Edward Boatner
Edward Hammond Boatner (born November 13, 1898 in New Orleans , † June 16, 1981 in New York City ) was an American composer who created many popular concert arrangements by Spirituals .
Life
Boatner studied at Western University in Quindaro , Kansas and the Boston Conservatory, and received a Bachelor of Music from Chicago Music College (now the College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University ). He also studied music privately. He began as a concert singer with the encouragement and support of Roland Hayes - who performed many of Boatner's works in his concert program - and the choir director Robert Nathaniel Dett . He also sang title roles with the National Negro Opera Company . For the National Baptist Convention he worked from 1925 to 1931 as music director. Boatner was a professor at Samuel Huston College (now Huston-Tillotson University ) and Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. He then moved to New York , ran a studio, and directed community and church choirs. This allowed him to focus more on composing.
Music (selection)
Arrangements
- Oh, what a beautiful city
- Le Us Break Bread Together
- Soon I Will Be Done
- Trampling
- I want Jesus to walk with me , for Marian Anderson
Compositions
- Freedom Suite for choir, narrator and orchestra
- The Man from Nazareth , a "spiritual musical"
- Julius Sees Her , a musical comedy
swell
- Southern, Eileen . The Music of Black Americans: A History . WW Norton & Company; 3rd edition. ISBN 0-393-97141-4
Web links
- Biography at afrovoices.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boatner, Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boatner, Edward Hammond (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1981 |
| Place of death | New York City |