Umoja

Valerie Coleman

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Subtitle: The First Day of Kwanzaa

General Info

Year: 2001 / 2008
Duration: c. 3:15
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: SSAA Voices
Publisher: Valerie Coleman
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Instrumentation

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Errata

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Program Notes

Umoja is the Swahili word for "unity" and is the first day in seven in the African-American celebration of Kwanzaa. The original composition calls for unity through the tradition of call and response and was first meant to be a simple family sing-along song for Kwanzaa.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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The Ohio State University (Columbus) Flute Troupe (Katherine Borst Jones, conductor) - 20 February 2022
University of Cincinnati (Ohio) College-Conservatory of Music Chamber Winds (Kevin Michael Holzman, conductor) - 30 November 2021
University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Wind Ensemble (Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor) - 27 April 2021
Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minn.) Chamber Winds (Karrin Meffert-Nelson, conductor) - 6 December 2020
University of South Florida (Tampa) Wind Ensemble (Matthew McCutchen, conductor) - 25 September 2020
University of Miami (Coral Gables) Frost Symphonic Winds (Steven Moore, conductor) – 29 November 2018
University of Hawaii (Honolulu) Wind Ensemble (Jeffrey Boeckman, conductor) – 22 April 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 299.
Valerie Coleman website Accessed 30 November 2018