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	Title	Voicing	Duration	Language	Composer
	Oh Glory for SATB a cappella choir, with soprano solo MDC-013	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	I Got A Robe for baritone solo, and a cappella SATB choir MDC-010	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	Go Tell It on the Mountain For Mixed Choir (SATB), piano, bass & violin GTT-020	SATB	2'30"	English	Thornett, Gordon	Info/Listen/Buy »
This arrangement of the well known spiritual would suit a good school, college or community choir. It is light and a little jazzy in style. While it can be accompanied by piano alone, the addition of string bass and solo violin is to be recommended. Drum kit could also be an optional addition from letter […] More info & view score »
	Amazing Grace for solo voice and piano MDC-001		4'	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
“Amazing Grace” has been called America’s most beloved hymn, and crosses all boundaries of denominations and faiths, with its simple nineteenth- century melody, and uplifting stanzas- penned by John Newton, 1779. This particular arrangement was inspired by listening to an old recording of Marian Anderson’s heartfelt rendition, and her magnificent voice piercing-through the ignorance and […] More info & view score »
	Somebody’s Knocking at My Door for solo voice and piano MDC-006	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	Sweet Little Jesus Boy for baritone solo, treble choir and piano MDC-009		–		Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger for SATB choir, piano, and optional trumpet JDM-004	SATB	4'	English	Durham, Jennifer	Info/Listen/Buy »
This beloved folk tune has been arranged with optional, muted trumpet (the timbre adds to the mood of the piece). The piano accompaniment expands the 4-part harmony of the choir to suggest more contemporary harmony with a few jazz chords. It’s not overdone, however; “Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger” is still a traditional, compelling portrait of a […] More info & view score »
	Standing In The Need Of Prayer for SATB a cappella choir, with treble solo MDC-005	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	Mourning Dove for soprano solo and men's choir a cappella MDC-015	TTBB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
An indomitable sense of hope, and unvarnished sorrow, permeate each line and melody of these unforgettable songs- forged in the anvil of abject misery and despair, aching for freedom’s light. Humiliated beyond all human reckoning, and given no respite from the daily drudgery of endless toil- these fiercely resilient souls somehow persevered, despite the harshest […] More info & view score »
	Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells for baritone solo, and a cappella SATB choir MDC-023	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
This joyous Spiritual proclaims a fervent belief in “Freedom’s Song”, and its infectious, jaunty, rhythm- coupled with a simple, yet unforgettable melody make this a perennial favorite in the canon of slave songs. Absolutely appropriate in the context of a religious service, or festival choir performance in a secular setting. More info & view score »
	Steal Away To Jesus for solo voice and piano MDC-020		–		Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray for solo voice and piano MDC-018		–		Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	Hush! for SATB a cappella choir MDC-011	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
This hauntingly, simple tune is one of the finest melodies ever written- to spring forth from such pain and sorrow. The immense power of faith and determination are imbued in every line of this gorgeous hymn, promising a better tomorrow. More info & view score »
	Give Me Jesus for mixed choir a cappella MDC-019	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
This haunting melody, is one of the most beautiful songs that the slaves composed; bone-weary and sorrow-filled… with their eyes firmly fixed on a Great Deliverer somewhere up in heaven. The itinerant preachers that visited the plantations, selected specific passages from the Bible- guaranteeing them entrance to the Promised Land- if they worked hard for […] More info & view score »
	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot for SATB a cappella choir, with Soprano and Baritone solos MDC-024	SATB	3'35"	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
This Spiritual is one of the most well-known and beloved in the entire canon of Slave Songs , and has universal appeal — with it’s simple melody, and heartfelt lyrics — pleading for deliverance from earthly oppression in the same manner that Elijah was taken to his Heavenly Home. Perfectly appropriate for inclusion in a […] More info & view score »
	Were You There? for baritone solo and SATB choir, a cappella MDC-017	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
This gorgeously heartfelt Spiritual gently asks the listener, exactly “where they were”, on the dark day when Jesus Christ was brutally crucified… and points an unflinching finger at themselves; a witness to the degrading torture and death that He endured, to expiate the world’s sins. In the entire canon of liturgical hymnody, very few pieces […] More info & view score »
	Deep Peace to You for mixed choir and piano WCL-005	SATB	4'20"	English	Campbell, William	Info/Listen/Buy »
Deep peace of the running wave to you.Deep peace of the flowing air to you.Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.Deep peace of the shining stars to you.Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you. (Words adapted from an ancient Gaelic blessing) More info & view score »
	Golden Apples Of The Sun for SATB choir a cappella RCL-021	SATB	3'30"	English	Campbell, Rich	Info/Listen/Buy »
Golden Apples Of The Sun (SATB, unaccompanied) is a joyful, rhythmic piece with lyrics inspired by a Yeats poem. Accessible, uptempo and exhilarating, it is ideal for civic events and celebrations. It is a dynamic work that is exciting for both performers and listeners. Winner of the Celebration Singers 80th Anniversary Composition Competition. More info & view score »
	Mary Had A Baby for SATB a cappella choir, with soprano solo MDC-007	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	O, The Sun Rise Up for solo voice and piano MDC-012	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	Lord, I Want To Be A Christian for SATB a cappella choir MDC-022-pr	SATB	3'15"	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
This Spiritual strikes to the very heart of an enslaved people, fervently longing for freedom. The melody is quite simple, and is embellished with a layer of pathos, and yearning that is impossible to resist, or ignore. Absolutely appropriate for performance in a concert hall, as well as a liturgical setting. More info & view score »
	Angels Watching Over Me for SATB a cappella choir, with soprano solo MDC-004	SATB	4'15"	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »

	My Lord, What a Morning for SATB a cappella choir with soprano solo MDC-002	SATB	3'45"	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
This early Nineteenth Century melody literally throbs with the pathos and dreams of an enslaved people, looking heavenward for deliverance. Scored for a cappella SATB choir, and soprano solo, this lush arrangement makes one stop in awe and wonderment, at such beauty born from the deepest despair. More info & view score »
	I Hear Music in the Air for SATB a cappella choir, with soprano solo MDC-014	SATB	4'30"	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
This Spiritual has one of the most beautiful melodies in the entire canon, and is appropriate for inclusion in a worship service, or concert setting. The yearning and exalted words and simple melody, are as timely today as when this song was first composed. More info & view score »
	Heaven for SATB choir a cappella RCL-007	SATB	4'30"	English	Campbell, Rich	Info/Listen/Buy »
The Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York has a “Poetry in Motion” series that puts posters of poetry in subway cars. I was on the 1 train on Manhattan’s West Side one day when I saw the poem “Heaven,” by Patrick Phillips. I was immediately captured by the simple beauty of Patrick’s poem, and the […] More info & view score »
	There Is a Balm in Gilead for SATB a cappella choir, with Soprano and Baritone solos MDC-016	SATB	3'45"	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
‘Balm in Gilead’ is a fervent prayer to the heavens, to relieve the aches and weighty sorrows of an entire enslaved people. In his memorable autobiography, Frederick Douglass wrote these searing, and unforgettable words; “I have often been utterly astonished, since I came to the north, to find persons who could speak of the singing, […] More info & view score »
	Jacob’s Ladder for SATB choir, bass solo and piano MDC-003	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »
This familiar Spiritual is intertwined with another less-known hymn-tune, from one of the earliest collections of Slave songs known- collected by William Francis Allen in 1867. This ardent abolitionist gathered many songs from the post- Slavery communities of Port Royal, South Carolina to create a remarkable published collection of African American music. More info & view score »
	Let Us Break Bread Together for mixed choir a cappella MDC-008	SATB	–	English	Connor, Michal Dawson	Info/Listen/Buy »