Kirke Mechem: Kum Ba Ya (Come By Here), Spiritual, From Suite For Chorus, Op. 69

This setting is new music to the words of an old spiritual. Believed to come from the Gullah language of the South Carolina sea islands, this setting explores the rhythmic possibilities of the words and the striking musical qualities of the consonants and vowels. Performance time: approx. 3:00.

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