Rollo Dilworth

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...

The famous text of Charles A. Tindley's hymn The Storm Is Passing Over forms the lyric framework for this powerful setting marked by sturdy gospel harmonies, a confident piano accompaniment and strong...

The famous text of Charles A. Tindley's hymn The Storm Is Passing Over forms the lyric framework for this powerful setting marked by sturdy gospel harmonies, a confident piano accompaniment and strong...

Set in a spirited gospel swing, the traditional African American spiritual is paired with When the Saints Go Marching In. With both songs referencing the chosen number of souls to ascend to heaven and...

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-...

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...

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...

Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around arranged by Rollo Dilworth for SATB choir with words by Langston Hughes.

Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around arranged by Rollo Dilworth for SATB choir with words by Langston Hughes.

The great Poet and essayist Langston Hughes used the power of words to speak out against racism, division, poverty and greed. In this new setting of the poem Give Us Our Peace, we first hear the Afric...

The great Poet and essayist Langston Hughes used the power of words to speak out against racism, division, poverty and greed. In this new setting of the poem Give Us Our Peace, we first hear the Afric...

No one is writing and arranging concert spirituals better than Rollo Dilworth. With careful attention to the voice, stylistic piano parts and emotional lyrics, this is another winner.

No one is writing and arranging concert spirituals better than Rollo Dilworth. With careful attention to the voice, stylistic piano parts and emotional lyrics, this is another winner.

The thought of the great judgment day was an important theme to the slaves who relied on a better life after to help them through their slavery. This spiritual is full of hope, captured in all of its...

The thought of the great judgment day was an important theme to the slaves who relied on a better life after to help them through their slavery. This spiritual is full of hope, captured in all of its...

Now available for SATB choirs. This spiritual encourages us to persevere even in times of challenge and adversity. Set in a gospel style with call and response, and repeated refrains, this work builds...

Now available for SATB choirs. This spiritual encourages us to persevere even in times of challenge and adversity. Set in a gospel style with call and response, and repeated refrains, this work builds...

Now Available for SATB choirs. This setting of a popular African American spiritual uses the traditional text, while the harmonic, melodic and rhythmic elements are in more of a gospel style. The ener...

Now available for SATB choir. Deriving from a combination of two African American spirituals, Rise, Shine, For Thy Light Is A-Comin' and This Little Light of Mine, this work is a wonderful weaving of...