Go Down, Moses: African American Spirituals

artistic director Jonathan Miller, Chicago a cappella - Go Down, Moses: African American Spirituals

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Artist: artistic director Jonathan Miller, Chicago a cappella
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-04-17
Music Label: The Orchard
Soundtracks:

I couldn't hear nobody pray (arr. William Henry Smith)
Run to Jesus (Fisk Jubilee Singers collection)
Elijah Rock (arr. Moses Hogan)
Steal Away (arr. Joseph Jennings)
Go Down, Moses (arr. Peter Saltzman)
Hush! Somebody's callin' my name (arr. Brazeal Dennard)
In dat great gittin' up mornin' (arr. Jester Hairston)
Go, preach my Gospel (ed. William Dargan)
Hold on (ed. Jackson)
Hold on (arr. Jester Hairston)
Fix me, Jesus (arr. Hall Johnson)
Walk toggeder childron (ed. Nathaniel Dett)
Roll, Jordan, Roll (arr. Nashville Bluegrass Band)
We shall walk thro the Valley (Fisk Jubilee Singers collection)
Oh, Freedom (arr. Hall Johnson)
Go Down, Moses (Fisk Jubilee Singers collection)

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Music Review: Elijah Rock
Rating: 5 Stars

If you like sacred acapella, you're bound to like "Go Down, Moses," performed by Chicago Acapella. This group does such a fantastic job of achieving a clean, beautiful blended sound. And frankly, I don't care if they are mostly white or if their performance is not "authentic." It sounds heavenly, and that's all that matters as far as I'm concerned.

My favorite track on this CD is "Elijah Rock." Although the composer is listed as "anonymous," the arrangement performed is actually that of the late Moses Hogan. I have yet to come across a recorded performance of Hogan's "Elijah Rock" that does as much justice to the piece as Chicago Acapella's. Their sound, blend, dynamics, pitch, rhythm- everything you need in a choral performance- is spot on here. All of the other recordings of "Elijah Rock" I've listened to do 1 of 2 things (if not both) very quickly- rush the tempo or go flat. Chicago Acapella does neither. In addition, the sound editing and engineering are as good as one could expect. By the way, this is available on iTunes for $9.99, with individual songs for sale. I only bought 2 songs on this CD: "Roll Jordan" and "Elijah Rock." Not that the other songs are bad, they're all well-performed, but these 2, especially "Elijah Rock," are the ones that I can listen to over and over again and never get tired of.

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