Composers
Rosephanye Powell
1962 -About
Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962) is one of the leading contemporary voices in choral music. Dr. Powell is commissioned yearly to compose for university choruses, professional, community and church choirs, as well as secondary school choruses. Her work includes sacred and secular works for mixed chorus, women’s chorus, men’s chorus, and children’s voices and are performed regularly at choral festivals around the country. Her choral compositions have been published through the Hal Leonard Corporation, the Fred Bock Music Company/Gentry Publications, Oxford University Press, Alliance Music Publications, and Shawnee. She holds degrees from The Florida State University (D.M. in vocal performance, University Fellow), Westminster Choir College (M.M. in vocal performance and pedagogy, with distinction), and Alabama State University (B.M.E., summa cum laude). Dr. Powell served on the faculties of Philander Smith College (AR) and Georgia Southern University prior to her arrival at Auburn University in 2001, where she currently serves Professor of Voice.
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Works by Rosephanye Powell
| Title | Collection | Voice Type | Range | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Winter Twilight | Miss Wheatley's Garden, Vol. 1 | Medium | G4 - G5 | Angelina Grimké |
| Dying | Then, Here & Now | High | E4 - F#5 | Biblical |
| Healing | Then, Here & Now | High | Eb4 - F5 | Biblical |
| I Want to Die While You Love Me | Miss Wheatley's Garden, Vol. 1 | Medium | E4 - A5 | Georgia Douglas Johnson |
| Oppressed | Then, Here & Now | High | D4 - G#5 | Biblical |
| Protest | Then, Here & Now | High | G4 - C6 | Biblical |
| Songs for the People | Miss Wheatley's Garden, Vol. 1 | Medium | F#4 - G5 | Frances Ellen Watkins Harper |