Album Summary
James Bohn (Bass-Baritone)
Brian Link (Countertenor)
Robert Commodore (Drums)
Philip Brunelle (Piano)
Charles Kemper (Piano)
Michael Jorgensen (Piano)
Steve Burger (Bass)
Joe Pulice (Drums)
Hilda Harris (Mezzo Soprano)
Philip Brunelle (Organ)
Anthony Montgomery (Cello)
Michele Frisch (Flute)
Kathy Robinson (Oboe)
Joseph Longon (Clarinet)
Kevin Coria (Bassoon)
Paul Straka (French Horn)
Dan Dressen (Tenor)
Maria Jette (Soprano)
Chris Kachian (Guitar)
Robert Stacke (Drums)
Thomas Larson (Tenor)
Jearlyn Steele (Soprano)
Paul Shaw (Piano)
Michael Forest (Tenor)
Ryan French (Baritone)
Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
Sanford Moore (Piano)
Sanford Moore
Robert A. Harris
Dale Adelmann
Stephen Foster (1826 - 1864)
Joseph Jennings (1954 - )
Billy Childs (1957 - )
Florence Price (1887 - 1953)
James P. Johnson (1894 - 1955)
Brazeal W. Dennard (1929 - 2010)
Robert Scholz
Richard Smallwood (1948 - )
Jester Hairston (1901 - 2000)
Michael Abels (Composer) (1962 - )
Undine Smith Moore (1904 - 1989)
William C. Banfield (1961 - )
David Baker (Cello/Trombone) (1931 - )
R. Nathaniel Dett (1882 - 1943)
Edmund Thornton Jenkins (1894 - 1926)
André Thomas
Moses Hogan (1957 - 2003)
Harry (Henry) Thacker Burleigh (1866 - 1949)
Adolphus Hailstork (1941 - )
William Grant Still (1895 - 1978)
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (Composer) (1932 - 2004)
Evelyn Simpson-Curenton (1953 - )
W.C. Handy (1873 - 1958)
Carl Rossini Diton (1886 - 1962)
Jack Halloran (1916 - 1997)
William Henry Smith
Personnel: Maria Jette, Yolanda Williams, Jearlyn Steele (soprano); Hilda Harris (mezzo soprano); Dan Dressen, Brian Link, Thomas Larson (tenor); James Bohn , Steve Burger, Michael Jorgenson (baritone); Anthony Elliott (cello); Michelle Frisch (flute); Joseph Longo (clarinet); Kathy Robinson (oboe); Paul Straka (French horn); Philip Brunelle (piano, organ); Charles Kemper, Sanford Moore (piano); Robert Commodore, Joe Pulice (drums).
Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN; Ordway Music Theatre, Saint Paul, MN; Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN; Studio M, Minnesota Public Radio, Saint Paul, MN.
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Halloran, Jack : Witness, for chorus - Conductor: Sigrid Johnson
- Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1986
Dennard, Brazeal W. : Hush, Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name, arr. for chorus - Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1986
André Thomas : Death Is Gonna Lay His Cold Icy Hands on Me, arr. for chorus & piano - Performers: Sanford Moore (Piano); James Bohn (Bass-Baritone)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
Smith, William Henry : Walk Together, Children, arr. for chorus & piano - Performer: Sanford Moore (Piano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Scholz, Robert : Were You There?, arr. for chorus - Performer: Brian Link (Countertenor)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
Hogan, Moses : Elijah Rock, spiritual setting for chorus - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
Moore, Sanford : This Train, arr. for vocal ensemble - Performers: Sanford Moore (Piano); Robert Commodore (Drums)
- Running Time: 7 min. 42 sec.
Smallwood, Richard : Jesus, Lover of MySoul (after J.S. Bach), for vocal ensemble & piano - Performer: Philip Brunelle (Piano)
- Running Time: 5 min. 26 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
Burleigh, Henry Thacker : My Lord, what a mornin' - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Harris, Robert A. : Go Down, Moses, arr. for chorus - Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
Hairston, Jester : In Dat Great Gittin' Up Mornin' - Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Hailstork, Adolphus : Crucifixion - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
André Thomas : Go Where I Send Thee, arr. for chorus - Performers: Charles Kemper (Piano); Michael Jorgensen (Piano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
Adelmann, Dale : Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, arr. for chorus - Performer: Steve Burger (Bass)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
Moore, Sanford : Go, Tell It on the Mountain, arr. for vocal ensemble - Performers: Robert Commodore (Drums); Sanford Moore (Piano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
Abels, Michael [Composer] : What a Mighty God, arr. for soloists & chorus - Performers: Sanford Moore (Piano); Joe Pulice (Drums)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
Still, William Grant : Wailing Woman, for soprano, chorus & orchestra - Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 9 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1946
Foster, Stephen : Swanee River - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Vocal
Still, William Grant : And They Lynched Him on a Tree, for double chorus, narrator & orchestra (also in voice & piano score - Performer: Hilda Harris (Mezzo Soprano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1940
Still, William Grant : Miss Sally's Party, ballet - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 17 min. 45 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1940
Still, William Grant : Reverie, for organ - Performer: Philip Brunelle (Organ)
- Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1961
Still, William Grant : Elegy, for organ - Performer: Philip Brunelle (Organ)
- Running Time: 5 min. 21 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1963
Moore, Undine Smith : Mother to Son, for soprano & chorus - Performer: Yolanda Williams (Soprano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1955
Moore, Undine Smith : We Shall Walk through the Valley, for chorus - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1977
Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor : Lamentations :: Black Folk Song Suite, for solo cello - Performer: Anthony Montgomery (Cello)
- Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1973
Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor : Lamentations :: Black Folk Song Suite, for solo cello - Performer: Anthony Montgomery (Cello)
- Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1973
Jennings, Joseph : An Old Black Woman, Homeless and Indistinct, for chorus & orchestra - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 9 min. 50 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1995
Banfield, William C. : Dance Like the Wind, suite for woodwind quintet :: Act A. Scene 4. She's Making Coffee - Performers: Michele Frisch (Flute); Kathy Robinson (Oboe); Joseph Longon (Clarinet); Kevin Coria (Bassoon); Paul Straka (French Horn)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1995
Banfield, William C. : Dance Like the Wind, suite for woodwind quintet :: Act B. Scene 5. All Four in the Car - Performers: Michele Frisch (Flute); Paul Straka (French Horn); Kevin Coria (Bassoon); Joseph Longon (Clarinet); Kathy Robinson (Oboe)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1995
Banfield, William C. : Dance Like the Wind, suite for woodwind quintet :: Act B. Scene 6a. Dance Like the Wind (Island Sway) - Performers: Kathy Robinson (Oboe); Paul Straka (French Horn); Kevin Coria (Bassoon); Joseph Longon (Clarinet); Michele Frisch (Flute)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1995
Moore, Undine Smith : Tambourines to Glory, for chorus - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 1 min. 4 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1973
Simpson-Curenton, Evelyn : My Soul Hath Found Refuge in Thee, Psalm 91, for tenor & chorus - Performer: Dan Dressen (Tenor)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1996
Hailstork, Adolphus : Nocturne - Performer: Maria Jette (Soprano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
Childs, Billy : Piece for string orchestra :: II. Slow - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 6 min. 7 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1989
Childs, Billy : Piece for string orchestra :: III. Fast - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 6 min. 56 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1989
Baker, David : Images, Shadows and Dreams :: Five Vignettes, for chorus & jazz ensemble - Performers: Chris Kachian (Guitar); Michele Frisch (Flute); Robert Stacke (Drums); Charles Kemper (Piano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 16 min. 28 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 1993
Handy, W.C. : St. Louis Blues, song - Performers: Thomas Larson (Tenor); Jearlyn Steele (Soprano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Vocal
- Written: 1914
Burleigh, Henry Thacker : O Southland, for chorus - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1919
Price, Florence Beatrice : Song for Snow, for chorus & piano - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1930
Price, Florence Beatrice : Moon Bridge, for 3-part women's chorus & piano - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1930
Dett, R. Nathaniel : Listen To The Lambs, anthem for 8 part mixed chorus - Performer: Steve Burger (Bass)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Burleigh, Henry Thacker : Ethiopia's Paean to Exaltation, for chorus & piano - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 5 min. 42 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1921
Diton, Carl Rossini : Poor Mourner's Got a-Home at Last, for chorus - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1914
Johnson, James P. : Yamekraw :: A Negro Rhapsody, for piano & orchestra - Performer: Paul Shaw (Piano)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 15 min. 53 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Dett, R. Nathaniel : The Chariot Jubilee, for chorus - Performer: Michael Forest (Tenor)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 11 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Jenkins, Edmund Thornton : Charlestonia :: Folk Rhapsody for orchestra no 1 - Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 9 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1917
Dett, R. Nathaniel : Ave Maria, for baritone & 4 part mixed chorus - Performer: Ryan French (Baritone)
- Conductor: Philip Brunelle
- Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
- Period Time: Modern


























