Fantasia on Lift Evr'y Voice and Sing - Woodwind and Brass Ensemble

For nine woodwinds and four horns.

Includes one full score and one set of parts. In the wake of the current civil unrest our message at the Intercultural Music Initiative (IMI) was expressed through the artistic collaboration with some of the leading black principals at America's major orchestras and music conservatories. The project was originally conceived by my friend, oboist Titus Underwood, for me to write a new piece based on a tune young budding black musicians can recognize or relate. Well, in the midst of production, a string of senseless events happened, leading to the ongoing civic unrest. So, naturally, our focus had to incorporate a sliver of advocacy against oppression.

For me, it was an absolute honor to write this arrangement to an illustrius African American Hymn. So my gratitude really is to Nashville's Symphony Orchestra's Titus Underwood (Principal Oboe) for inviting me to participate in this historic production.