Witness: What a Mighty God - Spirituals and Gospels for Chorus

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Music reviews of Witness: What a Mighty God - Spirituals and Gospels for Chorus

Music Review: Historically important choral music, wonderfully performed!
Rating: 5 Stars

WHAT A MIGHTY GOD presents 20th Century choral arrangements of music from the African American spiritual tradition rooted in spirituals and gospels, including Harry T. Burleigh's "My Lord, What a Mornin'" (1929), "Walk Together Children" (William Henry Smith, 1937) and more contemporary composers like Sanford Moore's "Go Tell It On The Mountain" (1993.)

There are excellent notes about the genre, however, in light of the historical significance of this music I'm surprised and disappointed to find no biographical information about the composers, not even birth and/or death dates, with this CD. I feel this is a crucial component in an "outreach" project like this, especially since most of these composers are not well known. Still I highly recommend it for the music alone.

The other three CDs are available as single titles, or in the boxed set THE WITNESS COLLECTION which includes:

WHAT A MIGHTY GOD: Spirituals and Gospels for Chorus
DANCE LIKE THE WIND: Music of Today's Black Composers
GOT THE SAINT LOUIS BLUES: Classical Music in the Jazz Age
SKYWARD MY PEOPLE ROSE: Music of William Grant Still

Description of Witness: What a Mighty God - Spirituals and Gospels for Chorus

Gospel CDs

• Styles > Christian & Gospel
• Classical > General
• Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > General
• Opera & Vocal > General