This Sunday’s piano selections feature the music of composers of African descent from various time periods in a variety of styles. Read on for programming details and stay tuned for spoken introductions.
Gathering Music:
Adam Kent, piano
“Take Me Back”
from Appalachia ~ John W. Work III
“The Angels Changed My Name”
~ African-American Spiritual, arr. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Take Nabandgi
~ Southeast African arr. by Coleridge-Taylor
The Bamboula
~ Caribbean, arr. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Meditation:
He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands*
~ Traditional African-American
*Feel free to swap out for the pronoun of your choice.
Offertory:
“Troubled Waters”
Based on the Spiritual “Wade in the Water” in a fantasy ~ Margaret Bonds
Postlude:
“The Monk” ~ Valerie Capers