AACI Compositions Performed

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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, 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
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: 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: 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: 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
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
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
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
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