Dan-u-el

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An original spiritual from John Brown and its suite, Songs of the Slave. “Dan-u-el” was first published as an octavo. It has received worldwide performances. For baritone & piano.

The solo baritone, a former slave, tells an audience, consisting of John Brown’s family and friends, how Brown and his men led his escape from Missouri, a slave state, into Kansas and on to freedom in Canada.

Press

“’Dan-u-el’ expresses the exuberance of freedom through the eyes of a newly emancipated Black man. This work combines elements of classical music, jazz and the Negro spiritual to produce one of the most memorable opera choruses in American music.”
— North Country Now, Potsdam NY

"… a sensational success ...beautiful writing for the chorus."
— Sacramento Bee