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Friday, February 26, 2021 | 8:00 PM

Oral Moses, bass-baritone

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A Recital of Negro Spirituals

Rosalyn Floyd, piano

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2020-2021

Deep RiverHarry T. Burleigh

I Don’t Feel No Ways TiredRev. James Cleveland

Let Us Break Bread Together On Our KneesMoses Hogan

Ev’ry Time I Feel The SpiritHall Johnson

Hold OnMargaret Bonds

Joshua Fit de Battle Margaret Bonds

Is There Anybody Here who Loves My JesusUndine Smith-Moore

Come Down Angels And Trouble The WaterUndine Smith-Moore

Zion HallelujahNathaniel Dett

Good NewsUzee Brown, Jr.

There Are Angels Hoverin’ RoundUzee Brown, Jr.

Gonna Shout All Over Heaven Uzee Brown, Jr.

Program

Oral Moses

Oral Moses, bass-baritone, performs regularly throughout the United States and Europe singing oratorio and recitals with special emphasis on the Negro spiritual and art song repertoire by African-American composers.

Dr. Moses has recorded several CDs of art songs and spirituals by African-American composers, among which is his CD entitled Oral Moses sings...songs of America. As a solo recording artist for Albany Records, his premiere CD, Deep River: Songs and Spirituals of Harry T. Burleigh is featured in the PBS film documentary Antonin Dvorak in America. His latest CD, entitled Come Down Angels And Trouble The Water, is a collection of spirituals celebrating the Negro spiritual as a national treasure.

Born in South Carolina, he began his singing career as a member of the United States Seventh Army Soldiers Chorus in Heidelberg, Germany and as a member of the famed Fisk Jubilee singers while attending Fisk University, following his military career. He is a contributing author in both the third edition of Notable Black American Women, and the second edition of Notable Black American Men, published by Gale Press. He is a frequent guest lecturer and clinician on the Negro spiritual and presenter at workshops and conferences.

Still a very active and exciting performer, Oral Moses is retired Professor Emeritus of Voice and Music Literature at Kennesaw State University.

Learn more: www.oralmosessings.com

Biographies

Rosalyn W. Floyd

Rosalyn W. Floyd is a professor in the Department of Music at Augusta State University. A graduate of Talladega College in Alabama, Dr. Floyd holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of South Carolina. Best known as a collaborative artist, Dr. Floyd has accompanied world-renowned sopranos Martino Arroyo, Laura English-Robinson, and LaQuita Mitchell; mezzo-sopranos Levone Tobin Scott and Linda Banister; the late Ryan Smith, tenor; and noted bass-baritones Oral Moses, Kevin Thompson, and Timothy Jones. For her work in the Augusta community, especially with the Augusta Choral Society, Dr. Floyd was named the Greater Augusta Arts Council Artist of the Year in 2005. Her collaborative endeavors have taken her to many areas throughout the United States, Bahamas, and the Peoples’ Republic of China. Dr. Floyd performs as the accompanist on the CD Oral Moses sings... Songs of America.

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