Composer: Rosephanye Powell

Have You Seen the Baby Jesus (SATB)

Rosephanye Powell has created a new spiritual for Christmas that sounds like we have been singing it for years. The basic melody is carried by a small group or solo voice. The choir's parts serve as the accompaniment and sometimes as a response to the melody. the pace is quick...

To Sit and Dream (SSAA)

New!  Hal Leonard 00900148 This very popular work by Rosephanye Powell originally composed for SATB  voices has now been revoiced for SSAA.   "To sit and dream, to sit and read, To sit and learn about the world" - These words from a poem by Langston Hughes invite us to reach toward...

Somebody’s Knockin’ at Yo’ Do’

Oxford University Press 9780193387836 | J.W. Pepper Catalogue number: 10400981 JW Pepper: For SA or two-part and piano. This thoughtful arrangement of the well-known spiritual ‘Somebody’s knockin’ at yo’ do” was originally published as part of the collection Spirituals for Upper Voices. The two vocal lines are eminently singable, with...

Pete, Pete

Hal Leonard HL – 08744680 JW Pepper   This traditional West African folksong, arranged as a call-and-response, will be easily mastered by any choir. Optional African percussion parts, included, may be enhanced with body percussion and simple movements. This is exceptional, with a terrific recorded accompaniment track!  Search pete pete...

Gwendete

Hal leonard HL – 08551888 2-Part, a cappella arrangement of Kenyan folk song, w/piano and percussion. Adapted from a Bantu folksong, this gently teasing song translates as iI love you, but you do not love me. How is that? If you do not love me, you had better tell me...

Gloria (SAB)

Hal Leonard – HL08743508 Search gloria rosephanye | Sheet music at JW Pepper Simple  JW Pepper:  A great setting of the Gloria for young voices learning to sing independent parts.  Simple syncopation and easy harmonies ensure success for young singers in this upbeat selection for young and developing choirs. The...

Children of the Rainbow

Alliance Music Publications AMP – 0589  *A wonderful song that speaks to the diversity, beauty and the value of all children! Children of the Rainbow (SA ) by Rosephanye | J.W. Pepper Sheet Music (jwpepper.com) Two-part children’s chorus, accompanied. “It is a lively, upbeat song that affirms the beauty and value...

Go, Tell It On The Mountain (SATB)

SATB with piano  Hal Leonard HL 08703252 This uptempo arrangement of the traditional Christmas spiritual is a great concert closer.  Drums and bass can be added with hand claps and sways!

Christus Natus Est (SATB) available with orchestral accompaniment

SATB and piano (or orchestra) | Gentry Publications JG2518 Christus Natus Est is a setting of a poem of the same title by African-American poet Countee Cullen (1903-1946), a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance. As I read Cullen’s poetry, I found myself transported back in time, imagining the hope...

Still I Rise (SSAA)

SSAA, piano accompaniment; upbeat women's message song in the gospel style. "This original song by Rosephanye Powell reminds us of her African-American roots with its Spiritual-like style. Commissioned by "Vox Femina," one of the ensembles selected to perform at the ACDA National Convention, 2005, the piece has already received a...