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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
NIB
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Outlaw, Sidney
Voice Type
Baritone
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Heavy dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Lament: Live from Brevard Music Center
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Lexicon Classics/Emitha
Date
Release/publication year
2022
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
Streaming audio
Dialect (NIB)
Compiler's assessment of level of dialect used in performance (entry not in book)
Heavy dialect
Audio Link
Website with audio recording of track
<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/lament-live-from-brevard-music-center/1603802390" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://music.apple.com/us/album/lament-live-from-brevard-music-center/1603802390</a>
URL
<a href="https://www.lexiconclassics.com/lament" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.lexiconclassics.com/lament</a>
Video Link
URL for video recording of track
<a href="https://youtu.be/075xb2oaD98" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://youtu.be/075xb2oaD98</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS3848
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Outlaw, Sidney
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
300
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Pickens, Jo Ann
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Composer not identified
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
My Heritage: American Melodies/Negro Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Koch Schwann 3-1447-2
Date
Release/publication year
1993
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Audio Link
Website with audio recording of track
<a target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/cd_my-heritage_jo-ann-pickens-donald-sulzen">https://archive.org/details/cd_my-heritage_jo-ann-pickens-donald-sulzen</a>
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BHHCC6/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BHHCC6/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BHHCC6/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
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ANS4005
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Pickens, Jo Ann
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
301
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Powell, Angela
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
City Called Heaven
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Private Label AP6957
Date
Release/publication year
2003
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004TTJ040/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004TTJ040/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004TTJ040/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
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Identifier
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ANS4076
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Powell, Angela
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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89f6c5d8e1db444324c0b6014cfbdeec
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
302
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Powell, Angela
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Rodriguez, Carlos
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
City Called Heaven
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Private Label AP6957
Date
Release/publication year
2003
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004TTJ040/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004TTJ040/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004TTJ040/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS4077
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Powell, Angela
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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cbb1b078e0db9aecf57ce1f63875225e
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
303
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Price, Eudora
Voice Type
Vocalist
Composer
Primary composer on track
Composer not identified
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Organ
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Light dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
My Favorite Songs & Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Private Label
Date
Release/publication year
2006
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000HA3XDE/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000HA3XDE/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000HA3XDE/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
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Identifier
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ANS4083
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Price, Eudora
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
306
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Shirley, George
Voice Type
Tenor
Vocalist's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/george-shirley-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/george-shirley-biography/</a>
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
George Shirley at 80: My Time Has Come!
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Videmus Records
Date
Release/publication year
2014
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.videmus.org/catalog/index.php?fwa=viewRecord&iid=28">http://www.videmus.org/catalog/index.php?fwa=viewRecord&iid=28</a>
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ANS5480
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Shirley, George
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
307
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Simpson, Eugene Thamon
Voice Type
Bass
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Honors and Arms
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Black Heritage Publications
Date
Release/publication year
2005
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS5499
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Simpson, Eugene Thamon
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
308
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Simpson, Eugene Thamon
Voice Type
Bass
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Hall Johnson Spirituals and Other Folk Songs
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Private Label
Date
Release/publication year
2016
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS5500
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Simpson, Eugene Thamon
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
309
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Spencer, Kenneth
Voice Type
Bass-baritone
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Orchestra
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
4 Negro Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Columbia ESRF 1067
Date
Release/publication year
1957
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
45 RPM
Audio Link
Website with audio recording of track
<a target="_blank" href="https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k88343650/f2.media" rel="noopener">https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k88343650/f2.media</a>
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Identifier
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ANS5595
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Spencer, Kenneth
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/0e2c34f00872bb23d9048a37942db83a.jpg
8c357ab6fa9fc464f931e3fe38f5fc7c
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
310
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Spencer, Kenneth
Voice Type
Bass-baritone
Composer
Primary composer on track
Composer not identified
Composer Discerned As
Johnson, Hall
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Light dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
American Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Sonora MS-478
Date
Release/publication year
[1945]
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
78 RPM
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00KZCP7CE/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00KZCP7CE/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS5596
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Spencer, Kenneth
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/7a008d2b3b6f5dd6863c10cf53e3f8ab.jpg
568752db3fd06d8c2172b99b830c9402
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
312
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Sykes, Jubilant
Voice Type
Baritone
Composer
Primary composer on track
Erb, Clayton
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Orchestra
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Jubilant Sykes Sings Copland and Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Arioso Classics AC 00011
Date
Release/publication year
2008
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0042EJDMG/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0042EJDMG/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0042EJDMG/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS5688
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Sykes, Jubilant
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/a79b139c84e949c2970275ee474ba1c3.jpg
3ce6f90448e6ece296826b86a40dd1ad
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
313
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Thompson, Jeanette
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Boatner, Edward
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/edward-boatner-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/edward-boatner-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
No dialect discerned
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Negro Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Pavane Records ADW 7267
Date
Release/publication year
1992
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001MRX/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001MRX/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS5828
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Thompson, Jeanette
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/f77a9d9edeb46460a53d64a612f50fe5.jpg
ea5e686d50b1339370a8f18deacb07f1
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
NIB
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Toliver, Zelotes Edmond
Voice Type
Bass
Composer
Primary composer on track
Composer not identified
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Organ
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Songs of Old Souls: Negro-Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Pro-Tonal TE 345 A 799
Date
Release/publication year
1997
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS6418
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Toliver, Zelotes Edmund
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/51beedb8aaecaeb26d140a40b9102fed.jpg
1433c588300ed768b8cb105a7ab7f9b4
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
314
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Toppin, Louise
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
A cappella
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Heavy dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
He'll Bring It to Pass: The Spirituals of Hall Johnson for Voice and Piano
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Albany Records TROY846
Date
Release/publication year
2006
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FC2I3U/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FC2I3U/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS5862
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Toppin, Louise
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/6c1148598d2900485bcce388888d8484.jpg
1433c588300ed768b8cb105a7ab7f9b4
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
315
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Toppin, Louise
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Moderate dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
He'll Bring It to Pass: The Spirituals of Hall Johnson for Voice and Piano
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Albany Records TROY846
Date
Release/publication year
2006
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FC2I3U/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FC2I3U/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS5863
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Toppin, Louise
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/558b98bd52fb2b59bf199df6c733d38d.jpg
b05f62a1ab6020019d70de9edda8a68e
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
316
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Weathers, Felicia
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, [Hall]
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
No dialect discerned
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Arias and Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Belart/Universal Classics 461 5922
Date
Release/publication year
1999
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
URL
<a target="_blank" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000257P5/afrocentrvoicesi">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000257P5/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS6098
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Weathers, Felicia
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/91c123f4d9fe3d248deea4c8a7659959.jpg
ff879aa5f03968b783207faf38cf982a
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
316
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Weathers, Felicia
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
No dialect discerned
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Spirituals & Kodály Folk Songs
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Decca SXL 6245
Date
Release/publication year
1966
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
LP
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00Q7PC7FI/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00Q7PC7FI/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00Q7PC7FI/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS6099
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Weathers, Felicia
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
https://spirituals-database.com/omeka/files/original/d3b95a11793530d60948d855168ba3f2.jpg
78d4e0f2b2b6ffb9fc74fd4d9e3b29d2
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
317
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
West, Lucretia
Voice Type
Mezzo-soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Moderate dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Negro Spirituals III
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Club français du disque 176
Date
Release/publication year
1959
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
LP
Audio Link
Website with audio recording of track
<a target="_blank" href="https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k88059288/f2.media">https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k88059288/f2.media</a>
Video Link
URL for video recording of track
<a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/D0-DAwnsd7o">https://youtu.be/D0-DAwnsd7o</a>
URL
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00SJRZVS2/afrocentrvoicesi" href="http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00SJRZVS2/afrocentrvoicesi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00SJRZVS2/afrocentrvoicesi</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS6112
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
West, Lucretia
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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9bffa0c30cef2e175d28e6e9093bbb72
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
318
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
West, Lucretia
Voice Type
Mezzo-soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Negro Spirituals mit Lukretia West
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Opera 3408
Date
Release/publication year
[195-]
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
LP
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS6113
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
West, Lucretia
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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1562d720dc59cf89ba185dc71d614361
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
319
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Williams, Camilla
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
No dialect discerned
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
O' What a Beautiful City/City Called Heaven
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
RCA Victor 10-1425
Date
Release/publication year
[19--]
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
78 RPM
URL
<a target="_blank" href="https://rsa.fau.edu/album/17239">https://rsa.fau.edu/album/17239</a>
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
ANS6224
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Williams, Camilla
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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14b7970e3b6965bd7ecb565e6df7f9f2
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
319
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Williams, Camilla
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Composer not identified
Composer Discerned As
Johnson, Hall
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Light dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
A Camilla Williams Recital
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
MGM Records E-140
Date
Release/publication year
[1952]
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
LP
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS6225
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Williams, Camilla
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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cbd71f37a24abbdc9a074eedcb87e2a3
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
319
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Williams, Camilla
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Composer not identified
Composer Discerned As
Johnson, Hall
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Dialect
Level of dialect used in performance of Spiritual
Light dialect
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Camilla Williams Sings Spirituals
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
MGM Records M-G-M E-156
Date
Release/publication year
[195-]
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
LP
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS6226
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Williams, Camilla
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow
-
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95b059dd6dbd34cdd1db1e7ff9594b0b
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
NATS Hall Johnson Spirituals Competition Repertoire
Description
An account of the resource
Held every two years as part of the NATS National Conference
From the sponsor: The purpose of this competition is to restore authenticity to the performance of the classically-arranged Spiritual, one of America’s unique contributions to world culture. Characteristics of Gospel and Jazz, styles that developed later but are far more popular and ubiquitous, have so corrupted Spiritual performance that authentic practice is in danger of being lost. The competition seeks further to promote the truth that Spirituals, like Art Songs, can be successfully performed by all people, not only by the African Americans who created them, and require only the same study that one devotes to any art song or aria. The competition wishes to encourage high excellence in the performance of this genre, and to this end, the Hall Johnson Collection at Rowan University will provide a cash award of $2000 for the best performance of a Hall Johnson Spiritual at the biennial national convention from 2016–2036.
Official Repertoire
The official selections for this competition are listed below and are available in these sources:
1. Carl Fischer Hall Johnson Collection
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hall-Johnson-Collect…/…/0825849640
(Note that additional selections are included in this collection that are not eligible for this competition) - (CF)
2. Hal Leonard Digital Series – Hall Johnson Concert Spirituals
http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/search/search.action…|&page=1
(Note that each selection is available in two keys) - (HL)
Repertoire List*
Ain’t Got Time to Die - HL
City Called Heaven - HL
Crucifixion - CF
Ev’ry Time I Feel de Spirit - HL
Fix Me, Jesus - HL
Give Me Jesus - CF
His Name So Sweet - CF
Honor! Honor! - CF
I Been in de Storm So Long - HL
I Got To Lie Down - CF
I’m Gon’ter Tell God All o’ my Troubles - CF
Le’s Have a Union - HL
My God is So High - HL
My Good Lord Done Been Here - CF
Oh, Glory! - CF
Po’ Mo’ner Got a Home at Las’ - HL
Ride On, King Jesus!- CF
Roll Jerd’n, Roll - HL
Take My Mother Home - CF
Wade in de Water - HL
Witness - CF
Eligibility
All interested performers will apply for this category as part of regional student auditions with the top five regional singers advancing to the NSA rounds as with all other categories. For regions without regional auditions an at-large online category will be made available. Chapters are also eligible and encouraged to add this competition to chapter auditions. Where applicable Chapter auditions serve as qualifying rounds for advancement into region auditions.
Musical Track
Physical and content description of recordings
RSCS Track No.
Track number assigned in "Recorded Solo Concert Spirituals"
320
Vocalist
Primary singer of track
Wilson, Robin
Voice Type
Soprano
Composer
Primary composer on track
Johnson, Hall
Composer's Bio
Biographies available on the site, Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (www.afrovoices.com)
<a href="http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://afrovoices.com/hall-johnson-biography/</a>
Uniform Title
Song title unifying various versions of song titles
City Called Heaven
Accompanied By
Vocal or instrumental musicians supporting/accompanying main contributor(s)
Piano
Album Title
Title of album/compilation
Best of the Hall Johnson Centennial Festival Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Hall Johnson's Birth
Publisher/Distributor Name & Number
Hall Johnson Collection O33D2
Date
Release/publication year
2002
Format
Physical or streaming format of recording
CD
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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ANS6265
Title
A name given to the resource
City Called Heaven
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Wilson, Robin
NT - Hebrews
NT - Revelation
Sorrow