for SSA, piano, and cello
This setting of Langston Hughes's poem In time of silver rain uses uplifting melodies and a supportive piano accompaniment featuring oscillating semiquavers and broken chords. The solo cello carries a lyrical melody that bridges the vocal passages. At the end of the piece, singers are instructed to click their fingers to imitate the sound of rainfall.
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B.E. Boykin's Silver Rain caught my attention as being a particularly good choice for young upper voices with its focus on the topical theme of nature [ ...] B.E. Boykin sets the Langston Hughes texts so effectively with melancholic yet uplifting harmonies with a haunting, lyrical cello solo that accompanies the voices as well as playing between verses. * Joy Hill, Choir & Organ, March 2024 *
Composer, conductor, and pianist, Brittney Boykin (B.E. Boykin) first pursued her interest in composition during her time at Spelman College, attending classes that inspired and challenged her musical imagination. After graduating with a B.A. in Music, Boykin continued composing and arranging choral compositions while attending Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey, graduating with a M.M. in Sacred Music and receiving the R & R Young Composition Prize. Among her professional endeavors, Boykin has also been featured as the conductor/composer-in-residence for the 2017 Harry T. Burleigh Commemorative Spiritual Festival at Tennessee State University. Boykin is currently an Assistant Professor of Music at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She obtained her PhD from Georgia State University with an emphasis in Music Education.
