An African Celebration
by Akin Euba
Contents
1. Annunciation – “God Sent the Angel Gabriel to a Town in Galilee” (Luke 1:26-35) for soloists and chorus (SATB)
2. Mary’s Song - “My Soul Magnifies the Lord”(Luke 1:46-55) for soprano soloist and chorus (SATB)
3. The Birth of Christ - “The Emperor Augustus Ordered a Census to be Taken” (Luke 2:1 and 3-7) for soprano and bass soloists
4. “The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy” – West Indian traditional song (arr. Akin Euba) for little boy (speaking) and chorus (SATB)
5. The Shepherds – (Luke 2:8-14) for chorus (SATB)
6. Adoration of the Magi –(Mathew 2:1-5 and 7-12) for tenor soloist and chorus (SATB)
7. Abi Jesu Eyo / Rejoice, Jesus is Born (in Yoruba)- for chorus (SATB)
All songs are in English, except no. 7, and have keyboard accompaniment.
They are suitable for performance by choirs in church or concert hall.
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Price List
1. Piano-Vocal Score (120pp.), handwritten by the composer, with demonstration CD (duration 38’11”), each containing all seven selections $ 14.95
Packaging and mailing (USA and Canada) $ 5.50 (Add $6.00 for places outside the USA and Canada)
2. Piano-Vocal Score only $ 10.95
Packaging and mailing (USA and Canada) $ 4.50 (Add $5.50 for places outside the USA and Canada)
Please make cheques payable in US $ (or internet-quoted equivalent in British pounds or Euros to Akin Euba.
If you would like to have a copy of the score and demonstration CD, or are interested in staging the complete opera, please contact:
Professor Akin Euba,
Department of Music,
University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA 15260,
USA
Akin Euba, a composer and musicologist, comes from Nigeria and is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Music at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. He has published four books, including Yoruba Drumming: The Dundun Tradition (Bayreuth African Studies Series, 1990). Bethlehem was premiered at the National Theatre in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1984. A CD recording of his other opera, Chaka, performed by the City of Birmingham Touring Opera, England, conducted by Simon Halsey, was released in 1999 by the Music Research Insitute (MRI 0001CD).