Let Me Fly: Music of Struggle, Solace and Survival in Black America

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Let Me Fly: Music of Struggle, Solace and Survival in Black America

Linda Radtke (alto), Claire Hungerford (soprano), Eric K. Brooks (baritone), Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman (alto), Carolyn Dickinson (alto), Marybeth McCaffrey (soprano), Stephen Falbel (bass), Roger Grow (tenor), David Horn (tenor), Jonita Lattimore (soprano), Louise de Cormier (narrator)

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Release Date: 1st Jan 2006
Catalogue No: TROY896
Label: Albany
Length: 73 minutes

trad.: Ezekiel saw de Wheel

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trad.: Walk together children

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trad.: By n' By

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trad.: Ain't a That Good News

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trad.: Obey the Spirit of the Lord

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trad.: John Henry

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Milton Okun, Robert De Cormier, Donald McKayle: Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

Work length12:34

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Rocks and Gravel

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Dink's Blues

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Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

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Another Man Done Gone

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trad.: My Lord, What a Mornin'

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trad.: Amen

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trad.: Let Me Fly

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trad.: Hold On

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trad.: Ride On, King Jesus

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trad.: Hear the Lambs a Cryin'

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Lattimore: They Called her Moses

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They Called Her Moses

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Journey (Part I)

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To Da Darlin' Day

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Journey (Part II)

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I Been In the Storm so Long

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Finale

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Directed by the renowned Robert De Cormier, the professional vocal ensemble Counterpoint debuted in 2000. Dedicated to promoting choral chamber music and giving the public the opportunity to hear rarely performed works and unique arrangements, their concerts and recordings have a devoted following. In addition to this new CD, they can be heard on Albany TROY676, 746, 801 and 823. De Cormier writes, " I have been involved in African-American music, in one way or another, for almost 60 years. In 1948 I became the music director at Camp Unity, an interracial holiday camp, whose clientele were just about half black, one-half white. Every Sunday a chorus would be recruited from the new campers and rehearsals would begin on Monday. On Friday or Saturday night we would perform together as part of the weekend program. Almost every concert included some African-American music...in 1963 the De Cormier Singers, a professional vocal ensemble, made its debut in New York City. For the next 25 years we toured the United States and Canada. We were always an interracial group and the concert programs almost always included African-American material. Many of the songs on this new CD were originally arranged for them.

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Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble, Counterpoint Instrumental Ensemble, Robert de Cormier

Let Me Fly: Music of Struggle, Solace and Survival in Black America

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