Composers

Maurice McCall

1943 - 2017

About

Dr. Maurice Henderson McCall (1943-2017) was the eldest of six children born in Newport News, Virginia. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in Music Composition and Theory and his PhD from the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He eventually would accept the position of Registrar at Virginia State University and then Oakland Community College, where he worked for twenty-one years before retiring in 2011. He is published in the Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers.

Education, mastery of the “King’s English” and the ability to transfer one’s cognitive skills and talents to the myriad phases of one’s life were of the upmost importance to Dr. McCall. He accomplished his career goal to become an administrator in higher education. According to the philosophy of Dr. McCall, music was his entry into academia, the computer sciences insured income and language arts afforded him the ability to articulate and persuade. All embrace creativity, order and imagination for success.

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Works by Maurice McCall

Title Collection Voice Type Range Poet
Chanson Triste In Parting Voice C4 - C6 L.R.C. Maren
It That Was In Parting Voice C#4 - A4 L.R.C. Maren
Loneliness In Parting Voice B3 - C6 L.R.C. Maren
On Going In Parting Voice C#4 - G5 L.R.C. Maren
One Woman Voice E4 - Bb5 Lessie R. Carmichael
One Woman Voice E4 - A5 Lessie Carmichael
Sweet Sorrow In Parting Voice E4 - Bb5 L.R.C. Maren
Title Published Size Solo with Ensemble Duration Range Level Orchestration
Two Spirituals Yes String Orchestra Solo Voice, Oboe Professional str