VocalEssence
Skyward My People Rose:
Music of William Grant Still

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New Release in 2004!

Skyward My People Rose: Music of William Grant Still
William Grant Still’s music for chorus, orchestra and organ brings the blues into the concert hall, ragtime to the ballet stage and the Old World into a new era.

William Warfield, narrator; Hilda Harris, Yolanda Williams, soloists; VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus with orchestra; Philip Brunelle, Artistic Director.

"I found much pleasure in this music, from the profound, disturbing vocal works to joyous, light-hearted, toe-tapping dances." - American Record Guide

Track Listing:

  1. Wailing Woman - [ 9:12 ]
2. Swanee River (Old Folks at Home) (0:40) - [2:56 ]

And They Lynched Him on a Tree
3. We’ve swung him higher - [ 3:37 ]
4. Look dere - [ 2:05 ]
5. Oh, sorrow - [ 4:33 ]
6. He was her baby (0:32) - [ 3:32 ]
7. They took away his freedom (0:40) - [ 2:08 ]
8. They left him hanging - [ 2:09 ]

Miss Sally’s Party
9. Introduction - [ 2:07 ]
10. The Square Dance - [ 2:28 ]
11. Tia’s Dance - [ 2:40 ]
12. Toby and Tip’s Dance - [ 1:56 ]
13. The Country Dance - [ 2:33 ]
14. Miss Sally’s Dance - [ 1:18 ]
15. Jim Slick’s Dance - [ 2:44 ]
16. The Cake Walk Contes - [ 3:16 ]

17. Reverie - [ 3:56 ]
18. Elegy - [ 5:25 ]

Total Timing: 58:50  

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