Frances C. Roberts and Company...
helping organizations realize their musical performance goals. 
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From a quiet duet to a thunderous orchestra, from a single voice to an ensemble raised in song, Frances C. Roberts and Company provides music directly from the hearts of the musicians to the hearts of the listeners. This is music that captivates, that is both lighthearted and thoughtful, formal and yet accessible.
It is music that will leave listeners thinking and talking about what they’ve just heard. Most importantly, it is music that is joyous, whether performed by a piano and voice duet in an intimate space or a large chorus in a concert hall. Presented by performers who’ve won many honors and accolades in decades of making music, Frances C. Roberts and Company creates musical experiences that are as powerful as they are memorable. 
Portrait of a People
Lord, How Come Me Here? Spiritual In the Beginning God Duke Ellington The Negro Speaks of Rivers Langston Hughes Deep River arr. H.T. Burleigh Runagate, Runagate Rober Hayden O Freedom arr. Odessa When Malindy Sings Paul Laurence Dunbar His Name So Sweet arr. Hall Johnson On Ma Journey arr. Edward Boater Honor, Honor arr. Hall Johnson Old Lem Sterling A. Brown A City Called Heaven arr. Hall Johnson Mother to Son Langston Hughes I, Too Margaret Bonds We Wear the Mask Paul Laurence Dunbar A Real Slow Drag (from Treemonisha) Scott Joplin Sloace Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin Lady in Red (from the choreopoem “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf”) A Short Note to My Very Critical and Well-Beloved Friends and Comrades June Jordan Scandalize My Name arr. Sylvia Olden Lee You Can Tell The World Margaret Bonds Ride On, Jesus! arr. Nathaniel Dett |