MLA Commons | Randye Jones | Activity https://mla.hcommons.org/members/singin1/activity/ Activity feed for Randye Jones. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:19:53 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 66c4c6bd3e6fa3900e762dce2badfa55 Randye Jones's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1941089/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:57:41 -0500 0 6fe5c0bdf960b6ea733c2cd2933be542 Randye Jones deposited Rare Gems by the Pioneers of the Concert Spiritual (Pt. 2) in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1687187/ Wed, 13 May 2020 16:28:20 -0400 Continuation of documentary about concert spirituals categorized by song theme, from sorrow songs to songs of transcendence. Each category is followed by a recording:
– “Oh, Didn’t It Rain” (Ruby Elzy, soprano)
– “Every Time I Feel de Spirit” (Lawrence Brown, composer; Evelyn Dove, soprano)
– “My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord” (Florence…[Read more]

]]> 0 fe1d8e794470c25e9068142eb1c7ce3e Randye Jones deposited Rare Gems by the Pioneers of the Concert Spiritual (Pt. 2) in the group Afrocentric Sounds https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1687185/ Wed, 13 May 2020 16:27:28 -0400 Continuation of documentary about concert spirituals categorized by song theme, from sorrow songs to songs of transcendence. Each category is followed by a recording:
– “Oh, Didn’t It Rain” (Ruby Elzy, soprano)
– “Every Time I Feel de Spirit” (Lawrence Brown, composer; Evelyn Dove, soprano)
– “My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord” (Florence…[Read more]

]]> 0 b79db4269d0d5f4a96301e29fe8b38b3 Randye Jones deposited Rare Gems by the Pioneers of the Concert Spiritual (Pt. 1) in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1687183/ Wed, 13 May 2020 16:27:17 -0400 Documentary about concert spirituals categorized by song theme, from sorrow songs to songs of transcendence. Each category is followed by a recording: –
“I Cannot Stay Here by Myself” (Hall Johnson, composer; A. Grace Lee Mims, soprano)
– “Who’ll Be a Witness for My Lord” (John Rosamond Johnson, composer; Kenneth Spencer, baritone)
– “Steal…[Read more]

]]> 0 9c4c9c744a771cc8b2828bdaa6812511 Randye Jones deposited Rare Gems by the Pioneers of the Concert Spiritual (Pt. 1) in the group Afrocentric Sounds https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1687181/ Wed, 13 May 2020 16:26:24 -0400 Documentary about concert spirituals categorized by song theme, from sorrow songs to songs of transcendence. Each category is followed by a recording: –
“I Cannot Stay Here by Myself” (Hall Johnson, composer; A. Grace Lee Mims, soprano)
– “Who’ll Be a Witness for My Lord” (John Rosamond Johnson, composer; Kenneth Spencer, baritone)
– “Steal…[Read more]

]]> 0 eca4b4f5cf0f678d75ba5c3aea9bf330 Randye Jones deposited Rare Gems by the Pioneers of the Concert Spiritual (Pt. 2) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1687083/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:08:30 -0400 Continuation of documentary about concert spirituals categorized by song theme, from sorrow songs to songs of transcendence. Each category is followed by a recording:
– “Oh, Didn’t It Rain” (Ruby Elzy, soprano)
– “Every Time I Feel de Spirit” (Lawrence Brown, composer; Evelyn Dove, soprano)
– “My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord” (Florence…[Read more]

]]> 0 d3589c925a543a7290c154431e75ed1e Randye Jones deposited Rare Gems by the Pioneers of the Concert Spiritual (Pt. 1) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1687082/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:03:44 -0400 Documentary about concert spirituals categorized by song theme, from sorrow songs to songs of transcendence. Each category is followed by a recording: –
“I Cannot Stay Here by Myself” (Hall Johnson, composer; A. Grace Lee Mims, soprano)
– “Who’ll Be a Witness for My Lord” (John Rosamond Johnson, composer; Kenneth Spencer, baritone)
– “Steal…[Read more]

]]> 0 67343af6c6e3a092d4c8c372a9c85f98 Randye Jones deposited Recorded Concert Spirituals: A Guide for the Solo Vocalist in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1677567/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:26:16 -0500 A book project with the goal of documenting commercially produced recordings of Negro spirituals composed for solo concert vocalists. Portions of this information is currently available on the online site, The Spirituals Database (http://spirituals-database.com).

Over 5,600 entries cover more than a century of recordings on compact discs,…[Read more]

]]> 0 d2a41d8f2a688c03150a6f3ac4165b68 Randye Jones deposited Recorded Concert Spirituals: A Guide for the Solo Vocalist https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1677405/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:54:32 -0500 A book project with the goal of documenting commercially produced recordings of Negro spirituals composed for solo concert vocalists. Portions of this information is currently available on the online site, The Spirituals Database (http://spirituals-database.com).

Over 5,600 entries cover more than a century of recordings on compact discs,…[Read more]

]]> 0 5f626f51c2b25508a96db7837834a9a0 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 8 - Art Songs by African American Composers in Musical Anthologies in the group Women in the Arts https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1666823/ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:26:26 -0400 Availability of vocal music scores compilations containing art songs by African American composers. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 30c45127c03202890635a20e9d021192 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 8 - Art Songs by African American Composers in Musical Anthologies in the group Music Library Advocacy https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1666821/ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:26:18 -0400 Availability of vocal music scores compilations containing art songs by African American composers. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 9b907ad149833da7575609aa6dc7884f Randye Jones deposited Appendix 8 - Art Songs by African American Composers in Musical Anthologies in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1666820/ Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:26:12 -0400 Availability of vocal music scores compilations containing art songs by African American composers. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 b2e57f416fcc804d41efc14b60cc8a5a Randye Jones deposited Appendix 8 - Art Songs by African American Composers in Musical Anthologies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1666719/ Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:03:02 -0400 Availability of vocal music scores compilations containing art songs by African American composers. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 5858c25d6516dd126d7282574f69dedc Randye Jones deposited Appendix 9 -Spirituals in Choral Music Anthologies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1664605/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:03:18 -0400 Appendix providing information related to the availability of Spiritual Music Scores: print publishers, self-publishing composers, online resellers, selected musical scores: compilations containing concert spirituals for choral ensembles: mixed voices, women’s voices, men’s voices, children’s voices, and unison, two-part, equal or unspecified…[Read more]

]]> 0 2b33b18a3f6ee61da790478ab2701357 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 7 - Composers Brief Biographies in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658587/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:30:53 -0400 Short biographies, with score and recordings information, of composers of concert spirituals for solo voice. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 e8db13e351d9690adb7a66281a325c97 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 5 – Relevant Resources in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658584/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:29:57 -0400 Resources specifically about Negro spirituals or that reference performers, composers or other information related to spirituals. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 67078dd6cc90e4bbfb365c4270b027fa Randye Jones deposited Appendix 2 – Concert Spiritual Singers and Their Recordings in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658581/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:28:59 -0400 Sample of singers, arranged by voice type, and their recordings of concert spirituals. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 fb4993dda8688b3762fe00de6d984a95 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 4 - Song Literature Classification in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658579/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:28:49 -0400 Concert spirituals classified by category with scriptural reference(s) and entry in musical anthologies. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 f6568476fd87520f9b22d3af132ffd0b Randye Jones deposited Appendix 3 - Spirituals in Musical Anthologies in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658575/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:27:52 -0400 Availability of Spiritual Music Scores: print publishers, online databases and publishers, self-publishing composers, online resellers, selected musical scores: compilations containing concert spirituals for solo voice. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 e22957c59d526d641a6a2e5535aa9568 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 1 – Recommended Recordings in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658572/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:26:54 -0400 Selection of recordings recommended for those beginning a collection of concert spirituals for solo voice. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 82e5606400883aed1ee16f4dfc6410a6 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 7 - Composers Brief Biographies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658445/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:09:58 -0400 Short biographies, with score and recordings information, of composers of concert spirituals for solo voice. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 38ae92079e3391eeaddbee5c8e0224f2 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 5 – Relevant Resources https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658443/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:00:33 -0400 Resources specifically about Negro spirituals or that reference performers, composers or other information related to spirituals. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 c8d873fb892699bb303b309d571e7f05 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 4 - Song Literature Classification https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658440/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:39:40 -0400 Concert spirituals classified by category with scriptural reference(s) and entry in musical anthologies. Supplement to book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 a7da56e649455e1acece2c415fdc1e18 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 3 - Spirituals in Musical Anthologies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658439/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:28:24 -0400 Availability of Spiritual Music Scores: print publishers, online databases and publishers, self-publishing composers, online resellers, selected musical scores: compilations containing concert spirituals for solo voice. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 50cc7981f80a6725e72a0c34b54cf0d0 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 2 – Concert Spiritual Singers and Their Recordings https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658431/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:04:48 -0400 Sample of singers, arranged by voice type, and their recordings of concert spirituals. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 18ed92e03a68e7d907288f75f7a84a96 Randye Jones deposited Appendix 1 – Recommended Recordings https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658420/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:46:21 -0400 Selection of recordings recommended for those beginning a collection of concert spirituals for solo voice. Supplemental content accompanying the book, So You Want to Sing Spirituals.

]]> 0 530023fca550de34828564596e87df32 Randye Jones created the group Afrocentric Sounds https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1658418/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:29:54 -0400 0