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Calvin Taylor Completes New Piano Publication, Spirituals for Worship

ALFRED PUBLISHING SACRED PERFORMER COLLECTION Calvin Taylor has completed ten inspiring arrangements for solo piano in an Alfred Publishing volume entitled Spirituals for Worship. Song titles include Deep River, Every Time I Feel the Spirit, Go Down, Moses, Hold On, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Talk About a Child, This Little Light of Mine, Wade in the Water, Wayfarin' Stranger, and Were You There.

Dr. Taylor's foreword: "It was my great fortune to grow up in a large church in Los Angeles where music played a prominent role. Not only were traditional hymns and anthems sung, but a special place was given to spirituals. Concerts of this rare music were presented by choirs and renowned soloists. Later in college, I heard moving renditions of spirituals by the outstanding Oberlin College Choir, which even took this music on tour to Russia. During these early years, I had begun a large collection of printed versions of this unique heritage of song.

"After so much exposure to spirituals, and with a growing interest in arranging, it was only natural for me to prepare several concert-level volumes for organ and keyboard. When contacted by Alfred Publishing for a new book of spirituals, I was pleased at yet another opportunity to compile a collection of essential selections appropriate for both private and corporate worship. Spirituals for Worship is presented with the hope that these timeless melodies, engaging harmonies, and sparkling syncopations will continue to inspire and delight audiences around the world."

Spirituals for Worship is available for ordering from the Place an Order page on this website.

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK The New York City Housing Authority Symphony Orchestra programmed Taylor's Inner-city Sunrise at a special October 11, 2001 concert commemorating the anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks of September 11. The concert took place at Aaron Davis Hall, City College of New York, Harlem's principal center for the performing arts. Inner City Sunrise is the second movement of Calvin Taylor's five-movement Sunrise Symphony (2000).

DNIPROPETROVS'K, UKRAINE Dr. Calvin Taylor traveled to Ukraine for a Summer of Hope evangelistic campaign. Calvin provided music for evangelistic meetings May 12 through June 9, 2001.

Dnipropetrovs'k is a city of 1.2 million, and thousands attended the nightly meetings which were held in a large sports stadium.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Calvin Taylor's music was featured on a concert by The Nashville Symphony Orchestra on January 13, 2001 in Andrew Jackson Hall of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. The “Let Freedom Ring” concert, a tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was led by guest conductor Kay George Roberts. This concert was the Tennessee premier of Calvin Taylor's Choral Fantasia on Deep River, final movement of Sunrise Symphony.

“Let Freedom Ring” was billed as “an emotional and profoundly moving night of music.” In addition to Taylor's Choral Fantasia on Deep River, the program included two movements from William Grant Still's Symphony No. 3: Sunday Symphony, Adolphus Hailstork's Epitaph: In Memoriam Martin Luther King, Jr., and Michael Abel's Dance for Martin's Dream.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Calvin Taylor's Go Down, Moses was included in Pipedreams Program No. 0102, The Art of Marilyn Mason. The broadcast chronicles the extensive concert and teaching career of world-renowned organist Marilyn Mason who has been on the faculty of The University of Michigan for over 50 years. The full broadcast of The Art of Marilyn Mason can be accessed via the internet at www.pipedreams.org.

News	*~ NEWS EVENTS~* Calvin Taylor Completes New Piano Publication, *Spirituals for Worship* ALFRED PUBLISHING SACRED PERFORMER COLLECTION Calvin Taylor has completed ten inspiring arrangements for solo piano in an Alfred Publishing volume entitled Spirituals for Worship. Song titles include Deep River, Every Time I Feel the Spirit, Go Down, Moses, Hold On, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Talk About a Child, This Little Light of Mine, Wade in the Water, Wayfarin' Stranger, and Were You There. Dr. Taylor's foreword: "It was my great fortune to grow up in a large church in Los Angeles where music played a prominent role. Not only were traditional hymns and anthems sung, but a special place was given to spirituals. Concerts of this rare music were presented by choirs and renowned soloists. Later in college, I heard moving renditions of spirituals by the outstanding Oberlin College Choir, which even took this music on tour to Russia. During these early years, I had begun a large collection of printed versions of this unique heritage of song. "After so much exposure to spirituals, and with a growing interest in arranging, it was only natural for me to prepare several concert-level volumes for organ and keyboard. When contacted by Alfred Publishing for a new book of spirituals, I was pleased at yet another opportunity to compile a collection of essential selections appropriate for both private and corporate worship. Spirituals for Worship is presented with the hope that these timeless melodies, engaging harmonies, and sparkling syncopations will continue to inspire and delight audiences around the world." Spirituals for Worship is available for ordering from the Place an Order page on this website. Inner-city Sunrise Performed in New York City NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK The New York City Housing Authority Symphony Orchestra programmed Taylor's *Inner-city Sunrise* at a special October 11, 2001 concert commemorating the anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks of September 11. The concert took place at Aaron Davis Hall, City College of New York, Harlem's principal center for the performing arts. *Inner City Sunrise* is the second movement of Calvin Taylor's five-movement Sunrise Symphony (2000). Calvin Taylor Performs in Ukraine DNIPROPETROVS'K, UKRAINE Dr. Calvin Taylor traveled to Ukraine for a Summer of Hope evangelistic campaign. Calvin provided music for evangelistic meetings May 12 through June 9, 2001. Dnipropetrovs'k is a city of 1.2 million, and thousands attended the nightly meetings which were held in a large sports stadium. Nashville Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Perform Choral Fantasia on Deep River NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Calvin Taylor's music was featured on a concert by The Nashville Symphony Orchestra on January 13, 2001 in Andrew Jackson Hall of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. The “Let Freedom Ring” concert, a tribute to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was led by guest conductor Kay George Roberts. This concert was the Tennessee premier of Calvin Taylor's *Choral Fantasia on Deep River,* final movement of Sunrise Symphony. “Let Freedom Ring” was billed as “an emotional and profoundly moving night of music.” In addition to Taylor's Choral Fantasia on Deep River, the program included two movements from William Grant Still's Symphony No. 3: Sunday Symphony, Adolphus Hailstork's Epitaph: In Memoriam Martin Luther King, Jr., and Michael Abel's Dance for Martin's Dream. National Public Radio Broadcast Plays Selection from Five Spirituals for Organ MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Calvin Taylor's *Go Down, Moses* was included in Pipedreams Program No. 0102, The Art of Marilyn Mason. The broadcast chronicles the extensive concert and teaching career of world-renowned organist Marilyn Mason who has been on the faculty of The University of Michigan for over 50 years. The full broadcast of The Art of Marilyn Mason can be accessed via the internet at www.pipedreams.org.
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