Song for billie holiday piano fourhands choral sheet music william averitt on. Commission by composer paul john rudoi sponsored in part by douglas p. Also included is music on poetry of emily dickinson and e. An investigation of the experiences of african american fem. Shapiro prayer for the great family performed by csula, l993. Feet o jesus is the sublime fifth movement of william averitts afro american fragments, performed here alongside our youthoutreach choir. Part of the african american studies commons, and the curriculum and social inquiry. The first time i heard wills music was at an acda conference about 10 years ago when a choir performed his afroamerican fragments. He has received numerous composer fellowships, grants and commissions from a wide variety of sources including the national endowment for the arts, vmtamtna, the hans kindler foundation of the library of congress, choral arts northwest, texas. Afroamerican fragments 1991 poems by langston hughes 1. Dream dust piano fourhands choral sheet music william averitt on. When sue wears red from afroamerican fragments by william averittvideoaudio credit. Inspired by the shaker tradition appalachian spring, the old west billy the kid and. The america, vol 5 performance by the gso chorus will create vignettes of a diverse cross section of our country.
I love his unique style of writing and especially, his signature trait of fourhanded piano accompaniment. Download and buy printable sheet music online at jw pepper. The deepness of the blue three choral cycles on poems by langston hughes. His 1991 score afroamerican fragments langston hughes for satb, soprano and piano 4hands was the winning work of the 1992 roger wagner center for choral studies choral composition competition. Not even memories alive save those that history books create, save those that songs beat back into the blood beat out of blood with words sadsung in strange unnegro tongue so long, so far away is africa.
University of missourikansas city conservatory singers. Song for billie holiday afroamerican fragments youtube. American series georgia symphony orchestra timothy verville. William averitt is the composer of numerous works that have received performances throughout the united states and in western europe, russia and asia. An anthem by early american composer william billings and a shapenote inspired psalm. How does william averitts afro american fragments fit. In the spring 1996, afroamerican fragments was the featured work performed by the connecticut high school allstate chorus. Davids episcopal church in baltimore, we dug into monteverdis rich sixth book of madrigals.
His 1991 score afro american fragments langston hughes for satb, soprano and piano 4hands was the winning work of the 1992 roger. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises afroamerican fragments. Piano fourhands choral sheet music william averitt on. Arts laureate june 2018 afroamerican fragments words by langston. Her books include the african presence in the bible. Afroamerican fragments piano fourhands william averitt on. June 2, 2019 for those of you that would like to know more. His afro american fragments, composed in 1991 with the text of a 1930 poem by. Afroamerican fragments composed by william averitt. William averitt afro american fragments the first time i heard wills music was at an acda conference about 10 years ago when a choir performed his. The bob cole conservatory of music at california state university, long beach presents.
The american series is an initiative of the georgia symphony orchestra to. In 2004, conspirare released three movements of afroamerican fragments as part of their acclaimed cd. Gso chorus, georgia youth symphony orchestra chorus continue series exploring music of america. It appeared on conspirares acclaimed 2004 cd through the green fuse. Leonard bernstein, chichester psalms libby larsen, the settling years mrten lauridsen, les chansons des roses william averitt, afro american fragments eric barne, lambscapes. Afroamerican fragments piano fourhands paperback by william averitt. William averitt shenandoah university faculty directory. Afroamerican fragments by william averitt octavo sheet. Averitt s afroamerican fragments won the 1992 roger wagner center for choral studies choral composition competition and has been performed by many university choruses as well as professional choruses including the washington singers, the desert chorale, the new texas festival, the air force singing sergeants, and conspirare who. Song for billie holiday piano fourhands choral sheet music sheet music january 1, 1971 by william averitt author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This past june we had the privilege of performing william averitts afroamerican fragments alongside members of our youthoutreach choir. The deepness of the blue choral music on poems by langston.
The dream keeper world premiere recordings online at low price in india on. William averitt track afroamerican fragments1991 poems by langston hughes 1. Averitt, william, 1948 afroamerican fragments lc linked. Averitts 1991 score afro american fragments langston hughes for satb, soprano and piano 4hands was the winning work of the 1992 roger wagner center. Conspirare is a 30voice professional choir that performs a wide range of repertoire, including many works by contemporary composers. Subdued and timelost are the drumsand yet through some vast mist of race. In 1991, i was honored to sing the premier of afroamerican fragments under wills direction. Averitt s 1991 score afroamerican fragments langston hughes for satb, soprano and piano 4hands was the winning work of the 1992 roger wagner center for choral studies choral composition competition. American series georgia symphony orchestra timothy. Nnpa newswire on march 15, the collin county, texas sheriffs office put out a release stating, on sunday, march 14, 2021, 26yearold marvin. Asa william chapman nyaho asa william chapman nyaho averitt. William averitt www site, november 2, 2015 choral, original works. The dream keeper world premiere recordings by university of missourikansas city conservatory singers 20504 at. I was immediately struck by the freshness, the originality, and the sophisticated harmonic architecture beneath the immediacy and accessibility of the music, along with a rare sensitivity to the text, and i knew i had to perform this music myself.
A reliquary for william blake parthenia bach in transcription jean alexis smith bach in transcription jean. Paul rardin alex sutton, conductor afroamerican fragments william averitt and langston hughes past life melodies sarah hopkins aina that good news. American stories mendelssohn chorus of philadelphia. University of missourikansas city conservatory singers william. Averitt, william composer page 1 of 2 presto sheet music. Please enjoy his stunning fourth movement, song for billie holiday, and be sure to check out the others now available on our youtube channel. University of missourikansas city conservatory singers william averitt. Song for billie holiday from afroamerican fragments by william averitt videoaudio cred.
Satb choir, piano 4hands sheet music book by william averitt. Her first childrens book, no mirrors in my nanas house, illustrated. Afroamerican fragments piano fourhands paperback by. Afroamerican fragments william averitt poem by langston hugheswhat can purge my heart of the song and the sadness. Ring out, wild bells three songs of faith eric whitacre b. The concise bakers biographical dictionary of music, nicolas slonimsky, ed. William averitts black pierrot inspired by poet langston hughes.
Afroamerican fragments sheet music by william averitt. Schirmer music company, galaxy music corporation, morningstar music publishers and other fine publishers. Anders paulsson this is my song finlandia jean sibelius autumn flowers gordon binkerd smavinir fagrir jon nordal sleep. The title of this cd, through the green fuse, comes not from any of the music but from a dylan thomas poem, and while no explanation is offered for this choicein fact, there are virtually no notes on the music, even though many of the works will be. Browse and buy all sheet music titles composed by william averitt. Content posted in 2010 scholar commons university of south. Fire fire afroamerican fragments william averitt choral tracks, llc this bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and. William averitt afroamerican fragments published by ec schirmer performed by csula under direction of william averitt, l993 l992 honorable mentions. William averitt, afro american fragments eric barne, lambscapes the performance will be sunday april 28, 2019 at 3 p.
From this book, i selected six texts which i thought would work well for. About this book in letters addressed to clarinda, etc. Song for billie holiday william averitt afro american fragments. Constructing identity between the myths of black inferiority and a. Afroamerican fragments sheet music by william averitt sku. Santa fe desert chorale 2019 program illumination by. Don michael randel, the harvard biographical dictionary of music, the belknap press of harvard university press, 1996. This past june we had the privilege of performing william averitt s afroamerican fragments alongside members of our youthoutreach choir, the church circle young singers. William averitt umkc conservatory singers robert bode lee thomson. Averitts 1991 score afroamerican fragments langston hughes for satb, soprano and piano 4hands was the winning work of the 1992 roger wagner center for choral studies choral composition competition.
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