The WSSU Belinda S. Womack Music Fund www.bswnc.org
APRIL 20, 2019 3pm WSSU Campus DJR Bldg. Winston-Salem, NC 27110
The Legacy
Welcome by Vonii Bristow-WSSU Class of 2015, Actor and Musician Official Endorsement Video
Amazing Grace (J. Newton) and Little David, Play on Your Harp (H.T. Burleigh) Official Scholarship Video featuring Operatic Vocals by the late Belinda S. Womack-WSSU Class of 1973
Enjoy Our Medley of Performances Across Many Genres of Music!
Heritage Slide Show Concerto Opus VIII No. 9 in G Composer Joseph Boulogne (Excerpt) Also known as “Le Chevalier de St. George” Interpreted on Violin by Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Theo Akinyele, Pianist (WSSU Class of 2013) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C# Minor Composer Franz Liszt Rapper’s Delight Original Jazz Composition by Theo Akinyele Words by The Sugar Hill Gang Music by Chic [ [email protected] ]
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Quick Image Band with Guest Vocalists from Play Play Production
Theo Akinyele – Piano/Keyboard - Chris Leath WSSU Class of 2017- Synthesizer [ [email protected] ] Julius Morrison – Keyboard - Freddie B.-Drums Darryl Little – Electric Bass [ [email protected] ]
Aamillyun Forrest – Carrington Proff - Neveah Moore – Bryson Livingston – Justen London [ [email protected] ]
Medicine Words and Music by Queen Naija Bulls (of American Idol, Season 8)
Best Part Words and Music by Daniel Caesar and HER
The Weekend Words and Music by Sza and ThankGod4Cody Session 32 Words and Music by Summer Walker Focus Words and Music by HER I’m Not the Only One Words and Music by Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes, and Steve Fitzmaurice Broken Clocks (Edited) Words and Music by Sza
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Joel Z. Hurt, Dancer The Buzz Words and Music by Hermitude featuring Mataya and Young Tapz Courtesy of Royal Curtain Drama Guild [ Dr. (Honorary) Stephanie and Mr. Vance Hurt [email protected] ] Featuring: Who You Followin’? Words and Music by Guest Performers Wil Mitchell, Jr. Londyn Burns, and Dont’a Thomas [ www.rcdgproductions.com ]
Hab “The Funky Drummer” Richardson (WSSU ‘06-‘07 Class of 2012-Augusta SU) I Can, I Will Original Words by Hab Richardson with Music Arrangement by Khronos Beats [ [email protected] ]
Heritage Slide Show Country Girl (Excerpt) Words and Music by The Carolina Chocolate Drops
Heritage Slide Show Bésame Mucho/Kiss Me A Lot (Excerpt) Words and Music by Consuelo Velázquez Vocal Track by Cesaria Evora
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Brenda Gay Smith, Former Alvin Ailey Dancer (WSSU Classes of 2011 and 2014) Founding Director of the Play Play Production Youth Group and the Award-Winning Garden Bugs [ [email protected] ]
Present and past group members and/or in absentia are: Shirley Mosley, Vicki Campbell, Martha Ann Covington, and Abdul Muhammad along with community youth under manager (Alleah Bethea), Aamillyun Forrest, Tahney Kindle, Carrington Proff, Neveah Moore, Tahki Richardson, Porsha Patrick, Dontee Hicks, Caymiyah Kimbrough, Bryson Livingston, Justen London, Brishauna Reid, and Marquelle Harrison; the percussion suite contains djembe and cajon drums, bells, maracas, and a fusion of dance routines
Audio track credits include edited and abridged versions of: Ella Mai (Trip), Ciara (Level Up), Tye Tribett (He Turned It), Bryson Tiller (Run Me Dry), Herman Kelly (Dance to the Drummer’s Beat)
Snippet of Improvisation (Traditional Folk Instruments) Acoustic miniature quinto drum from Cuba (i.e., the sikulu drum of Congo), traditional wooden spoons, maracas (i.e., calabash rattle), bamboo flute of the Gambia (Fulah & Serrehule) and Kalimba thumb piano of Angola. Audio track credits include abridged versions of: ‘Machito’ aka Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo and Charlie Parker (The Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite), John Coltrane (Alabama, Equinox and My Favorite Things), Quincy Jones (Roots), Mary Lou Williams (Zodiac Suite and Stormy Weather), and Mongo Santamaria (Afro Blue)
Finale Audience will stand for Anthem and Alma Mater.
Sponsor-Organizer Dr. DaBeth Manns [email protected] of the WSSU Heritage Society Stage and Sound Director Mr. Jo Daniels [email protected] of Vision Digital Projects, Cinnamon Reggae Band and WSNC Radio 90.5 FM WSSU Class of 1976 Young Chang Concert Piano Courtesy of Mr. Chris Fulk https://piedmontmusiccenter.com/
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Anthem & Alma Mater
“Lift E’vry Voice and Sing” Words and Music by James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson
1. Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise High as the list’ning skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, let us march on till victory is won.
2. Stony the road we trod, bitter the chast’ning rod, felt in the days when hope unborn had died.
Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered. We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered.
Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
3. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, thou who hast brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who hast by Thy might, led us into the light, keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee, lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee.
Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand, True to our God, True to our native Land.
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“As We Go Forth” Words and Music by Noah F. Ryder, Arrangement by D’Walla Simmons-Burke Recorded/Youtube Version by Dr. Roy Belfield, piano and Rolyndria Anderson, soprano
As we go forth from Old State U., a song of love we sing to thee And praises to thy memory of days at State University! Thy sons and daughters bring thee fame through knowledge which we here have gained. Exultingly we praise thy name, Oh Winston-Salem State University!
As we go forth from Old State U., Good leaders we will always be And stand for all humanity as you have taught us, State University. In all we do, we shall proclaim to all the world the enduring fame. As we go forth, we praise thy name, Oh, Winston-Salem State University!
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