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Monday, November 3, 2008

Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 2004 - These Bones Gonna Rise



A traditional negro spiritual sung a capella with the help of students from the Royal Conservatory Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 2004 - Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells



This is the beginning of John Carter's magnificent "Cantata", which is a collection of negro spirituals organized into a song cycle. Each spiritual receives a sensitive and completely modern arrangement and the set generates quite a bit of excitement.

Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 2004 - Weeping Angels



Weeping Angels by William Grant Still. A moody and beautiful piece.

Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 2004 - Let Us Break Bread



John Carter's beautiful arrangement of "Let Us Break Bread Together".

Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 2004 - Honor, Honor




This concert was part of a series of concerts for "African American History Month" and featured negro spirituals, work songs, art songs written by African American composers and jazz standards.

Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 2004 - Ride On, King Jesus



This is one of the many selections available of a concert given under the auspices of "American Voices". The video was prepared for Vietnamese television.