For Darfur! - Irin Ajo and other Sacred Songs and Spirituals / Odekhiren Amaize, Andrew Gordon

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Album Summary

Performers

• Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Andrew Gordon (Piano)

Composers

• Beardsley van de Water
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974)
• John Stafford Smith (1750 - 1836)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• African Traditional
• Enoch Sontonga (1873 - 1905)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
• Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894)
• Traditional Spiritual
• Pierre Degeytev
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)

Notes & Reviews:

Odekhiren Amaize, a naturalized US citizen was born in Nigeria. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin as well as at Indiana University. This program is offered for the victims and refugees in Darfur, lest we forget.

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Works Details

Purcell, Henry : An Evening Hymn to the Ground, "Now that the sun hath veiled his light"

• Performers: Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone); Andrew Gordon (Piano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: circa 1687

Water, Beardsley van de : The Penitent, for voice & piano

• Performers: Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone); Andrew Gordon (Piano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : A Call to the Free Nations, hymn for chorus

• Performers: Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone); Andrew Gordon (Piano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1941

Rubinstein, Anton : Nero :: Epithalamion of Vindex

• Performers: Andrew Gordon (Piano); Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1875-1876

Bizet, Georges : Agnus Dei, for voice & piano (or orchestra)

• Performers: Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone); Andrew Gordon (Piano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1872

Traditional, African : Kumbaya, folk song

• Performers: Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone); Andrew Gordon (Piano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 1 min. 57 sec.
• Written: 19th Century

Traditional Spiritual : Deep River

• Performers: Andrew Gordon (Piano); Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Written: by 1875

Traditional Spiritual : Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?

• Performers: Andrew Gordon (Piano); Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Ellington, Duke : Come Sunday

• Performers: Andrew Gordon (Piano); Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1943

Sontonga, Enoch : N'kosi sikelel' i Afrika

• Performers: Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone); Andrew Gordon (Piano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1897

Traditional, African : Irin ajo, Yoruba song

• Performers: Andrew Gordon (Piano); Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.

Degeytev, Pierre : Internationale

• Performers: Andrew Gordon (Piano); Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 1 min. 19 sec.

Smith, John Stafford : The Star-spangled Banner

• Performers: Andrew Gordon (Piano); Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Choral
• Written: circa 1799

Schubert, Franz : An die Musik, D 547

• Performers: Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone); Andrew Gordon (Piano)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1817

Handel, George Frideric : MEDLEY :: Frondi tenere... Ombra mai fú

• Performers: Andrew Gordon (Piano); Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738

Beethoven, Ludwig van : In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133

• Performers: Andrew Gordon (Piano); Odekhiren Amaize (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: American Academy Of Arts And Letters, New York, NY (08/07/2006/08/09/2006)
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1807