Hello Members of TSP.  This is your page. It was created to be a hub for disseminating information, such as upcoming rehearsals and events, and to assist you with learning the various pieces of music that we will be performing.  I hope you find it to be a helpful resource. .

WELCOME!

M. Roger Holland, II

Director

The following link will take you to the DU Lamont School of Music webpage that has information about The Spirituals Project, including our current performing activities.  Feel free to share it with your friends, but not our portfolio page, which is private and exclusively for TSP members.  The Lamont homepgae has a list of "Special Pages" at the bottom (this is an update). The very first item on the list is "The Spirituals Project Choir."

Lamont Home Page: https://www.du.edu/ahss/lamont/index.html

Direct link to The Spirituals Project page: https://www.du.edu/ahss/lamont/get-involved-hire-us-summer-acad/spirituals-project/

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Monday, February 5th, The Spirituals Project will be the focus of Colorado Public Radio's Colorado Matters, airing at 10:00am and 7:00pm at 90.1 FM.

After the program airs on Monday, a permanent link to the program will be posted in perpetuity on the CPR website (www.cpr.org), on the Colorado Matters page (http://www.cpr.org/news/podcast/colorado-matters), where anyone can access the full program online at a time that is convenient for them.

10/27/18 - Evening news

New projects offer churches ways to pay royalties on the spirituals they sing

Hello TSP CHoir,

Below is a link to an interview with KUVO radio station which aired on May 9, 2023. I spoke about our national conference and approaching concert.

Enjoy!

Roger

https://www.kuvo.org/the-spirituals-conference-healing-2023/

Dress rehearsal for our May 13 concert wil be held on Wednesday, May 10.

There are two major changes with the dress rehearsal regarding location and start time.

• Start time: 6:30 PM
• Location: Room 130 (down the hall and around the corner from room 100)

Please make note of these changes!

Hello Choir Members,

Please don't forget that the rehearsal pianist who worked with us for 3 weeks, Damien, is parcitipating in a fundraising concert for Metor Caring. The date is Sunday, May 21 at 7pm. The location has changed. The new location is Applewood Valley UMC in Golden, CO. The address is 2035 Ellis Street. Golden, CO, 80401.

Please support if you can!

Concert Schedule for 2022-2023 Season (Subject to change)

1 – Sunday afternoon, October 23, 2022

Time: 4:00 PM. Report to DU at 1:30pm. (Arrival time at church - 2:30 PM)

Location: First Congregational United Church of Christ

1128 Pine St.

Boulder, CO 80302

303-442-1787

Attire: All black with kente stoles. Women: all black (dress, shirt and skirt). Men: black suits, white shirt, black long tie.

Concert Repertoire:

• Tshotsholoza (Go Forward) – adapted by Jeffrey L. Ames
• Slave Narrative
• Come Here, Jesus, If You Please – Roland Carter
• Come Out de Wilderness – Traditional
• Wade in the Water – Traditional
• We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace – Trad., arr. Holland
• Old Ship of Zion – Holland
• Hold On (Everything will Be Alright) – arr. Gary Hines
• *Stand Up - Joshuah Cambell, Cynthia Echeummuna-Erivo
• *Oh Freedom – arr. Brazael Dennard
• We Shall Overcome

2 – Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022

Location: Trinity United Methodist Church

1820 Broadway

Denver, CO 80202

Time: 4:00 PM. Report time: 2:30pm. Doors open at 3:30pm

Attire: All black with kente stoles. Women: all black (dress, shirt and skirt). Men: black suits, white shirt, black long tie.

Parking: Use garage at 1855 Lincoln. Bring parking ticket with you and we'll receive stickers to cover the parking fee which I guess will be apllied as you leave.

Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Date and location change. Cancelled.

Colorado Matters Holiday Extravaganza (part of CPR)

3 - Sunday, January 15, 2023

Presenting Organization – Boulder County, Dr. MLK, Jr. Planning Committee

Location: Boulder JCC  (Boulder Jewish Community Center)

6007 Oreg Ave.

Boulder, CO 80303

303-998-1900

Concert Time: 4:00 PM

Report Time: 2:30 PM

Attire: All black with kente stoles. Women: all black (dress, shirt and skirt). Men: black suits, white shirt, black long tie.

Concert Repertoire:

• Come Here, Jesus, If You Please – Roland Carter
• Come Out de Wilderness – Traditional
• We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace – Trad., arr. Holland
• Old Ship of Zion – Holland
• Hold On (Everything will Be Alright) – arr. Gary Hines
• Oh Freedom – arr. Brazael Dennard

Sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the beginning of the program.

Sing “We Shall Overcome” at the end.

30-minute program

4 – Friday, February 3, 2023

AGO, Denver Chapter – Joint Organ/Spirituals Concert

Location: First Plymouth Congregational Church

3501 S Colorado Blvd.

Englewood, CO 80113

Time: 7:30 PM

Report time: 6:15pm

Attire: All black with kente stoles. Women: all black (dress, shirt and skirt). Men: black suits, white shirt, black long tie.

Concert Repertoire:

• Tshotsholoza (Go Forward) - adapted by Jeffrey L. Ames
• Slave Narrative (William Wells Brown (1847)
• Come Here Jesus, if You Please - arr. Roland M. Carter
• Come Out de Wilderness - Traditional Spiritual
• Wade in the Water - Traditional Spiritual
• We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace - arr. M. Roger Holland II
• I’m So Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always - arr. Lena J. McLin
• No Room in the Inn (from “Behold the Day Comes”) - R. Carter
• Old Ship of Zion - arr. Holland II
• Hold On (Everything Will Be Alright) - Arr. Gary Hines
• His Name So Sweet - arr. Hall Johnson/Adapted by Holland II
• “Home” (Spiritual Medley) - Arr. Holland II
• Oh Freedom - arr. Brazael Dennard
• We Shall Overcome - Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carwan & Pete Seeger

5 – Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023

Colorado Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Location: New Hope Baptist Church

3701 Colorado Blvd.

Denver, CO 80205

Time: 3:00 PM

Report time: 2:30pm

Attire: All black with kente stoles. Women: all black (dress, shirt and skirt). Men: all black (black shirt, black pants, black shoes and socks), jacket and tie optional.

Concert Repertoire:

• Old Ship of Zion - arr. Holland II
• Stop By, Lord - Doris Wesley Bettis

6 – Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023 

TSP Winter Concert.

Location: Gates Hall

Time: 7:30 PM

Call time: 5:30pm (on the stage of Gates Hall)

Attire: Concert attire.

• Women: black gowns, one-strand pearl necklace, pearl earrings, black shoes. 
• Men: tuxedo, black bow tie, cumberbund, white shirt, black shoes.

Concert repertoire:

• We Walk His Way (Ewe, Thina) – arr. Anders Nyberg
• Slave Narrative (William Wells Brown (1847)
• Come Here Jesus, if You Please - arr. Roland M. Carter
• I’ve been ‘buked - arr. Hall Johnson
• His Name So Sweet - arr. Hall Johnson/Adapted by Holland II
• I’m So Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always - arr. Lena J. McLin
• No Room in the Inn (from “Behold the Day Comes”) - R. Carter
• Hold On (Everything Will Be Alright) - Arr. Gary Hines
• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – Traditional Spiritual
• Stop By, Lord - Doris Wesley Bettis
• Oh Freedom - arr. Brazael Dennard
• Amen - arr. Jester Hairston

7 - Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Time: 4:00 PM

Holly Creek Retirement Center

5500 E Peakview Ave.

Centennial, CO 80121

Report time: 2:45pm

Attire: All black with kente stoles. Women: all black (dress, shirt and skirt). Men: black suits, white shirt, black long tie.

Concert Repertoire:

• • Tshotsholoza (Go Forward) or                                                                                              
  • Come, Bring Your Burdens to God (Woza Nomthwalo Wakho) Traditional South African Melody, arr. Welile Sigabi
  • Slave Narrative (William Wells Brown (1847))
  • Come Here Jesus, if You Please (arr. Roland M. Carter)
  • Come Out de Wilderness - Traditional Spiritual
  • Wade in the Water - Traditional Spiritual
  • “The Struggle” (from The Dream & the Dreamer) - Holland
  • Balm in Gilead - Traditional Spiritual
  • We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace - arr. M. Roger Holland II
  • Old Ship of Zion - arr. Holland II
  • Hold On (Everything Will Be Alright) - Arr. Gary Hines
  • Oh Freedom - arr. Brazael Dennard

National Conference, “Healing ‘23” – May 11-13, 2023

8 – Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023  

TSP Spring Concert.

Location: Gates Hall

Time: 7:30 PM

Attire: Concert attire - Formal

• Women: black gowns, one-strand pearl necklace, pearl earrings, black shoes. 
• Men: tuxedo, black bow tie, cumberbund, white shirt, black shoes.

Concert repertoire:

Choir selections

• Come, Bring Your Burdens to God (Woza Nomthwalo Wakho) – Traditional South African Melody, arr. Welile Sigabi
• Come Here Jesus, If You Please (Roland Carter)
• Great God Almighty – Jester Hairston
• I’ve Been ‘Buked (Hall Johnson)
• I Cried All Night Long, (Clayton White) (Augsburg Fortress)
• Old Ship of Zion (Arr. Holland)
• God’s Got the Whole World (Mark Miller)
• The Dream and the Dreamer (Holland)

Community Songs

• Balm in Gilead
• I Want to Be Ready

Choir selections

• Heal Our Land (Oscar Williams)
• Stand Up (Joshuah Cambell, Cynthia Echeummuna-Erivo)
• Walk Together Children (Arr. Wm. Henry Smith)

Here's a YouTube link to Ed performing at the tribute to him at Dazzle on Nov. 25, 2019.  Many thanks to our Jackie St. Joan for sharing this clip, which I posted on YouTube in order to share with the choir.

Roger