[My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord; St. Olaf Choir; Dr. Anton Armstrong, conductor; St. Olaf Records (2001)]
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“My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord (1937)
'My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord' is an arrangement of a traditional African American song. Price's arrangement was made famous by the contralto Marian Anderson.”
Florence Beatrice Smith Price (1887-1953) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a complete Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma of Lawrence University Conservatory. Here is the beginning of his entry on My soul's been anchored in the Lord. It also lists several CDs, including the recording by the St. Olaf Choir under the direction of Dr. Anton Armstrong:
"My soul's been anchored in the Lord, for medium voice & piano. Chicago: Gamble Hinged Music, 1937.(#1292). 5p. Duration: 2:00. Library: Schomburg; Spingarn.
----- Bryn Mawr: Hildegard Publishing Co., 1995, ed. by Vivian Taylor (Art songs and spirituals by African-American women composers, 09528), p83-88.
78rpm: Marian Anderson, contralto; Franz Rupp, piano. Victor 1799 1937."
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