AACI Compositions Performed

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H. Leslie Adams: For You There Is No Song
Anthology:Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers, compiled by Willis C. Patterson
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Edna St. Vincent Millay
Publisher:Edward B. Marks Music Company, distributed by Hal Leonard
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyCCy7Vhw60
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Regina Harris Baiocchi: Azuretta
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2013
2019
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRjDKI9qj6c
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Regina Harris Baiocchi: Cain't See to Cain't See
Instrumentation:soprano, alto, tenor, piano
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/pO1-TXJ2vd4
Further information:from Congregational Mass
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Regina Harris Baiocchi: Farafina
Instrumentation:singer, reader, trumpet, piano, marimba or electic marimba, bass, drums
Lyricist:Regina Harris Baiocchi
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2023
Video:https://youtu.be/a5LGw8gmWl4
Further information:arranged by the composer from the original large percussion ensemble version for AACI
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Regina Harris Baiocchi: Hold Out for Joy
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Regina Baiocchi, based on Psalm 30:5
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXVTnRmHpGs
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Regina Harris Baiocchi: Hold Out for Joy
Instrumentation:voice, piano, cello
Lyricist:Regina Baiocchi, based on Psalm 30:5
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2018
2026
Video:https://youtu.be/3aijNr3m89Q
https://youtu.be/Wa-kLsmY_0k
Further information:cello part added by the composer on commission from AACI
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Regina Harris Baiocchi: I've Got a Mother and a Father
Instrumentation:Voice
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/uL5ny0uEXfE
Further information:
Regina Harris Baiocchi: Legends (John Henry)
Instrumentation:voice, conga, brake drum
Lyricist:Regina Harris Baiocchi
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/Po5wYx3_pfM
Further information:
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Regina Harris Baiocchi: Nilisikia Sauti Kubwa
Instrumentation:tenor, piano, trumpet, and tubular bells
Lyricist:Swahili poetry and Revelations 21:3
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/Q7QVKwz5CiQ
Further information:Swahili poetry and Revelations 21:3
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Regina Harris Baiocchi: Shadows
Instrumentation:voice, piano, percussion, bassoon
Lyricist:Regina Harris Baiocchi
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/0oShriYrIdo
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Regina Harris Baiocchi: Wash-Belly Baby, from Wild Onion Suite
Instrumentation:soprano, flute, viola, djembe
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/QEdATirX_Yk
Further information:
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
Margaret Bonds: He's Got the Whole World in His Hand
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivian Taylor, editor
Instrumentation:soprano, alto, piano
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2012
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSXbyE5q9nE
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Margaret Bonds: He's Got the Whole World in His Hand
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivien Taylor, editor, Hildegard Publishing Company, Bryn Mawr, PA
Instrumentation:piano, soprano, alto, tenor
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy8rMbcHcPk
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Margaret Bonds: Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin'
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivian Taylor, editor
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uG3AwZYBNA
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Margaret Bonds: Minstrel Man
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivian Taylor, editor
also in Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers, compiled by Willis C. Patterson
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Langston Hughes
Publisher:Edward B. Marks Music Company, distributed by Hal Leonard
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of0qNXmgjJU
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Margaret Bonds: The Bells (based on the Spiritual 'Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells')
Anthology:Spiritual Suite for Piano, by Margaret Bonds
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Videmus, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/_jagzWRRdb4
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Margaret Bonds: The Valley of the Bones
Anthology:Spiritual Suite for Piano, by Margaret Bonds
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Videmus/Louise Toppin
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/3ruDnSwCQNU
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water
Anthology:Spiritual Suite for Piano, by Margaret Bonds
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Videmus, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2026
Video:https://youtu.be/RDOWHKf5LRU
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water
Anthology:Spiritual Suite for Piano, by Margaret Bonds
Instrumentation:solo piano/arr. duet
Publisher:Videmus, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GcZe1QtIro
Further information:solo published composition adapted unchanged for four-hands by Josephine Gandolfi
to-date unpublished
Genre:piano four-hands
Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water
Instrumentation:piano & cello
Publisher:Videmus, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsW3gkH1Ow
Further information:cello/piano version by Bonds
cello/piano duet version by J. Gandolfi (unpublished)
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
Margaret Bonds: You Can Tell the World
Anthology:Rediscovering Margaret Bonds, Art songs, Spirituals, Musical Theater, and Popular Songs, Louise Toppin, ed. Distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Videmus, Louise Toppin, ed.
Year performed by AACI:2014
2019
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1bpWLsiKRA
https://youtu.be/Y6hOy2kFk7s
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Charles Brown: A Song Without Words
Anthology:Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers, compiled by Willis C. Patterson
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Edward B. Marks Music Company, distributed by Hal Leonard
Year performed by AACI:2010
2018
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l83_Y2EgszY
https://youtu.be/p6KO3_UZabA
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Harry Burleigh: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Anthology:25 Spirituals, Arranged by Harry T.Burleigh
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Hal Leonard
Year performed by AACI:2018
2026
Video:https://youtu.be/Fn9o9QZyTxc
https://youtu.be/m3IsbfhDi8Q
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Valerie Capers: Billie's Song
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:voice, piano, bass
Lyricist:LaDoris Cordell
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2012
2016
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzRkKmtgMHw
https://youtu.be/F5lR3yZy53M
Further information:2012: Billie's Song composed for piano solo, text by LaDoris Cordell, arranged for voice, piano, and bass by Valerie Capers" Valerie,Capers,Billie's Song,LaDoris Cordell,Portraits in Jazz,Oxford University Press,http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780193385627.do#.UeCXkj7F1i4,2011,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-EW3396itw,"voice, piano
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Billie's Song
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:solo piano
Lyricist:LaDoris Cordell
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdyeo8QCQMo
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Valerie Capers: Bird Alone
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Abbey Lincoln
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2013
2016
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZdKj3MsyM8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_KTjinKM3Q&feature=youtu.be#t=4m53s
Further information:AACI commission
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Valerie Capers: Bird Alone
Instrumentation:vocal, piano, bass, percussion
Lyricist:Abbey Lincoln
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2016
Video:https://youtu.be/j_KTjinKM3Q
Further information:arrangement for jazz piano, violin, cello, bass and drums by Valerie Capers" Valerie,Capers,Bird Alone,Abbey Lincoln,,self-published,johnhrob3@hotmail.com,2013,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZdKj3MsyM8,"voice, piano
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Blue Bird
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yesf7sXD_QA
Further information:Instrumental and vocal parts added by Josephine Gandolfi with the permission of the composer
Genre:piano solos
Valerie Capers: Blues for the Duke
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2012
2016
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEHOwUYOVKs
https://youtu.be/graO9xpLNeI
Further information:Instrumental and vocal parts added by Josephine Gandolfi with the permission of the composer
Genre:piano solos
Valerie Capers: Bossa Brazilia
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etGoeW7prfE
Further information:Instrumental and vocal parts added by Josephine Gandolfi with the permission of the composer
Genre:piano solos
Valerie Capers: Brotherhood Begins With You and Me from 'In Praise of Freedom'
Instrumentation:choral
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2012
2105
2026
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmGd08BxKAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUnCXl1M3bQ
https://youtu.be/MMAr7yGv1gI
Further information:
Genre:choral music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Cool-Trane
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejF1kNoBUbI
Further information:solo published composition adapted unchanged for four-hands by Josephine Gandolfi
to-date unpublished
Genre:piano solos
Valerie Capers: Ella Scats The Lamb
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2011
2013
2015
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ7glMEsFSQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83qn1XydAYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0F9Ry34fQ8
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Valerie Capers: Fanfare: Let Us Sing from 'In Praise of Freedom'
Instrumentation:jazz ensemble, chorus
Lyricist:Valerie Capers
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2015
2026
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-IkjWMCQfs
https://youtu.be/w0gWW6vEvNw
Further information:
Genre:choral music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Farmchild's Lullaby
Instrumentation:high voice, piano
Lyricist:Paul Lawrence Dunbar/ Valerie Capers
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/8xV8RvtGV-Q
Further information:Movement 3 of 5 movement work. 'The Gift of Song', text adapted from Paul L. Dunbar
arranged by Josephine Gandolfi with permission from the composer for solo voice and piano from the original work for SSA choir and piano" Valerie,Capers,Keep Your Eyes on the Prize,traditional/Capers,,self-published,johnhrob3@hotmail.com,2015
2016
2020,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G2usWLIpvo
https://youtu.be/G_e8WgQ-Xak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVA_xIdBWXU,"vocals, jazz ensemble
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Valerie Capers: Introduction: The Preamble to the Constitution from 'In Praise of Freedom'
Instrumentation:jazz ensemble, chorus
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2015
2026
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-IkjWMCQfs
https://youtu.be/wFIXbYhuits
Further information:
Genre:choral music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Jubilation
Instrumentation:singers, piano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, alto saxophone, violin, cello, bass, and percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/vmRsFSnNvKw
Further information:
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Let Freedom Ring, from ''In Praise of Freedom''
Instrumentation:jazz ensemble, chorus
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIisB63xPnI
Further information:
Genre:choral music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Rainbow
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Abbey Lincoln
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atKSdfzTTr4
Further information:AACI Commission
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Valerie Capers: Ruby -- 1. Tableau 1 -- Lullaby
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Lyricist:Valerie Capers
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2014
2016
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UreuhKbBHtU
https://youtu.be/ruyHg-kcR1Q
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Ruby -- 2. Tableau 2 -- Mardi Gras
Instrumentation:mardi gras band
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2014
2016
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc9xbAMl9R8
https://youtu.be/ruyHg-kcR1Q
Further information:
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Valerie Capers: Ruby -- 3. Tableau 3 -- Where are all the children?
Instrumentation:soprano, violin, piano
Lyricist:Valerie Capers
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2014
2016
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbtuMddFBms
https://youtu.be/ruyHg-kcR1Q
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Ruby -- 4. Tableau 4 -- Reflections
Instrumentation:soprano, cello
Lyricist:Valerie Capers
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2014
2016
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkH-RESi-zE
https://youtu.be/ruyHg-kcR1Q
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Ruby -- 5. Postlude -- Change
Instrumentation:cello
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2014
2016
Video:youtu.be/88tKd6mBcOU
https://youtu.be/ruyHg-kcR1Q
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Song of the Seasons: Autumn
Anthology:Song of the Seasons
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Valerie Capers
Publisher:Videmus
Year performed by AACI:2012
2016
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4zYZLLiaoA
https://youtu.be/jdqVv3IM50k
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Valerie Capers: Song of the Seasons: Spring
Anthology:Song of the Seasons
Instrumentation:voice, piano. cello
Lyricist:Valerie Capers
Publisher:Videmus
Year performed by AACI:2012
2016
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDMi9L4Lbyo
https://youtu.be/jdqVv3IM50k
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Song of the Seasons: Summer
Anthology:Song of the Seasons
Instrumentation:voice, piano. cello
Lyricist:Valerie Capers
Publisher:Videmus
Year performed by AACI:2012
2016
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liCwt1bB4Rg
https://youtu.be/jdqVv3IM50k
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Song of the Seasons: Winter
Anthology:Song of the Seasons
Instrumentation:voice, piano. cello
Lyricist:Valerie Capers
Publisher:Videmus
Year performed by AACI:2012
2016
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU23Xow6iG4
https://youtu.be/jdqVv3IM50k
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Sweet Mr. Jelly Roll
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:piano, flute, bassoon, percussion
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2016
Video:https://youtu.be/Bn77iT50mAw
Further information:arranged for piccolo, bassoon, and piano by Josephine Gandolfi, with composer's permission" Valerie,Capers,Tapestry,inspired by Langston Hughes Jazz poetry,,self-published,johnhrob3@hotmail.com,2017,https://youtu.be/44pO8t7EcJw,"violin, cello, flute, clarinet, trombone, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, piano, bass guitar, percussion
Genre:piano solos
Valerie Capers: The Gift of Song
Instrumentation:singers, piano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, alto saxophone, violin, cello, bass, and percussion
Lyricist:Paul Lawrence Dunbar/ Valerie Capers
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2018
2019
2023
Video:https://youtu.be/x2f1-FWeHRc
https://youtu.be/jZkH0ToFSLc
Further information:Last movement of 5 movement piece based on poetry by Paul L. Dunbar entitled 'The Gift of Song', 1986. Last movement revised in 2017 for AACI. Additional text by Valerie Capers." Valerie,Capers,The Monk,,Portraits in Jazz,Oxford University Press,http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780193385627.do#.UeCXkj7F1i4,2011,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHdxR_SsY7A,piano,piano solos,,,solo published composition adapted unchanged for four-hands by Josephine Gandolfi
to-date unpublished Valerie,Capers,Wagner Takes the 'A' Train,,,self-published,johnhrob3@hotmail.com,2018,https://youtu.be/bPFq3Rxpwuc,"piano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, alto saxophone, violin, cello, bass, and percussion
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Waltz for Miles
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:clarinet, piano
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TLNre_q9fE
Further information:Clarinet part added by Josephine Gandolfi with the permission of the composer. Vocal part added by LaDoris Cordell.
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Valerie Capers: Waltz for Miles
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:piano solo
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2016
Video:https://youtu.be/uNahXCm4bFE
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Valerie Capers: Waltz for Miles
Anthology:Portraits in Jazz
Instrumentation:trumpet, piano
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2016
Video:https://youtu.be/FmliWxgve-c
Further information:With trumpet, arranged by the composer" Valerie,Capers,You,Paul Lawrence Dunbar/ Valerie Capers,,self-published,johnhrob3@hotmail.com,2024,https://youtu.be/k3r6IqXw_ro,"soprano, piano, bass, drums, flute
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Valerie Capers: We Wear the Mask
Instrumentation:tenor, piano, bass, percussion
Lyricist:Paul Lawrence Dunbar/ Valerie Capers
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEE1oFUSX_8
Further information:Movement 4 of 5 movement piece based on poetry by Paul L. Dunbar, 'The Gift of Song' by Valerie Capers
transcribed by Josephine Gandolfi with permission of the composer from the original work for male chorus and instrumental ensemble." Valerie,Coleman,Umoja,,,Valerie Coleman,https://www.vcolemanmusic.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html,2024,https://youtu.be/dOcwd-IwonA,"flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, French horn
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Winter's Love
Instrumentation:piano, flute, bass, percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2016
2018
Video:https://youtu.be/ht8iRuaFQYs
https://youtu.be/LOwsSLZQydo
Further information:Based on themes by Richard Wagner
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Kenny Dorham: Blue Bossa
Instrumentation:piano, bass, percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdyFs3VeK20
Further information:arranged by Valerie Capers
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Thomas A. Dorsey: Precious Lord
Instrumentation:recorder, piano, percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZUCqmqXeqM
Further information:
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Duke Ellington: Caravan
Instrumentation:piano, bass, percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycJCWULsSXA
Further information:arranged by Valerie Capers
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Duke Ellington: I'm Beginning to See the Light
Instrumentation:vocal, piano, bass, percussion, violin, cello
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqQHA7PjtSs
Further information:arranged by Valerie Capers
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Duke Ellington: In a Mellow Tone
Instrumentation:piano, flute, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, bass, percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2020
2023
2025
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm8SRezVsa4
https://youtu.be/s7DjBBoYdZ4
https://youtu.be/STVfhPrzOpE
Further information:arranged by Valerie Capers
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Instrumentation:piano, trumpet, trombone, basson, clarinet, bass, percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2016
2019
Video:https://youtu.be/AvjgO8JKKFI
https://youtu.be/eBAenfixBBM
Further information:arranged by Valerie Capers
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Duke Ellington: Just Scratchin' the Surface
Instrumentation:piano, trumpet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, bass, percussion
Year performed by AACI:2026
Video:https://youtu.be/ZR7kPHp-2Qk
Further information:arranged by Jansen Verplank
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Jeremiah Evans: April Rain Song
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Lyricist:Langston Hughes
Publisher:jevans music press
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://youtu.be/-qRazyR3Eew
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Jeremiah Evans: Black Leather Jacket
Instrumentation:piano duet
Publisher:jevans music press
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/0u6H5ZdpLaw
Further information:arranged for four-hands from the original piano solo by the composer, on commission from AACI" Jeremiah,Evans,Canzona in G,,,jevans music press,https://www.jevansmusicpress.com/,2024,https://youtu.be/gBb20rNcx5Y,piano duet,piano four-hands,,Y,"arranged for four-hands from the original piano solo by the composer, on commission from AACI" Jeremiah,Evans,Beat on the Street,,,jevans music press,https://www.jevansmusicpress.com/,2024,https://youtu.be/abeN-z-H8YM,piano duet,piano four-hands,,Y,"arranged for four-hands from the original piano solo by the composer, on commission from AACI" Jeremiah,Evans,Jazz Berry Jam,,,jevans music press,https://www.jevansmusicpress.com/,2024,https://youtu.be/dKZz9slUQLE,piano duet,piano four-hands,,Y,"arranged for four-hands from the original piano solo by the composer, on commission from AACI" Marvin,Gaye,What's Going On,,,Self-published,jansenv@eastside.org,2024,https://youtu.be/TBcYa0FQGMg,"solo vocalist, back-up singers, tenor saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, bass, drums, tambourine
Genre:piano four-hands
Jeremiah Evans: The New Colossus
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Lyricist:Emma Lazarus
Publisher:jevans music press
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://youtu.be/3M0McIoGEP4
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Jeremiah Evans: Three Inventions for piano solo I. Heron's Engine II. Archimedes' Spiral, III. DaVinci's Flying Machine
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:jevans music press
Year performed by AACI:2023
Video:https://youtu.be/_-N8Ry3bHio
Further information:performed with video created by Deanne Tucker
Genre:piano solos
Jeremiah Evans: Two Nocturnes for soprano, violin, cello and piano I. A Winter Night, II Spring Night
Instrumentation:soprano, piano trio
Lyricist:Sarah Teasdale
Publisher:jevans music press
Year performed by AACI:2023
Video:https://youtu.be/thncVSWSwDI
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Dizzy Gillespie: Night in Tunisia
Instrumentation:jazz ensemble
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2015
2017
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kB6VbNWE2I
https://youtu.be/lqAgvV_Bemg
Further information:arranged by Valerie Capers
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Adolphus Hailstork: Longing
Anthology:Second Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers. Compiled and Edited by Willis C. Patterson, copyright 2002
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Lyricist:Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Publisher:Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_dnfVXjMIc
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: A Change Has Got to Come
Anthology:Songs and Spirituals by Jacqueline B. Hairston, Vol. I, foreward by Phillip Harris
Instrumentation:tenor, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2023
Video:https://youtu.be/VaGzB-wGXFU
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: Don't Feel No Ways Tired
Anthology:Songs and Spirituals by Jacqueline B. Hairston, Vol. I, foreward by Phillip Harris
Instrumentation:tenor, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2023
Video:https://youtu.be/tkaSYsjN1eQ
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: Give Me Jesus
Anthology:published as single song
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/mnRV6s2nuJU
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: God is a God
Anthology:Songs and Spirituals by Jacqueline B. Hairston, Vol. I, foreward by Phillip Harris
Instrumentation:tenor, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/Jfs014Wz9rw
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: Guide My Feet
Anthology:Songs and Spirituals by Jacqueline B. Hairston, Vol. I, foreward by Phillip Harris
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2011
2017
2023
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lB5g7lqslQ
https://youtu.be/HScJl_n-asE
https://youtu.be/zw0gEm9jZ0c
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: Lord I'll Go
Anthology:Songs and Spirituals by Jacqueline B. Hairston, Vol. I, foreward by Phillip Harris
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/b6pPWKsqikM
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: My Good Lord Done Been Here
Anthology:Songs and Spirituals by Jacqueline B. Hairston, Vol. I, foreward by Phillip Harris
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/G-7qCKeZoPU
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: O Lord, I Done Done!
Anthology:published as single song
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/th0KKYeMwTo
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: Plenty Good Room
Anthology:Songs and Spirituals by Jacqueline B. Hairston, Vol. I, foreward by Phillip Harris
Instrumentation:soprano, tenor, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/1cFTvg_JkCg
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: Ride On Jesus
Anthology:Songs and Spirituals by Jacqueline B. Hairston, Vol. I, foreward by Phillip Harris
Instrumentation:soprano, tenor, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/1cFTvg_JkCg
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Jacqueline B. Hairston: This Little Light of Mine
Anthology:Songs and Spirituals by Jacqueline B. Hairston, Vol. I, foreward by Phillip Harris
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:J. Hairs Productions, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2011
2019
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFKoGAQO_bI
https://youtu.be/OysrcxF_0yE
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Roland Hayes: Lit'l Boy
Anthology:My Favorite Spirituals, 30 Songs for Voice and Piano, arranged and interpreted by Roland Hayes
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Dover Publications, Inc, 2001, 2015
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/_y4Fvl4xxLw
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Roland Hayes: You Mus' Come in By an' Thro' the Lamb
Anthology:My Favorite Spirituals, 30 Songs for Voice and Piano, arranged and interpreted by Roland Hayes
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Dover Publications, Inc, 2001, 2015
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/_y4Fvl4xxLw
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Billie Holiday: God Bless the Child
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Arthur Herzog
Publisher:Edward B. Marks Music Corporation
Year performed by AACI:2010
2026
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33W8En0hM_U
https://youtu.be/cbyixQI4wqI
Further information:
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Des'ree & Ingram: You Gotta Be
Instrumentation:jazz ensemble
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0-Mnf_DhAM
Further information:
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Antonio Carlos Jobim: One Note Samba
Instrumentation:piano, bass, percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl7usX7Cpk0
Further information:arrangement by Valerie Capers
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Hall Johnson: Leanin'on dat Lamb
Anthology:Thirty Spirituals, arranged for voice and piano by Hall Johnson
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Hall Leonard, 2001
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/9ERCG_JeVHA
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
The Brothers Johnson: Tomorrow
Instrumentation:choir, piano
Lyricist:Siedah Garrett
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHFgvOL3_x4
Further information:
Betty Jackson King: Autumn Dance
Anthology:Four Seasonal Sketches
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jacksonian Press, Inc.
Year performed by AACI:2012
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjMoblR7s1g
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Betty Jackson King: In the Springtime (Shakespeare)
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivian Taylor, editor
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Shakespeare
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Jacksonian Press, inc
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aft8gHLzneg
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Betty Jackson King: It's Me O Lord
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivian Taylor, editor
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Jacksonian Press, inc
Year performed by AACI:2011
2026
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIhpM4CzjWQ
https://youtu.be/xbDf5f_9v0U
Further information:soprano, violin or viola, cello, piano, and two tambourines" Betty Jackson,King,Nobody Knows the Trouble I See,,,"Hildegard Publishing Company
Jacksonian Press, inc
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Betty Jackson King: Spring Intermezzo
Anthology:Four Seasonal Sketches
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jacksonian Press, Inc.
Year performed by AACI:2011
2023
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw0QnYxsdL8
https://youtu.be/XgT2HAbeOOs
Further information:solo published composition adapted unchanged for four-hands by Josephine Gandolfi
to-date unpublished
Genre:piano solos
Betty Jackson King: Summer Interlude
Anthology:Four Seasonal Sketches
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jacksonian Press, Inc.
Year performed by AACI:2012
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgxiDtzh2_U
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Betty Jackson King: Way By an'By
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Jacksonian Press, inc
Year performed by AACI:2012
2026
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbGmwBL79EY
https://youtu.be/wFe6_BeoE3U
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Betty Jackson King: Winter Holiday
Anthology:Four Seasonal Sketches
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jacksonian Press, Inc.
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khvj73Y9r4Y
Further information:solo published composition adapted unchanged for four-hands by Josephine Gandolfi
to-date unpublished
Genre:piano solos
Henry Krieger: Family
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhrsmkCo_ec
Further information:Lyrics by Tom Eyen
arranged by Jansen Verplank
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Abbey Lincoln: Bird Alone
Instrumentation:vocal, chamber ensemble
Lyricist:Abbey Lincoln
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHAkMS2_AO0
Further information:arr. by Valerie Capers for jazz trio, voice, with violin and cello obbligato" Melba,Liston,Rainbow,Abbey Lincoln,,self-published,johnhrob3@hotmail.com,2013
2023,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-qwwiwGFHA
https://youtu.be/FpI4ziENRqY,chamber ensemble,jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment,,,arranged by Valerie Capers for jazz trio and vocalist Charles,"Lloyd, Jr.
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Charles Lloyd, Jr.: Compensation
Anthology:Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers, compiled by Willis C. Patterson
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Publisher:Edward B. Marks Music Company, distributed by Hal Leonard
Year performed by AACI:2011
2018
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmJLavuIdWs
https://youtu.be/dcJDWbyjAQA
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Charles Lloyd, Jr.: Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name
Anthology:The Spiritual Art Song Collection
Instrumentation:tenor, piano
Publisher:Warners Bros. Publications U.S. Inc, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsKMZAU_yGo
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Charles Lloyd, Jr.: Poor Wayfarin' Stranger
Anthology:The Spiritual Art Song Collection
Instrumentation:tenor, piano
Publisher:Warners Bros. Publications U.S. Inc, distributed by Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3GYKNzoZ_c
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Joshua McGhee: "Will" (A Musical Tribute to William Grant Still)
Instrumentation:bass clarinet, trumpet, tenor saxophone, cello, piano, percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/PPpSX-kshBk
Further information:AACI Commission
Genre:instrumental chamber music
Joshua McGhee: An American Anthem: A Tribute to African American Heroes
Instrumentation:piano trio, percussion
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/hODppCnHyBI
Further information:AACI Commission
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, and additional instruments
Joshua McGhee: Let God Bring Tomorrow
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello, flute, bassoon
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://youtu.be/urGY5i4U_Hw
Further information:AACI Commission
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, and additional instruments
Joshua McGhee: Variations on an African American Spiritual -- 2. Nocturne
Anthology:from four movement work: Variations on an African American Spiritual
Instrumentation:piano, violin
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2012
2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56meprx1ijE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ0rEGKpxkA
Further information:AACI Commission, for piano trio" Joshua,McGhee,Variations on an African American Spiritual -- 1. Prelude,,from four movement work: Variations on an African American Spiritual,Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series,"http://jaygaylemusic.com/
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Joshua McGhee: Variations on an African American Spiritual -- 4. Spiritual Piece (folk song)
Anthology:from four movement work: Variations on an African American Spiritual
Instrumentation:piano trio
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vLQ-voycOg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvLVxaBPmvw
Further information:AACI Commission, for piano trio" Joshua,McGhee,The Color of Love,,,"quartet version (violin, two celli, piano) Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Series
trio version (viola, cello, piano) available from the composer treblebassmusic.jm@gmail.com
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Joshua McGhee: Variations on an African American Spiritual-- 3. Ballad
Anthology:from four movement work: Variations on an African American Spiritual
Instrumentation:piano, cello
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YoOCyygyCo
Further information:AACI Commission, for piano trio" Joshua,McGhee,Elegy for a Child,,,Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series,"http://jaygaylemusic.com/
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Joshua McGhee: Where Freedom Rings
Instrumentation:soprano, piano trio
Lyricist:Joshua McGhee
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOST73wJUV0
Further information:AACI commission
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Lena McLin: A Summer Day
Anthology:Black Women Composers, A Century of Piano Music (1893-1990)
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7xeWZ_9ykA
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Lena McLin: He Had a Dream from 'Free at Last! A Portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'
Anthology:Lena McLin, Songs for Voice and Piano
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Lyricist:Manuel McLin
Publisher:Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYIq7AlFEwE
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Lena McLin: Hold Out Your Light (Spiritual) arranged by Lena McLin
Anthology:Lena McLin, Songs for Voice and Piano
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Publisher:Neil A. Kjos Company
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/mqn3VKIuZsU
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Lena McLin: Wait Till I Put On My Crown
Anthology:Lena McLin, Songs for Voice and Piano
Instrumentation:vocal
Publisher:Neil A. Kjos Company
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsqcoRO97yI
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Thelonious Monk: Round Midnight
Instrumentation:piano, bass. percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/SQYOrjqADkc
Further information:
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Andre Myers: Harlem Night Song
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Langston Hughes
Publisher:Andre Myers
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/VpBS8qXemrQ
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Shawn Okpebholo: A Balm in Gilead
Anthology:The Shawn E. Okpebholo Collection of Negro Spirituals
Instrumentation:tenor, flute, piano
Publisher:Yellow Einstein Press
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/m-2dUKMYqNc
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Shawn Okpebholo: Amazing Grace
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Yellow Einstein Press
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/BqnU4FifVaQ
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Shawn Okpebholo: O Freedom
Anthology:The Shawn E. Okpebholo Collection of Negro Spirituals
Instrumentation:tenor, flute, piano
Publisher:Yellow Einstein Press
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/1TQhXC8D6UQ
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Zenobia Powell Perry: A Jazz Trifle
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://youtu.be/K8oUskMTCc8
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Zenobia Powell Perry: De Angels Done Bowed Down
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2013
2019
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-sDy6yVOyA
https://youtu.be/xi5CE1yJDFU
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Zenobia Powell Perry: Flight
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2013
2019
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjzx7emm5QE
https://youtu.be/jZg56x2ZqOQ
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Zenobia Powell Perry: Follow the Drinkin' Gourd
Anthology:From opera Tawawa House
Instrumentation:tenor, piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
2026
Video:https://youtu.be/7ZZkue4Y0Yg
https://youtu.be/S2vvJEW0yz0
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Zenobia Powell Perry: Homage: To William Levi Dawson
Anthology:Homage: To William Levi Dawson
Black Women Composers: A Century of Piano Music (1893-1990), Helen Walker-Hill, Editor
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2012
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-2zzobcvH4
Further information:Work is based on I've Been 'Buked and I've Been Scorned
Genre:piano solos
Zenobia Powell Perry: I Gotta Move When the Spirit Say Move
Anthology:From opera Tawawa House
Instrumentation:tenor, soprano, alto, contralto
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
2026
Video:https://youtu.be/BT-AhNXBlac
https://youtu.be/CAosqGNtUJI
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Zenobia Powell Perry: I Want Two Wings
Anthology:From opera Tawawa House
Instrumentation:soprano, tenor, piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
2026
Video:https://youtu.be/dZ3E-kjInXA
https://youtu.be/sU-M-qbTBpc
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Zenobia Powell Perry: Juba and Dance in the Moonlight, from the opera Tawawa House
Anthology:From opera Tawawa House
Instrumentation:conga drums, dancers
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTNPfeA9jzs&t=3s
Further information:Dance preceding the opera Tawawa House
Genre:instrumental chamber music
Zenobia Powell Perry: Jumping Over the Broom
Anthology:From opera Tawawa House
Instrumentation:piano duet
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://youtu.be/06HV-MdH_vw
Further information:Arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi with permission
Genre:piano four-hands
Zenobia Powell Perry: Let the Knowing Speak, from the opera Tawawa House
Anthology:From opera Tawawa House
Instrumentation:soprano, alto, alto, tenor
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
2026
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NTJoIf0XL8
https://youtu.be/UDKujuO_KQo
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Zenobia Powell Perry: Nocturne
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://youtu.be/cspRJPDkunI
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Zenobia Powell Perry: Overture
Anthology:From opera Tawawa House
Instrumentation:piano duet
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
2026
Video:https://youtu.be/lQyRNXChV3s
https://youtu.be/teBEsk1-H8Y
Further information:Arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi with permission
Genre:piano four-hands
Zenobia Powell Perry: Sinner Man So Hard, Believe!
Anthology:From opera Tawawa House
Instrumentation:tenor, piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://youtu.be/e6pX7fxRlI0
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Zenobia Powell Perry: Sunset
Anthology:Songs and Poems by Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8YIKzzohNU
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Zenobia Powell Perry: Teeta
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/xDQg5VrAciw
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Zenobia Powell Perry: Up Over My Head I See Freedom in the Air
Anthology:From opera Tawawa House
Instrumentation:soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaZ47asJeIA
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Florence B. Price: Fantasie Negre
Anthology:Fantasie Negre
Black Women Composers: A Century of Piano Music (1893-1990), Helen Walker-Hill, Editor
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2012
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBYDRNqTcgQ
Further information:solo published composition adapted unchanged for four-hands by Josephine Gandolfi
to-date unpublished
Genre:piano four-hands
Florence B. Price: Hold Fast to Dreams
Anthology:44 Art Songs and Spirituals by Florence Price, edited by Richard Heard
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Lyricist:Langston Hughes
Publisher:Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSVIuw3ViH8
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Florence B. Price: I'm Workin' on my Buildin'
Anthology:44 Art Songs and Spirituals by Florence Price, edited by Richard Heard
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Publisher:Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw6BkoGuj8U
Further information:Two Traditional Negro Spirituals - #2
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Florence B. Price: My Dream
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivian Taylor, editor,
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Langston Hughes
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2010
2017
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhxF_aaYdmU
https://youtu.be/FQc6seWDjUU
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Florence B. Price: Night
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivian Taylor, editor,
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Louise C. Wallace
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0MplEP-SuM
Further information:also in Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers, compiled by Willis C. Patterson
Edward B. Marks Music Company, distributed by Hal Leonard" Florence B.,Price,Nimble Feet (Dances in the Canebrakes),,"Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Volume 3, Compiled and Edited by William H. Chapman Nyaho
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Florence B. Price: We Have Tomorrow
Anthology:44 Art Songs and Spirituals by Florence Price, edited by Richard Heard
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Lyricist:Langston Hughes
Publisher:Classical Vocal Reprints
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/RHIdgRFa7n0
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Lionel Richie: We Are The World
Year performed by AACI:2016
Video:https://youtu.be/LQMge_LoIJU
Further information:arranged by David Chaidez
John H. Robinson: A Day at the Circus
Instrumentation:violin, cello, piano, piccolo, and percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2023
Video:https://youtu.be/8rb-Oi1K7LM
Further information:
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, and additional instruments
John H. Robinson: Cell-Phonium, based on the 'T-Mobile' jingle
Instrumentation:piano trio
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywk6Fhh4158
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
John H. Robinson: Disco-cioso
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://youtu.be/0JnzUa7fuFc
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
John H. Robinson: Fanfare For An Uncommon Woman
Instrumentation:piano, trumpet, trombone, bass, percussion
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2016
2019
Video:https://youtu.be/P5MXbQJW_Is
https://youtu.be/9qdLqzmpysU
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
John H. Robinson: Musique
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y3DRmInsHA
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
John H. Robinson: Tammie's Music Box
Instrumentation:violin, cello, piano, and celesta
Publisher:John H. Robinson
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/hwWKcsQql9M
Further information:
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, and additional instruments
John H. Robinson: Tarantella With A Twist Of Lime
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2016
Video:https://youtu.be/LPt5l8ZGpJw
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
John H. Robinson: The Reveille Rhapsody
Instrumentation:piano trio, trumpet
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/6d92lT999xE
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, and additional instruments
John H. Robinson: The Secret Life of Mannequins
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/F6bREA2j2r8
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
John H. Robinson: The Two-Legged Waltz
Instrumentation:piano trio
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-wowqhcsrA
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
John H. Robinson: Variation 1
Anthology:Variations on a Theme by Valerie Capers (arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi)
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hry3NmKnaFk
Further information:Arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi with the composer's permission
Genre:piano four-hands
John H. Robinson: Variation 5
Anthology:Variations on a Theme by Valerie Capers (arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi)
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhEpt6lizmM
Further information:Arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi with the composer's permission
Genre:piano four-hands
John H. Robinson: Variation 6
Anthology:Variations on a Theme by Valerie Capers (arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi)
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYTfiJJ4GMg
Further information:Arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi with the composer's permission
Genre:piano four-hands
John H. Robinson: Variation 7
Anthology:Variations on a Theme by Valerie Capers (arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi)
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2013
2014
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GeeeoSCV6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktw-wDk6Yxs
Further information:Arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi with the composer's permission
Genre:piano four-hands
John H. Robinson: Variations 6 and 7
Anthology:Variations on a Theme by Valerie Capers (arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi)
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg0-rhTxa8o
Further information:Arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi with the composer's permission
Genre:piano four-hands
Nile Rodgers: We Are Family
Instrumentation:vocals, jazz ensemble
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/y2vzFRQgi_w
Further information:Composed by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards
arranged by Jansen Verplank
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Horace Silver: Doodlin'
Instrumentation:piano, bass, percussion
Publisher:arrangement by Valerie Capers
Year performed by AACI:2016
Video:https://youtu.be/cGkFogTMUDw
Further information:arranged by Valerie Capers
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Horace Silver: Sister Sadie
Instrumentation:trumpet, alto saxophone, piano, bass, and drums
Publisher:arrangement by Valerie Capers
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/xnAq23xGLqo
Further information:arr. Valerie Capers
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Hale Smith: I Want To Die Easy
Anthology:The New Negro Spiritual Collection, compiled and edited by Willis C. Patterson
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Willis C. Patterson
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbRg17KPWRs
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Undine Smith Moore: Come Down Angels
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivian Taylor, editor
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2010
2026
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCjI1nRxfss
https://youtu.be/mye7U8scyfQ
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Undine Smith Moore: I Heard the Preaching of the Elder
Anthology:Afro-American Suite
Instrumentation:flute (violin), cello, and piano
Publisher:International Opus
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbmDRgPnjsw
Further information:Violin substituted for flute, with permission of the composer's daughter" Undine,Smith Moore,"Nobody Knows the Trouble I See, Lord
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
Undine Smith Moore: Shout All Over God's Heaven
Anthology:Afro-American Suite
Instrumentation:flute (violin), cello, and piano
Publisher:International Opus
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oba69L5q7KU
Further information:Violin substituted for flute, with permission of the composer's daughter" Undine,Smith Moore,To Be Baptized,,"The New Negro Spiritual Collection, compiled and edited by Willis C. Patterson
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
Undine Smith Moore: Watch and Pray
Anthology:Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Women Composers, Vivian Taylor, editor
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:Hildegard Publishing Company
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQz5dFXsB2A
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Undine Smith Moore: Who is that Yonder?
Anthology:Afro-American Suite
Instrumentation:flute (violin), cello, and piano
Publisher:International Opus
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M12wV8d15s
Further information:Violin substituted for flute, with permission of the composer's daughter" William Grant,Still,"Gardé Piti Mulet Là or Mister Banjo (Creole, Louisiana)
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Anda Buscando de Rosa de Rosa (Mexico)
Anthology:Folk Suite No. 4 for quartet
Instrumentation:piano trio, clarinet
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2012
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMVkDbnDqJA
Further information:for piano trio and clarinet
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Calm as the Waters of the Bayou from A Bayou Legend for soprano and tenor
Anthology:William Grant Still, Arias, Duets, and Scenes from the Operas, Vol. 3
Instrumentation:soprano, tenor, piano
Lyricist:Verna Arvey
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/ohnkBFB7gZM
Further information:
Genre:operatic arias
William Grant Still: Camp Meetin': Walk Together Chillun
Anthology:William Grant Still, Twelve Negro Spirituals
Instrumentation:voice, piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:N/A
Further information:
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
William Grant Still: Carmela (Mexico)
Anthology:Vignettes for Piano Trio
Instrumentation:2011 violin, cello, and piano
2026 viola, cello, and piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2011
2026
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIu1vomR6Sk
https://youtu.be/rAfDElWAvLE
Further information:
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Clinch Mountain (Southern U.S.A.)
Anthology:Vignettes for Piano Trio
Instrumentation:piano trio
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57IKUD4WZCU
Further information:
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Dance
Anthology:William Grant Still - A Deserted Plantation, with introduction by Frances Walker-Slocum
Instrumentation:piano duet
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/RFPXYuB9FI0
Further information:Arranged for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi with permission of Judith Still
Genre:piano four-hands
William Grant Still: Dark Horseman
Anthology:Three Visions
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu0twRg29mc
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
William Grant Still: El Monigote (Venezuela)
Anthology:Folk Suite No. 4 for quartet
Instrumentation:piano trio, clarinet
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2012
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC1Vser7sCY
Further information:for piano trio and clarinet
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Folk Suite No 2 El Zapatero
Instrumentation:piano trio, flute
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://youtu.be/YsoGRu9KciE
Further information:
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Folk Suite No 2 Mol'e
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://youtu.be/dEfcXTG_duk
Further information:
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Folk Suite No 2 Mom'zelle Zizi
Instrumentation:piano trio, flute
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://youtu.be/L8steCdRS88
Further information:
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Folk Suite No 2 Peruvian Melody
Instrumentation:piano trio, flute
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://youtu.be/axh0WSaE_lA
Further information:
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Get on Board
Anthology:Spiritual Medley
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello, clarinet, bassoon
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHQ0hAKSFaM
Further information:adapted from woodwind quintet with piano by Josephine Gandolfi
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Grief
Anthology:William Grant Still, An Art Song Collection
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Lyricist:Leroy V. Brant
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1siEMjK18I
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
William Grant Still: Héla Grandpère (Haiti)
Anthology:Vignettes for Piano Trio
Instrumentation:piano trio
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2011
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le0kr9GjDss
Further information:
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Inca Melody (Peru)
Anthology:Vignettes for Piano Trio
Instrumentation:2011 violin, cello, and piano
2026 viola, cello, and piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2011
2026
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrAKz3LX1BI
https://youtu.be/iW9kx5-36DE
Further information:2011 violin, cello, and piano
2026 viola, cello, and piano" William Grant,Still,Jesus is a Rock in the Weary Land,,Three Miniatures for Piano Trio,William Grant Still Music,"http://www.williamgrantstillmusic.com/
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Kaintuck' (two pianos)
Instrumentation:duo piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtQaznnJknI
Further information:Kaintuck', for piano and orchestra (orchestral reduction for piano II by Verna Arvey)" William Grant,Still,Lis'ten to De Lam's,,"William Grant Still, Twelve Negro Spirituals
Genre:piano four-hands
William Grant Still: Mother and Child
Instrumentation:violin, cello, piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/kM0VVyayETw
Further information:Adapted for piano trio from the original violin/piano duo by Josephine Gandolfi, with permission by Judith Anne Still
published as trio by William Grant Still Music" William Grant,Still,Movement III,,Suite for Violin and Piano,William Grant Still Music,"http://www.williamgrantstillmusic.com/
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
William Grant Still: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Anthology:Spiritual Medley
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello, clarinet, bassoon
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqdREle6WiY
Further information:adapted from woodwind quintet with piano by Josephine Gandolfi
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Out of Silence
Anthology:Seven Traceries
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPc5KydeXig
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
William Grant Still: Radiant Pinnacle
Anthology:Three Visions
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2009
Video:N/A
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
William Grant Still: Scherzo from Afro-American Symphony
Instrumentation:piano duet
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2013
2026
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH8QuCukQNA
https://youtu.be/W4VU008OIbo
Further information:Arranged and published for two pianos by the composer and Verna Arvey
adapted with permission for piano duet by Josephine Gandolfi (unpublished)
Genre:piano four-hands
William Grant Still: Song for the Lonely
Anthology:William Grant Still, An Art Song Collection
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Lyricist:Verna Arvey
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2009
Video:N/A
Further information:
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
William Grant Still: Spiritual (A Deserted Plantation)
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xiy4leUSN8
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
William Grant Still: Summerland
Anthology:Three Visions
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2009
2025
Video:https://youtu.be/OEkE_qDw9qE
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
William Grant Still: Tayêras (Brazil)
Anthology:Folk Suite No. 4 for quartet
Instrumentation:piano trio, clarinet
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2012
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ypcVsYfXSs
Further information:for piano trio and clarinet
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Wade in the Water
Anthology:Little Folk Suite No. 3'
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello, clarinet, bassoon
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuCOqDJHG7Y
Further information:adapted from string quartet by Josephine Gandolfi
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
William Grant Still: Winnebago Moccasin Game (Wisconsin)
Anthology:Vignettes for Piano Trio
Instrumentation:2011 violin, cello, and piano
2026 viola, cello, and piano
Publisher:William Grant Still Music
Year performed by AACI:2011
2026
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPPfXV_WN2M
https://youtu.be/lICi1spq550
Further information:
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
Billy Strayhorn: Take the 'A' Train
Instrumentation:piano, bass, drums
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/tmdc5xENhpI
Further information:arranged by Valerie Capers
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Howard Swanson: A Death Song (Lullaby)
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Lyricist:Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Publisher:Edward B. Marks Music Company, distributed by Hal Leonard
Year performed by AACI:2010
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF7bgOd6_Ac
Further information:William Grant Still Music, Flagstaff, AZ" Bobby,Timmons,Moanin',,arrangement by Valerie Capers,self-published,johnhrob3@hotmail.com,2017,https://youtu.be/1E6f7wxevG8,"piano, bass, percussion
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
George Walker: Prelude
Anthology:Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Compiled and Edited by William H. Chapman Nyaho, Vol. 4, Oxford University Press, 2008
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/gM1CiPPO4WQ
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Fats Waller: Jitterbug Waltz
Anthology:arrangement by Valerie Capers
Instrumentation:piano, bass, percussion
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOUu1-tybeQ
Further information:
Genre:instrumental jazz ensemble
Dolores White: Down by the Riverside
Anthology:Four Negro Spirituals
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Publisher:Dolores White Music
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or45KbFxY6g
Further information:from 'Four Negro Spirituals'
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Dolores White: Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Instrumentation:viola, piano
Publisher:Dolores White Music
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/uXhAw21F5wQ
Further information:Composed for cello and piano, adapted for viola, cello, and piano by Josephine Gandolfi" Dolores,White,Give Birth to the Dream for soprano and tenor,Maya Angelou,,Dolores White Music,diannagould@yahoo.com,2017
2025,https://youtu.be/i0EGYIJ6_Y8
https://youtu.be/Uotmi5C3wWs,"soprano, tenor, piano, chimes
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Dolores White: Glaciers
Instrumentation:solo piano
Publisher:Dolores White Music
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgG6wxlxKfw
Further information:Movement 8 from 'Nine Excursions for Piano'
Genre:piano solos
Dolores White: Go Down Moses
Instrumentation:soprano, piano
Publisher:Dolores White Music
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqu9czSVUJM
Further information:from 'Four Negro Spirituals'
Genre:spirituals for voice and piano
Dolores White: Little David Play on Yo' Harp
Instrumentation:piano, viola, cello
Publisher:Dolores White Music
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/rn3D_x1uNtg
Further information:Composed for cello and piano, adapted for viola, cello, and piano by Josephine Gandolfi" Dolores,White,Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,,,Dolores White Music,diannagould@yahoo.com,2025,https://youtu.be/yaepTAz7JKE,"cello, piano
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, and additional instruments
Dolores White: Were You There
Instrumentation:piano, viola, cello
Publisher:Dolores White Music
Year performed by AACI:2025
Video:https://youtu.be/1iI4VPZV8BU
Further information:Composed for cello and piano, adapted for viola, cello, and piano by Josephine Gandolfi" Dolores,White,Wade in de Water,,,Dolores White Music,diannagould@yahoo.com,2025,https://youtu.be/755Td3OZQ-U,"piano, viola, cello
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Maurice White: Shining Star
Instrumentation:chorus, jazz ensemble
Lyricist:Maurice White, larry Dunn, Philip Bailey
Year performed by AACI:2026
Video:https://youtu.be/lWPomI-RphY
Further information:Earth Wind and Fire
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Mary Lou Williams: Anima Christi
Instrumentation:vocals, piano, clarinet, bass, percussion
Lyricist:14th century prayer, adapted by Mary Lou Williams
Publisher:The Mary Lou Williams Foundation, INC. and Cecilia Music Publishing Co.
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://youtu.be/FeMHnBYkg94
Further information:
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Mary Lou Williams: Bobo and Doodles
Instrumentation:piano duet
Publisher:Sheet Music Now
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddsDG5hoHqw
Further information:solo published composition adapted unchanged for four-hands by Josephine Gandolfi
to-date unpublished
Genre:piano four-hands
Mary Lou Williams: Special Freight
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Sheet Music Now
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DrfKdWAfvM
Further information:
Genre:piano solos
Bill Withers: Lean On Me
Instrumentation:chorus, jazz ensemble
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/3RVQni1HTlA
Further information:Arranged by Jansen Verplank for choir and jazz combo
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
John Wesley Work III: Big Bunch of Roses
Instrumentation:piano
Publisher:Axelrod Publications, Inc., Providence, R.I.
Year performed by AACI:2024
Video:https://youtu.be/bKCEkzbGvF4
Further information:from Appalachia, Three Fiddle and Game Tunes" John,Worley,Winds of Change,,,self-published,jworleyjr@aol.com,2018,https://youtu.be/g8qxqVCpjgg,trumpet,instrumental chamber music,,,"Dedicated to Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States of America" John,Worley,Above and Beyond,,,self-published,jworleyjr@aol.com,2024,https://youtu.be/T2__PGOCVrE,trumpet,instrumental chamber music,,,composed in tribute to Colonel William Gunn Roxanna,Wright,I'm Thinking of a Butterfly,,,self-published,ralright@aol.com,2018,https://youtu.be/YbMMgKF1nHc,"Choir, rapper, keyboard, percussion and bass, with optional winds
Genre:piano solos
Roxanna Wright: Two Thousand Twenty
Instrumentation:Choir, rapper, keyboard, percussion and bass, with optional winds
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/bGSZ0SRizoU
Further information:
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment