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Founded in 1997, this is the home of interchange between performers and scholars interested in art song by African-American composers. Here you will find information and links to assist with your discovery of our contribution to song.

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“Herz, mein Herz sei nicht beklommen” from A Love Cycle

“Pagan Prayer” from Cullen’s Trilogy

In Memoriam -Thomas H. Kerr, Jr.

Nobody Knows the Trouble I See, Lord, arr. Deann Matthews

Even Me, by Roy Jennings

Orpheus With His Lute, by Charles Ingram

October 26, 2026

Songs by the Faure of American composers

Howard Swanson (1907-1978) was born in Atlanta, and moved to Cleveland with his family in 1916. Despite financial hardship, which forced the young Swanson to take employment, first...