In Memorium–Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940-2022

<em>In Memorium–Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940-2022</em> was a 10am concert on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

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“O Black and Unknown Bards” (from “From the Dark Tower”)
Daveda Karanas, mezzo-soprano; Michael Ippolito, piano; Karla Hamelin, cello4:26

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

James Weldon Johnson

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Southern Mansions” (from “From the Dark Tower”)
Daveda Karanas, mezzo-soprano; Michael Ippolito, piano; Karla Hamelin, cello3:51

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

Arna Bontemps

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Willow Bend and Weep” (from “From the Dark Tower”)
Daveda Karanas, mezzo-soprano; Michael Ippolito, piano; Karla Hamelin, cello2:05

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

Herbert Clark Johnson

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Old Black Men” (from “From the Dark Tower)
Daveda Karanas, mezzo-soprano, Karla Hamelin, cello, and Michael Ippolito, piano2:19

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

Georgia Douglas Johnson

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert (In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022) on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“No Images” (from From the Dark Tower)
Daveda Karanas, mezzo-soprano; Michael Ippolito, piano; Karla Hamelin, cello4:56

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

Waring Cuney

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Dream Variation” (from From the Dark Tower)
Daveda Karanas, mezzo-soprano; Michael Ippolito, piano; Karla Hamelin, cello1:58

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

Langston Hughes

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“For a Poet” (from From the Dark Tower)
Daveda Karanas, mezzo-soprano; Michael Ippolito, piano; Karla Hamelin, cello3:34

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

Countee Cullen

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“From the Dark Tower” (from From the Dark Tower)
Daveda Karanas, mezzo-soprano; Michael Ippolito, piano; Karla Hamelin, cello4:51

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

Countee Cullen

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Song for a Dark Girl” (from “Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death”)
Lisa Edwards Burrs, soprano; Stacie Haneline, piano; Naima Burrs, violin1:12

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

Langston Hughes

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Youth Sings a Song of Rosebuds” (from “Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death”)
Lisa Edwards Burrs, soprano; Stacie Haneline, piano; Naima Burrs, violin3:51

Dorothy Rudd Moore

Composer

Countee Cullen

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“For a Poet” (from “Cullen’s Trilogy”)
Phillip Harris, baritone; Amelia Hammond, piano2:19

Jacqueline Hairston

Composer

Countee Cullen

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Pagan Prayer” (from “Cullen’s Trilogy”)
Phillip Harris, baritone; Amelia Hammond, piano3:26

Jacqueline Hairston

Composer

Countee Cullen

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“The Foolish Heart” (from “Cullen’s Trilogy”)
Phillip Harris, baritone; Amelia Hammond, piano1:54

Jacqueline Hairston

Composer

Countee Cullen

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Day Dawns” (from “Three Short Songs”)
Christine Jobson, soprano; Katie Franklin Ledsinger , piano1:09

Florence Price

Composer

Angelina Grimké

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“The Crescent Moon” (from “Three Short Songs”)
Christine Jobson, soprano; Katie Franklin Ledsinger, piano0:40

Florence Price

Composer

Louise Charlotte Wallace

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“The Broken Bowl “(from “Three Short Songs”)
Christine Jobson, soprano; Katie Franklin Ledsinger, piano1:22

Florence Price

Composer

Wesley Custright

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

Hold Fast to Dreams
Charles Moore, tenor; Kaitlyn Rittner, piano1:53

Florence Price

Composer

Langston Hughes

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

Travel’s End
Charles Moore, tenor; Kaitlyn Rittner, piano1:58

Florence Price

Composer

Mary Folwell Hoisington

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

To My Little Son
Charles Moore, tenor; Kaitlyn Rittner, piano1:38

Florence Price

Composer

Julia Johnson Davis

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“No Other But Thee” (from “A Journey in Love”)
Jacob Lay, baritone; Eileen Downey, piano3:15

Khyle Wooten

Composer

George Moses Horton

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“Words of a Romance” (from “A Journey in Love”)
Jacob Lay, baritone; Eileen Downey, piano2:15

Khyle Wooten

Composer

Countee Cullen

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“When Summer Goes” (from “A Journey in Love”)
Jacob Lay, baritone; Eileen Downey, piano1:28

Khyle Wooten

Composer

Langston Hughes

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

“My Love, When This is Past” (from “A Journey in Love”)
Jacob Lay, baritone; Eileen Downey, piano2:35

Khyle Wooten

Composer

Stefany

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

University of California, Irvine, Winifred Smith Hall

Location

This recording was part of a 10am concert ("In Memorium – Dorothy Rudd Moore 1940–2022") on Saturday, October 15, 2022 during the 25th Anniversary African American Art Song Alliance Conference. The concert venue was Winifred Smith Hall at the University of California, Irvine.

Songs

Day DawnsThree Short SongsFlorence PriceAngelina Weld GrimkéDream Variation1972 · From the Dark TowerDorothy Rudd MooreLangston HughesFor a Poet1972 · From the Dark TowerDorothy Rudd MooreCountee CullenFor a Poet2017 · Cullen’s TrilogyJacqueline HairstonCountee CullenFrom the Dark Tower1972 · From the Dark TowerDorothy Rudd MooreCountee CullenHold Fast To Dreams1945 · Five Art SongsFlorence PriceLangston HughesMy Love, When This Is Past2018 · A Journey in LoveKhyle WootenNo Images1972 · From the Dark TowerDorothy Rudd MooreNo Other But Thee2018Khyle WootenO Black and Unknown Bards1972 · From the Dark TowerDorothy Rudd MooreJames Weldon JohnsonOld Black Men1972 · From the Dark TowerDorothy Rudd MooreGeorgia Douglas JohnsonPagan Prayer2017 · Cullen’s TrilogyJacqueline HairstonCountee CullenSong for a Dark Girl1976 · Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds and DeathDorothy Rudd MooreLangston HughesSouthern Mansions1972 · From the Dark TowerDorothy Rudd MooreArna BontempsThe Broken BowlThree Short SongsFlorence PriceThe Crescent MoonThree Short SongsFlorence PriceThe Foolish Heart2017 · Cullen’s TrilogyJacqueline HairstonCountee CullenTo My Little SonFive Art SongsFlorence PriceJulia Johnson DavisTravel’s EndFive Art SongsFlorence PriceMary Folwell HoisingtonWhen Summer Goes2018Khyle WootenLangston HughesWillow Bend and Weep1972 · From the Dark TowerDorothy Rudd MooreWords of a Romance2018Khyle WootenCountee CullenYouth Sings a Song of Rosebuds1976 · Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds and DeathDorothy Rudd MooreCountee Cullen

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