Rollo Dilworth

Place the words of the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar into the mouths and minds of your young singers in this gospel-style original that will fill your concert with love and harmony. Well-written vocal and...

Written for the Sing a Mile High Choral Festival, this original work includes elements of both the spiritual and gospel genres and incorporates the traditional spiritual By and By. Layered vocal lines...

Now available for SSAA voices! Your choir will make a joyful noise indeed as they sing the vibrant gospel rhythms for this energized setting of Psalm 98. Three part triads trade phrases with the other...

Now available for SSAA voices! Your choir will make a joyful noise indeed as they sing the vibrant gospel rhythms for this energized setting of Psalm 98. Three part triads trade phrases with the other...

Evoking the visions of John the Revelator, this African American spiritual depicts the twelve gates of the city that represents eternal freedom. This arrangement features the traditional as well as or...

Evoking the visions of John the Revelator, this African American spiritual depicts the twelve gates of the city that represents eternal freedom. This arrangement features the traditional as well as or...

Employing the Civil Rights refrain Let justice roll and a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar, this work is both inspirational and instructive. Set in a rhythmic groove, the work builds to a powerful gospel...

Employing the Civil Rights refrain Let justice roll and a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar, this work is both inspirational and instructive. Set in a rhythmic groove, the work builds to a powerful gospel...

This gospel-flavored work is a setting of lyrics by famed Harlem Renaissance composer/poet James Rosamund Johnson, depicting the power of music to change darkness to light and sadness to joy. A wonder...

This gospel-flavored work is a setting of lyrics by famed Harlem Renaissance composer/poet James Rosamund Johnson, depicting the power of music to change darkness to light and sadness to joy. A wonder...

Steadfast and strong, this contemporary setting of the traditional spiritual connects with history in a powerful way. Ideal for festival choruses and combined choirs, this is an inspirational selectio...

Steadfast and strong, this contemporary setting of the traditional spiritual connects with history in a powerful way. Ideal for festival choruses and combined choirs, this is an inspirational selectio...

This African American spiritual is a song of celebration, anticipation, freedom and hope. With references to the new Jerusalem as described by John the Revelator in the New Testament, African American...

The traditional Shaker hymn is reinterpreted here in this setting that is highlighted by layered vocal lines and gospel-style harmonies. Opening simply, the work gradually builds in dynamics and inten...

The traditional Shaker hymn is reinterpreted here in this setting that is highlighted by layered vocal lines and gospel-style harmonies. Opening simply, the work gradually builds in dynamics and inten...

The beloved spiritual Hold On is combined with excerpts from Freedom's Plow by Langston Hughes in this powerful and dramatic work commissioned by the St. Louis Symphony. Themes of the struggle for lib...

The beloved spiritual Hold On is combined with excerpts from Freedom's Plow by Langston Hughes in this powerful and dramatic work commissioned by the St. Louis Symphony. Themes of the struggle for lib...

Now available for mixed choirs! Call-and-response vocals, a gospel-inspired accompaniment and blues improvisations combine to create a spiritual setting that is a jubilant expression of joy for hoped-...

Now available for mixed choirs! Call-and-response vocals, a gospel-inspired accompaniment and blues improvisations combine to create a spiritual setting that is a jubilant expression of joy for hoped-...

Discovery Level 3 The 6/8 meter supported by a djembe gives this spiritual a feeling of momentum that is fresh and contemporary. The gospel harmonies and voice parts are well-crafted for middle school...

Discovery Level 3 The 6/8 meter supported by a djembe gives this spiritual a feeling of momentum that is fresh and contemporary. The gospel harmonies and voice parts are well-crafted for middle school...

Combining two traditional spirituals, the first, Is a Light Shining From Heaven, is in a minor key and the second, Hold Out Your Light, is in a major key. While the first spiritual speaks of the exter...

Combining two traditional spirituals, the first, Is a Light Shining From Heaven, is in a minor key and the second, Hold Out Your Light, is in a major key. While the first spiritual speaks of the exter...

This spiritual tells the story of Moses leading the Israelites to safety through the parted waters of the Red Sea. This arrangement, set in a flowing 6/8 meter, features gospel and jazz style harmonie...