Format : Vocal Score
Promised Land
SKU: GI.WW1761
UPC: 785147021360. English. Text Source: Various Authors.
This work for chorus and chamber orchestra was premiered to acclaim by the Oakwood University Aeolians at the 2019 National ACDA conference. Composer Ken Burton has combined new material with spirituals and text by important historical figures to create a piece that follows the experience of black Americans during and after the Civil Rights period. Includes texts by Martin Luther King, Jr., Paul Laurence Dunbar, Thomas Day, John Bicknell, and William Blake. This substantial work will be a good fit for collegiate, professional, and community ensembles. Can be performed unaccompanied or with chamber orchestra.
SKU: GI.WW1716
UPC: 785147013969. English.
Movement 4 from the larger work, Over Jordan. The brilliant William Averitt has put his dynamic spin on this folk hymn using challenging but achievable vocal lines paired with truly unique and masterful four-hand piano writing. Cameron LaBarr Choral Series.
SKU: GI.WW1669
UPC: 785147008361. English. Text Source: Traditional American Songs and Hymns.
The brilliant William Averitt has put his dynamic spin on four American folk songs and hymns in this multi-movement work. Challenging but achievable vocal lines are paired with truly unique and masterful four-hand piano writing. A great chance for your audience and singers to experience these well-loved songs in a completely new way. Cameron LaBarr Choral Series. 1. Wayfaring Stranger 2. When I Can Read My Title Clear 3. Let Me Go 4. The Promised Land.
SKU: MN.50-8835
UPC: 688670588358.
Linear vocal accompaniment undergirds Baritone solo. Optional Soprano solo adds emotional intensity on promised land, where all is peace. Utilizes elements of African-American spiritual style insofar as possible to notate. Challenging and rewarding.
