Dance Like the Wind: Music of Today's Black Composers

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Thought-provoking and moving music by eight modern composers spans the range of expression from solo cello to chorus, from jazz ensemble to woodwind quintet.

Witness: Dance Like the Wind - Music of Today's Black Composers, Music, Greg Hippen, Kevin Coria, Anthony Elliott, Joseph Longon, David Baker, William C. Banfield, Billy Childs, Adolphus Hailstork, Joseph Jennings, Undine Smith Moore, Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, Philip Brunelle, Robert Stacke, Michele Frisch, Paul Straka, Chris Kachian, Kathy Robinson, Charles Kemper, Maria Jette, Yolanda Williams, Dan Dressen, Vocal Essence, VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Chamber, Chamber Music, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Vocals, Gospel, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Orchestral, Orchestral Music, Psalm Setting, Quintet for Five Woodwind Instruments

Witness: Dance Like the Wind - Music of Today's Black Composers
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Historically significant choral works, wonderfully performed

Witness: Dance Like the Wind - Music of Today's Black Composers

Manufacturer: Clarion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
General | Classical | Styles | Music
Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0001FVEQS
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

Mother To Son
We Shall Walk Through The Valley
Lamentations: Black Folk Song Suite
Lamentations: Black Folk Song Suite
An Old Black Woman, Homeless And Insdistinct
Dance Like Wind
Dance Like Wind
Dance Like Wind
Tambourines To Glory
My Soul Hath Found Refuge In Thee (Psalm 91)
Nocturne
Piece For String Orchestra
Piece For String Orchestra
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes

Album Description

Thought-provoking and moving music by eight modern composers spans the range of expression from solo cello to chorus, from jazz ensemble to woodwind quintet.

Customer Reviews:

Historically significant choral works, wonderfully performed.......2004-05-31

For over 10 years, The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus (conducted by Philip Brunelle) has presented an enduring series of concerts showcasing the talents of trailblazing African American composers. Now this wealth of music is available outside the concert hall through a series of recordings called WITNESS.

DANCE LIKE THE WIND presents works by eight African American composers from various generations, though they all emerged after the neo-classical period of non-discrimination. You'll hear loyalty to classic idioms like the spirituals and blues, but also elements of more recent genres like R&B, gospel and rap. Enclosed are excellent liner notes and biographical information.

The other three CDs are available as single titles, or in the boxed set entitled THE WITNESS COLLECTION which includes:

WHAT A MIGHTY GOD: Spirituals and Gospels for Chorus
GOT THE SAINT LOUIS BLUES: Classical Music in the Jazz Age
SKYWARD MY PEOPLE ROSE: Music of William Grant Still
DANCE LIKE THE WIND

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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