God’s Trombones (Seven Negro Sermons in Verse)

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Gordon Myers combines a spectrum of musical styles and sonorities in “God’s Trombones”. The composer, using both homophony and polyphony, creates the image of a congregation (the chorus) responding to a preacher’s sermon (baritone soloist). This masterful musical setting matches and enhances all the vibrancy of James Weldon Johnson’s original poetry.I. Listen, Lord–A PrayerII. The CreationIII. The Prodigal SonIV. Go Down DeathV. Noah Built the ArkVI. The CrucifixionVII. Let My People GoVIII. The Judgment Day