Sergei Kvitko accompanies lyric baritone Gerald J. Blanchard on this collection of African-American songs. (On the two song cycles by Dominic Dousa, composer is at the piano)
Sergei Kvitko accompanies lyric baritone Gerald J. Blanchard on this collection of African-American songs. (On the two song cycles by Dominic Dousa, composer is at the piano)
01 EV’RY TIME I FEEL DE SPIRIT H. T. Burleigh 03:08
02 WITNESS FOR MA LORD Traditional/Blanchard 02:30
03 THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS Margaret Bonds 03:54
04 GIVE ME JESUS Arr. by Moses Hogan 05:16
SIX SONGS ON THE POETRY OF LANGSTON HUGHES Dominic Dousa
05 The Dream Keeper 02:07
06 Mother to Son 03:44
07 Beggar Boy 02:07
08 As I Grew Older 06:38
09 Ma Lord 01:53
10 Judgment Day 02:56
11 DEATH OF AN OLD SEAMAN Cecil Cohen 02:49
12 GENIUS CHILD Robert Owens (From the Song Cycle “Mortal Storm”) 02:07
13 PRAYER H. Leslie Adams (From the Song Cycle “Night Songs”) 03:05
WITH A SONG IN MY HEART Dominic Dousa (Text by Gerald J. Blanchard)
14 A Letter From God 02:04
15 Music in the Air 02:30
16 Youngblood 02:41
Rene’s Lament
17 I Funeral 07:59
18 II Final Moments 04:18
19 III Cancer 04:21
20 Music in the Air (reprise) 01:59
21 WALK TOGETHER CHILDREN Arr. by Moses Hogan 03:14