Kate Wolf
Song Writer, Recording Artist, Poet
Rakeiho Publishing Company publishes R.K. Horton's choral composition,Unfinished Life, Dreams, Friendships and Farewells - A Choral Tribute to the Artistry of Kate Wolf seen here.
Kate's family has honored this album by offering it for sale at:
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To purchase the score please contact us at: info@RakeihoPublishing.org
SATB vocal score, with chordal accompaniment, is available for sale only.
Suggested for choral ensembles of medium-to-advanced-level performance capabilities (high
school, college-university, community, folk-music societies, choral music retreats, etc.). Required instrumentalists: folk-music-style guitarists/bass guitar (banjo/mandolin optional), with
improvisational skills and ability to read/perform from chord symbols.
This music varies between harmonically advanced/contrapuntal choral style and American folk-music expression.
Listen to 3 clips of the Unfinished Life Dreams, Friendships and Farewells album
PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW
Title Page / Instrumentation / Ellington Family Endorsements / Orchestrator's Narratives
Back page: Planned 3rd Party Publisher Information
January 27, 2022: excerpted from Aaron Wallace’s “BWW Review: Audra McDonald and Dr. Phillips Center Make History with Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown and Beige”
Black, Brown & Beige is a splendid, captivating concerto grosso. Ellington's nuanced and intricate orchestrations are layered, challenging, and drenched in meaning, while Horton's symphonic arrangements inspire even deeper contemplation. And McDonald's heavenly voice proved the perfect complement to Ellington's spiritual themes.
Astoundingly, among those sitting in the room with us was Mr. Randall Keith Horton himself, whose work - heard in full by a live audience at long last - was received with rapturous applause by patrons who knew how special this evening was and how lucky we all are to have been there.
