Composers and pieces:
- joiharper.com (has recordings of several of her works on her website)
- ysaye m. barnwell (2 votes)
- I Got a Song — Colin Lett
- Travelin Shoes — Faith Morgan
- William Grant Still’s “And They Lynched Him On A Tree”
- Dr. Rosephanye Powell - “sacred and secular works for mixed chorus, women’s chorus, men’s chorus, and children’s voices.” example: https://youtu.be/HLqrIOI86hg == esp "Non Nobis Domine" (2 votes for her)
- Andre Thomas's gospel mass: A Celebration of Life and Joy
- Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert
- William Grant Still’s “And They Lynched Him On A Tree”
- "Treemonisha" an opera by Joplin
- Florence Price https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Price
- Sydney Guillaume
- Rollo Dilworth (4 votes for him after my original question)
- William Dawson
- Brandon Williams
- Moses Hogan (4 votes) see esp https://youtu.be/OPL7gwKzpag at 25:45
- Robert Ray
- Victor Johnson
- André Thomas director of the London Gospel Choir
- Gia Music
- James Fuhrman wikipedia article about him a former student who has a collection of his works
- Mark Miller https://ism.yale.edu/people/mark-miller
- Lea Morris https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ1XVD7jH-tOmuRjOA3HZvw
- Melanie DeMore
- Arnaé Batson
- Sweet Honey in the Rock, esp Ella’s Song
- Brandon Waddles -- arrangements of the works of Thomas Whitefield link on GIA music
- Uri Caine's "The Passion of Octavius Catto" (Chorus and alto soloist)
- Adolphus Hailstork
- Dr. Roland Carter
- Dr. Nathan M Carter, Jr
- "Elijah Rock" by Hall Johnson
- Jester Hairston
- Zanaida Robles
- Rosephanye Powell
- Sheldrake Alonzo Andrews https://www.facebook.com/erosdaartiste
Places to look for more information
- Tesfa Wondemagegnehu at St. Olaf's college in Minnesota
- Grace Chorale Brooklyn
- https://www.composerdiversity.com/
- Brooklyn College Choir
- https://www.mlagmusic.com/research/beyond-elijah-rock (in this case, non-idiomatic means stepping away from the generally accepted "Black" music (gospel, spirituals, Jazz, etc), because Black composers are more than capable of composing other styles of music (styles of music that white musicians don't often associate with Black composers))
- Nathaniel Dett Chorale (African Canadian) -- videos on youtube
- https://www.earthsongschoralmusic.com/ (website of multi cultural music)
- Clips from Pacific Chorale concert dedicated to female composers
Some choirs are commissioning pieces