Choral Music

A-Men

Artist (Composed By): 
Pace, Charles H. (Henry)
ca.
1936–1949

For SATB choir and piano.

Ah! Sweet Memories

Artist (Composed By): 
Pace, Charles H. (Henry)
1956

For solo voice and piano. The earliest manuscript for this song is dated 1956. Another manuscript survives from 1958, when Pace republished the song.

Anthems, op. 58

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1903-1905

Anthems is a set of five sacred choral songs by Adolph M. Foerster. The first two songs were published in 1903, the third in 1904, and the last two in 1905. The songs include “Lead us Heavenly Father,” “The Spring-tide Hour,” “Ave Verum,” “Out of the Deep,” and “Christ is Our Cornerstone.”

Bread of Heaven

Artist (Composed By): 
Pace, Charles H. (Henry)
ca.
1941–1945

For SATB choir, soprano soloist, and piano.

Charles and Frankie Pace Collection

Charles Henry Pace (1886–1963) began his career as a composer, director, and publisher of Black gospel music in Chicago, where he made some of the first recordings of early Black gospel standards with his group the Pace Jubilee Singers between 1926 and 1929. He met and married Frankie (1905–1989) in the early 1930s, and in 1936 they moved to Pittsburgh, eventually establishing their publishing business in the Hill District neighborhood.

Charles N. Boyd Collection

Charles N. (Newell) Boyd (December 2, 1875–April 24, 1937) was born in Pleasant Unity, Pennsylvania, son of the Rev. A. Fulton Boyd and Ann Paul Boyd. He attended the Poland Union Seminary and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1894. An accomplished pianist and organist, he was a founding member of the Pittsburgh Musical Institute, which opened its doors on May 1, 1915.

Count Your Blessings

Artist (Composed By): 
Pace, Charles H. (Henry)
1957

For solo voice or chorus and piano. Negative photographs that Charles H. Pace used to print the music are dated both 1957 and 1958. 

Dreaming of You

Artist (Composed By): 
Pace, Charles H. (Henry)
1956

For solo voice and piano. Negative photographs that Charles H. Pace used to publish his music indicate he printed the music in both 1956 and 1958. 

Emerging Masters Collection, 1954–1989

The Emerging Masters Collection consists of recordings of events sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Music Department, highlighting the various musical groups at the University, as well as concerts by visiting musicians and lectures by noted music scholars. These performances took place in a number of venues, including the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, the Stephen Foster Memorial, and Bellefield Hall. The concerts were free and open to the public.

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