (SATB)

Beginning with a choral fanfare this a cappella setting is festive and joyful. The traditional English hymn is well-known and much loved. The fanfare returns between verses and everything finishes full and triumphant.

Joshua

Stacey is known for his dynamic and expressive arrangements of spirituals, and his setting of Joshua proves why. He preserves the traditional spiritual while bringing in fresh and creative changes that lift it to new heights. As you would hope, the walls of Jericho do come down, and the endings shines in spirit and victory.

Eternal Hope

Premiered at the ACDA National Convention in 2017 and written for the Bruce Rogers Series, this piece is a first in many ways. Stacey Gibbs, the reigning king of Spiritual arrangements and Richard Burchard, the modern day motet master, have teamed up and produced this remarkable piece that delivers both of their styles, and without compromises. Opening in Latin with Burchard's setting of Romans 18:21, one expects a beautiful and serious anthem. But the next statement comes from Gibbs in a setting of How Long? that turns the corner. Soon thereafter the choir divides in two and both styles are sung together. It is a stunning achievement that works to a glorious conclusion. Greatfor festivals and concerts with advanced high school, college and community choirs. Medium in difficulty.

Handbook For The Performance Of English Madrigals

Madrigals are a valued body of literature and when an English madrigal is being prepared for a performance, one strives to inform the experience with the best information available - thinking through important performance issuesof a madrigal builds perspective. This handbook will be useful immediately for teachers and students or anyone who studies and performs the madrigal. It is supported by primary and secondary historical sources for the purpose ofproviding information that will assist readers to sort valid information from personal opinion. Readers will receive a unique perspective on the madrigal, the marriage of music and text, and its unique place in the stylistictimeline.

Miss Wheatley's Garden : Three Songs on Poems by African-American Women

This beautiful art-song collection is named after Phillis Wheatley, America´s first female African-American poet, whose poems were an inspiration to George Washington and the other Founding Fathers. The seeds of her work in the 18th Century have nowstarted to grow and bloom today in a new way. Renowned African-American composer, Rosephanye Powell, has married her music to the poetry of other historical African-American women, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Angelina Weld Grimké, Georgia DouglasJohnson, for solo voice and piano. This collection makes a first and commanding statement, both artistically and historically. For solo voices from high school and older.

Miss Wheatley's Garden : Three Songs on Poems by African-American Women

This beautiful art-song collection is names after Phillis Wheatley, Americas first female African-American poet, whose poems were an inspiration to George Washington and the other Founding Fathers. The seeds of her work in the 18th Century have nowstarted to grow and bloom today in a new way. Renowned African-American composer, Rosephanye Powell, has married her music to the poetry of other historical African-American women, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Angelina Weld Grimké, Georgia DouglasJohnson, for solo voice and piano. This collection makes a first and commanding statement, both artistically and historically. For solo voices from high school and older.

Rosephanye Powell: Have You Seen The Baby Jesus (SATB)

Rosephanye Powell has created a new spiritual for Christmas that sounds like we have been singing it for years. The basic melody is carried by a small group or solo voice and the choral parts serve as the accompaniment and sometimes as a response to the melody. The pace is quick and energetic and, as always, Rosephanye's rhythms are a joy to sing.

Creator Alme Siderum

Composer Richard Burchard toggles the verses of this beautiful piece between monophonic chant and homophonic chorales. The two styles meld together, producing a piece that sounds both fresh and timeless. Richard's compositionalstyle is careful and profound. You can't rush through one of his pieces, you want to linger and enjoy the richness he creates. Selected for the Bruce Rogers Choral series.

Adagio Organ

This very moving and expressive selection was adapted from the second movement of Camille Saint-Saens' Symphony for Organ and Orchestra, Opus No. 78.

Por Los Caminos

Dr. Cristian Grases of USC is a native of Argentina. He is the editor of a new series with Gentry called The Choral Music of Latin America and the Caribbean, and it is proving to be a delightful collection of Latin gems. The meter changes are plentiful and the music dances along playfully, and we are rewarded with a contemporary madrigal that is undeniably Latin in flavor.

I Wanna Be Ready

This title was one of Rosephanye Powells first publications. Available for SATB and SSA, there had been a call for an SAB edition, so here it is. The chorus part is easily mastered and the solo lines are a delight. Excellent as a church anthem, thisSpiritual includes a piano part and works well as a concert piece for middle school, high school, and older. Easy.

Great Is the Lord

Everything you would expect from Rosephanye and more is in this “great” piece. A brilliant fanfare opener followed by an energetic and rhythmic chorus, a contrasting slow middle section that is lush and melodic, a building sequence segment starting with one voice part and adding until all are in, and finally a return to the rhythmic chorus with a satisfying finish. One of the unique features in Rosephanye's writing is that her music works as a church anthem or as a school concert piece, frequently in festivals, too. Medium difficulty.