–By Brandon Ray The spiritual “Go Down, Moses” is based on the story from Exodus, wherein God commanded Moses to journey to Egypt and demand that Pharoah release the Israelites from captivity. In a less Biblical context, the Israelites represent … Read More
–By Cindy Jacobs Although most of the pieces for our Winter Concert, “Raise Your Voice,” are spirituals, we will be presenting some other pieces that share similar stylistic aspects. One such piece is “Go Dig My Grave.” The “story” is taken … Read More
–By Brandon Ray “Roll, Jordan, Roll” was written in the 18th century by a Methodist preacher. The song’s original intention refers to the River Jordan, which the Israelites had to cross to enter the Promised Land, thus allowing a life … Read More
–By Cindy Jacobs In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, spiritual music had a profound influence on the development of “new American classical music” as well as perhaps its first effects on the embryonic beginnings of the 20th-century civil rights … Read More
–By Linda Freeman The songs we know as spirituals are generally thought of as religious music, but they represented much more to the people who created them. The Africans who were brought to the Americas to provide slave labor came … Read More
We will be performing this lovely piece at our upcoming Winter Concert. We have sung this before and it’s one of our favorites!
We started rehearsals right after New Year’s for our March 1-2 Winter Concert and we are excited about the beautiful music we will be bringing to you!
Be sure to tune in to Classical KING FM’s Northwest Focus program next week, when announcer Sean MacLean will feature music and concert information in anticipation of our upcoming concert at St. Mark’s! ON-AIR SCHEDULE for pieces … Read More