Basing her text on Psalm 30:5, Regina Baiocchi uses her unique voice as poet and composer to bring past and present together in a profoundly beautiful song of consolation and hope, “Hold Out for Joy” from her opera, Gbeldahoven: No one’s Child.
Dr. Jodi Gandolfi
Pianist
Vocal Music
TITLE |
MEDIA |
DURATION |
DATE OF CREATION |
PREMIERE |
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| Ask Him | Voice, Piano, Bass, Drums | 4 min. | 1999 | Harold Washington Library (HWL), Chicago | |
| B’Shuv Adonai | Voice, Violin, Piano, Percussion | 4 min. | 1998 | Ravinia Music Festival | |
| Belize | Voice, Alto Sax, Jazz Combo | 5 min. | 2001 | HWL | |
| Best Friends | Vocal Duet, Piano | 3 min. | 1993 | Chicago | |
| Black Voices | Rapper, Medium Voice, Piano, Drums | 9 min. | 1992 | KAM Temple, Chicago | |
| Bwana’s Libation 4 movements: I. Ancestors’ Medley, II. First Fruits, III. Legends (John Henry, Work Song), IV. Say No! to Guns |
African Dancers, Medium Voice, Bass, Percussion | 20 min. | 1992 | Blackburn Dancers; Joel Hall Dancers, Chicago, HWL | |
| Crystal Stair | Vocal Duet, Piano | 3 min. | 1992 | Anointed Voices: Ganz Hall at Roosevelt University, Chicago | |
| Cycles | Voice, Piano, Bass, Drums | 15 min. | 1994 | Ravinia Festival | |
| Dream Weaver | Voice, Alto sax, Piano, Bass, Drums | 5 min. | 1997 | Susan Warmington, Matana Roberts, Ester Hana, HWL | |
| Dreamhoppers | Drama: 1 act, 7 characters | 30 min. | 1986, 1987 | Susaami Players, HWL | |
| Father, We Thank You | SATB, piano | ||||
| Foster Pet | Voice, Oboe, Piano, Percussion | 5 min. | 1991 | Music for Children, Chicago | |
| Friday Night | [Voice], Trumpet, Alto sax, Rhythm | 5 min. | 1995 | Susaami Ensemble, Chicago | |
| Freedom Serenade | Voice, Piano | 4 min. | 2001 | Elsa Harris, Harold Washington Library (HWL) | |
| Gbeldahoven: No One’s Child | Opera: 1 act, 7 characters, 2 Poems, 1 Dance Scene, 13 Arias: | 1 hour | 1996 | Art Institute of Chicago, HWL | |
| Title: | Role: | ||||
| 1. Servant’s Musing | Female Servant (m) | ||||
| 2. But for the Grace of God | Langston (b) | ||||
| 3. How it feels to be Colored Me | Zora (s) | ||||
| 4. I am Not Tragically Colored | Zora (soprano) | ||||
| 5. Hell hath no Fury! Godmother’s Lesson | [Recitative] Godmother (s) | ||||
| 6. The Mason Room | Langston (b) | ||||
| 7. Litany of Superstitions | Zora, Langston, Louise | ||||
| 8. Louise’s Prayer | Louise (a), Langston (b) | ||||
| 9. Ain’t Nobody’s Child | SATB Chorus/Cast | ||||
| 10. Friday Night | Louise (a) | ||||
| 11. Hold out for Joy | Radio Voice/SATB chorus | ||||
| 12. Hughes Man | Langston (b) | ||||
| 13. Negro Pride | Alain (t) | ||||
| 14. Inside and Out | Louise (Poem: spoken) | ||||
| 15. Good News Falls Gently | Narrator, 3-5 dancers | ||||
| God is Mighty | Voice(s),Piano | 2.5 min. | 1998, 2007 | Kidstuff CD, Chicago | |
| I Hear Voices 3-mvmt Gospel Suite: I. Sometimes I Hear Voices, II. Peace Work, III. Ain’t Through with Me yet |
SAT, Piano | 6 min. | 2001 | Lucretia Jackson, Elsa Harris, Richard Nunley, Jr., HWL | |
| I’ve Got A Mother | [SATB] Solo Voice, Piano | 2.3 min. | 1980 | Chicago | |
| Koan #1 | Voice, Flute, Piano, Percussion | 4 min. | 2001 | HWL | |
| Litany of Saints | SATB, Optional Rhythm | 8 min. | 2000 | St. Elizabeth Seton, Naperville, IL | |
| Lovers and Friends | Voice, Piano, Bass, Drums | 4 min. | 1999 | HWL | |
| Message to My Muse | Voice, Piano, Optional Rhythm | 2 min. | 1997 | Ravinia Festival | |
| Much in Common | Treble Voices: Duet, Piano | 2 min. | 1993 | Pittsburgh | |
| Psalm for Cat | Voice, Bass, Alto Sax | 5 min. | 1999 | Bobbi Wilsyn, HWL | |
| Send Your Gifts | Soloist, SATB, Piano | 2.5 min. | |||
| Shadows | Voice, Bassoon, Piano, Percussion | 3 min. | 1992 | Susaami Ensemble, Chicago | |
| Three Questions | Voice, Violin, Piano, Percussion | 3 min. | 1998 | Ravinia Festival | |
| Watoto’s Kwanzaa | Voice, Percussion | 3 min. | 1998-99 | HWL | |
| Who Will Claim the Baby? | SATB, Piano (Christmas Carol) | 3.5 min. | 1980 | St. Elizabeth Choir |