Z. RANDALL STROOPE, arr., American composer & conductor; SSATB & bar. solo (Jeff Milburn); Z. Randall Stroope conducting; Robert Lowry, poet; U.S. publisher, Alliance Music Publ. #0300; Duration 3:00; performed by THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES on their 2024 EUROTOUR to Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Netherlands.
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I grew up on a ranch in southern New Mexico. The surrounding communities had a tradition of gospel and hymn singing on Sunday afternoons at various community centers, town halls, and so on. These were called "singing conventions " and had their own song books. No one promoted a religious agenda or one style over another. The rooms were pretty spartan with only chairs, a piano, and stacks of songbooks. The organizers enlisted me to play for these community sings. I learned early on to sight-read, improvise gospel tunes and hymns, and try my best to make the piano sound like a "chamber orchestra." Out of that developed a life-long love of hymns and Southern Harmony traditions.
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6 фев 2015
