University of Illinois Black Chorus Records

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Black Sacred Music Symposium

Music

Administrative Records

Black Chorus Performances



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Finding Aid for University of Illinois Black Chorus Records, ca. 1917-2023 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Sandy Kroeker

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Collection Overview

Title: University of Illinois Black Chorus Records, ca. 1917-2023Add to your cart.

ID: 12/5/88

Primary Creator: Black Chorus (1968-)

Extent: 2.75 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized in four series: Series 1: Black Sacred Music Symposium, ca. 1991-2019; Series 2: Music, ca. 1917-2011; Series 3: Administrative Records, ca. 1981-2014; Series 4: Black Chorus Performances, ca. 1984-2023. Each series is arranged chronologically.

Date Acquired: 12/15/2023

Subjects: Choirs, Music, Vocal music

Languages: English, German, Italian

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of music, administrative records, programs, posters, awards, and photographs documenting the activities of the Black Chorus at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Biographical Note

Founded in 1968, the Black Chorus is a mixed chorus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Originally organized by four students and later sponsored by the African-American Cultural program and School of Music Choral Division, the mission of the Black Chorus is to promote African-American musical expression. To fulfill this mission, they maintain an active performance schedule, both on and off campus. They also host the Black Sacred Music Symposium biennially at UIUC, a conference dedicated to the study and performance of Black sacred music traditions. 

In addition to performing at various colleges and universities throughout the country, the Black Chorus has performed at the National Black Gospel College Choir Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia; they have performed with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra and as special guests at an Orchestra Hall concert in Chicago. They perform the music of Black Americans, including Negro spirituals, anthems, formal music, traditional and contemporary gospel, jazz, and rhythm and blues. Dr. Ollie Watts Davis has been the conductor of the Black Chorus since 1981.

Subject/Index Terms

Choirs
Music
Vocal music

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Ollie Watts Davis

Acquisition Method: Transfer


Box and Folder Listing


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[Series 1: Black Sacred Music Symposium, ca. 1991-2019],
[Series 2: Music, ca. 1917-2011],
[Series 3: Administrative Records, ca. 1981-2014],
[Series 4: Black Chorus Performances, ca. 1984-2023],
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Series 2: Music, ca. 1917-2011Add to your cart.
Consists of music used by Black Chorus members for performances and coursework. Music dates from circa 1917 to 2011.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 23: 24 Negro Melodies, ca. 1917Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Spirituals, ca. 1921-2001Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Terms of Endowment, McCall, ca. 1927Add to your cart.
Folder 26: German Music, ca. 1928-1995Add to your cart.
Folder 27: "Bless this House" by Helen Taylor & May H. Brahe, ca. 1932Add to your cart.
Folder 28: SATB Music, ca. 1934-2005Add to your cart.
Folder 29: Music Notebook, ca. 1935-1951Add to your cart.
Folder 30: "How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings" by Samuel Liddle, ca. 1936Add to your cart.
Folder 31: Johnson Spirituals, ca. 1940-1991Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Piano & Voice Music, ca. 1944-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 33: "When I am Laid in Earth" by Henry Purcell, ca. 1951Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Choral Octavos, ca. 1953-1997Add to your cart.
Folder 35: Music by Hector Berlioz, ca. 1956Add to your cart.
Folder 36: Scarlatti, Alessandro "Gia il sole dal Gange", ca. 1961Add to your cart.
Folder 37: "Dona Nobis Pacem" by R. Vaughn Williams, ca. 1964Add to your cart.
Folder 38: Christmas Music, ca. 1967-1978Add to your cart.
Folder 39: Art Songs by American Women Composers, Volume 2, ca. 1969-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 40: Schostakowitsch - Performance Copy, ca. 1970Add to your cart.
Folder 41: Mel Bay's "Modern Guitar Method Grade 1", ca. 1972Add to your cart.
Folder 42: Hymns, ca. 1975-1978Add to your cart.
Folder 43: "Lift Every Voice and Sing" arr. Roland M. Carter, ca. 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 44: "Come Ready and See Me" by Richard Hundley, ca. 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 45: "I'm Available to You" by Carlis Moody, Jr., ca. 1988Add to your cart.
Folder 46: Ysaye M. Barnwell "Crossings", ca. 1991Add to your cart.
Folder 47: "The Decision" by V. Michael McKay, ca. 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 48: "Wade in the Water" arr. Mark Hayes, ca. 1994Add to your cart.
Folder 49: Genius Child, Music of Ricky Ian Gordon, ca. 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 50: Black Chorus Reagon Presentation, 1999Add to your cart.
Folder 51: "God's Favor" by Donald Lawrence, ca. 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 52: "The Holy Place" by Ricky Dillard, ca. 2000Add to your cart.
Folder 53: Three African-American Spirituals, arr. John Stafford II, ca. 2001Add to your cart.
Folder 54: "We Give Glory To Your Name" by A. Jeffrey LaValley, ca. 2003Add to your cart.
Folder 55: Stefanie Greene Music Binder, 2011Add to your cart.
Folder 56: "Ballad for Billie" by John Harbison, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 57: Beyone "If I Were A Boy", undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 58: CD & Lyrics "For You I Will" by Monica, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 59: Deandre Patterson Music Binder, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 60: "Drink to me Only with Thine Eyes" by Ben Jonson, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 61: Early English Music, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 62: Ernest Chausson "Poeme de l'Amour et de la Mer", undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 63: Gene Scheer "Be the Glory", undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 64: "He Is Worthy" arr. Stanley A. Spottswood, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 65: "Here I Am" arr. K. Edward Copeland, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 66: "High and Lifted Up" by Joseph Pace II, undatedAdd to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Hold On" arr. M. Richardson, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: "Hush, Somebody's Callin' My Name" arr. Brazeal W. Dennard, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Illinois State Song, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: "Jesus Paid It All" by John T. Grape, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Johann Sebastian Bach "Jauchzet Gott", undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Kenneth Copeland Music Writing Blank Book, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Lyrics & Translations, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Maestro Moderato's Theory Workbooks, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Maurette Brown-Clark "I Hear the Sound", undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Music by Georg Friedrich Handel, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Sarah Olsen Music Binder, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Student Music, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Student Music Binder, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Student Music Binder, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Student Music Binder, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" by Nina Simone & Weldon J. Irvine, Jr., undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: "To Our God" by Judith Christie McAllister & Robert Christie, undatedAdd to your cart.

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[Series 1: Black Sacred Music Symposium, ca. 1991-2019],
[Series 2: Music, ca. 1917-2011],
[Series 3: Administrative Records, ca. 1981-2014],
[Series 4: Black Chorus Performances, ca. 1984-2023],
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