| Burleigh Deep River CD (2003)
Deep River Work
 $18.99 
Work III, and Jester Hairston. "This music is historically important to America in so many ways. CANTUS ANNOUNCES THE NATIONAL RELEASE OF DEEP RIVER - A TREASURY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPIRITUALSGaining recognition as one of America's finest professional male vocal ensembles, Cantus proudly announces the release of its sixth CD, Deep River, a 24-bit high resolution recording. With well known and out-of-print arrangements of these immortal songs, Deep River delves into the roots of American music by exclusively featuring works by preeminent first and second generation African-American composers like Harry T. The Spiritual represents the musical melting pot of America like no other type of song by at once revealing its African roots while reflecting the American experience with music that speaks of both hardship and hope. The arrangers and arrangements presented on this album represent the best and brightest of the first two generations of African-American composition. Burleigh, William Dawson, John W. The Spirituals are sentinels of the horrible history of slavery in this country and are remarkable for their ability to express defiance, sorrow, and hope all at once. "We worked very hard to unearth long-forgotten arrangements by some of the most important figures in the history of the Spiritual as well as sing some of the true staples of American choral music," says Erick Lichte, Artistic Coordinator for the ensemble as well as Deep River's Executive Producer. They express the deepest feelings of an oppressed people yet communicate universal emotions which all people can recognize for themselves.
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