Inquiry on Performances & Recordings of R. Nathaniel Dett's 'The Ordering of Moses'

[R. Nathaniel Dett]

Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma of Lawrence University Conservatory in Appleton, Wisconsin has asked AfriClassical to post a research inquiry. People who can answer the inquiry may contact Prof. De Lerma directly: dsl@afgconsulting.org Prof. De Lerma says:

“We are seeking information on performances -- but especially recordings (and really in particular that of Cincinnati) -- of Dett's The ordering of Moses. Below is the information I have on him in my 1800 file.”

“The ordering of Moses; Biblical folk scene (1932). New York: J. Fisher & Bro., 1937 (Fischer edition 7230); Melville NY: J. Fischer & Bro., 1965. Text: Bible and folklore. Instrumentation: SATB soli, SSAATTBB, 2222 p; 4321; timp hrp, organ; strings. Dedication: George Foster Peabody. Duration: 60m. Première: 1939/V/07; Cincinnati Festival; Eugene Goossens, conductor. Original title, as M.M. thesis, Eastman School of Music, 1932: Sacred cantata for soli, chorus and orchestra. Library: Schomburg.

----- Norfolk; I. Sherman Greene Chorale; Carl W. Haywood, conductor.

----- 78rpm?: U.S. State Department.

----- LP: Jeannette Walters, soprano; Carol Brice, contralto; John Miles, tenor; John Work IV, baritone; The Talladega College Choir; Mobile Symphony Orchestra; William L. Dawson, conductor. Silver Crest TAL-42868-S. Library: CBMR (Lerma).

----- CD: Heritage Signature Chorale; Stanley J. Thurston, conductor. Albany[1]

---- piano-vocal score. Melville: J. Fischer & Bro., 1965, 1939. 123p. (Fischer ed. 7230) Library: Lerma, Library of Congress (1937 imprint), Schomberg, Spingarn, Yale (1937 imprint).

----- Lords, sing together. Detroit: Board of Education, City of Detroit, 1971 (Afro-America sings).”