AACI Compositions Performed

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Regina Baiocchi: Farafina
Instrumentation:singer, reader, trumpet, piano, marimba or electic marimba, bass, drums
Lyricist:Regina Harris Baiocchi
Publisher:Regina Harris Baiocchi
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
Valerie Capers: Bird Alone
Instrumentation:vocal
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
Lyricist:Abbey Lincoln
Publisher:Valerie Capers
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZdKj3MsyM8
Genre:art songs for voice and piano
Valerie Capers: Hold On, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
Instrumentation:ensemble
Lyricist:traditional/Capers
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2015
2016
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G2usWLIpvo
https://youtu.be/G_e8WgQ-Xak
Further information:Traditional Spiritual/Freedom Song, arranged for AACI by Capers on commission
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal 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
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize, Hold On
Instrumentation:vocals, orchestra
Publisher:Valerie Capers
Year performed by AACI:2020
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVA_xIdBWXU
Genre:jazz/gospel-based vocal music with instrumental accompaniment
Valerie Capers: Rainbow
Instrumentation:vocal
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 -- Postlude -- Change
Instrumentation:ensemble
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2014
2016
Video:youtu.be/88tKd6mBcOU
https://youtu.be/ruyHg-kcR1Q
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Ruby -- Tableau 1 -- Lullaby
Instrumentation:ensemble
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
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Ruby -- Tableau 2 -- Mardi Gras
Instrumentation:ensemble
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2014
2016
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc9xbAMl9R8
2014
https://youtu.be/ruyHg-kcR1Q
Genre:instrumental arrangements of spirituals and folksongs
Valerie Capers: Ruby -- Tableau 3 -- Where are all the children?
Instrumentation:ensemble
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
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Ruby -- Tableau 4 -- Reflections
Instrumentation:ensemble
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
Genre:art songs for voice, piano, and additional instruments
Valerie Capers: Tapestry
Instrumentation:violin, cello, flute, clarinet, trombone, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, piano, bass guitar, percussion
Lyricist:inspired by Langston Hughes Jazz poetry
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://youtu.be/44pO8t7EcJw
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, 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:Valerie Capers
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.
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:arrangement by Valerie Capers
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
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:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, and additional instruments
Joshua McGhee: Ballad
Anthology:Variations on an African American Spiritual (for piano trio)
available from the composer:
Instrumentation:chamber ensemble
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YoOCyygyCo
Further information:for piano trio
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Joshua McGhee: Elegy for a Child
Instrumentation:chamber ensemble
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2014
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWYlAiO4wow&feature=youtu.be
Further information:AACI commission
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Joshua McGhee: Let God Bring Tomorrow
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2017
Video:https://youtu.be/urGY5i4U_Hw
Further information:Commissioned by AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, and additional instruments
Joshua McGhee: Nocturne
Anthology:Variations on an African American Spiritual (for piano trio)
available from the composer:
Instrumentation:chamber ensemble
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:for piano trio
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Joshua McGhee: Prelude
Anthology:Variations on an African American Spiritual (for piano trio)
available from the composer:
Instrumentation:chamber ensemble
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2012
2013
Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3QhYrqL7dE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAsnreo116o
Further information:AACI commission, for piano trio
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Joshua McGhee: Spiritual Piece (folk song)
Anthology:Variations on an African American Spiritual (for piano trio)
available from the composer:
Instrumentation:chamber ensemble
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:for piano trio
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Joshua McGhee: The Color of Love
Instrumentation:piano, violin, 2 cellos
Publisher:Jaygayle Music/African American Composer Music Publication Series
Year performed by AACI:2015
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUCE3OtsL0c
Further information:AACI commission
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
Joshua McGhee: Where Freedom Rings
Instrumentation:vocal, chamber ensemble
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
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:Comissioned by the 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: Tarantella With A Twist Of Lime
Instrumentation:piano, violin, cello
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2016
Video:https://youtu.be/LPt5l8ZGpJw
Genre:chamber music for piano and strings
John H. Robinson: The Reveille Rhapsody
Instrumentation:piano trio
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2019
Video:https://youtu.be/6d92lT999xE
Further information:Comissioned by the AACI
Genre:chamber music for piano, strings, and additional instruments
John H. Robinson: The Secret Life of Mannequins
Instrumentation:vioin, cello, piano
Publisher:self-published
Year performed by AACI:2018
Video:https://youtu.be/F6bREA2j2r8
Further information:Comissioned by the 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