Song of the Day - 24th October
Today's Song of the Day revolves around the theme of Graduation. It is a simple setting of a poignant poem called The Graduate Leaving College by George Moses Horton. This would make a stunning choice for your university choir to perform on Graduation Day! Imagine the joy of starting a cherished tradition of singing it every year. Horton was an extraordinary man. Born into the harsh realities of slavery in North Carolina, he broke barriers as the first African American author to be published in the United States. Around 1817, at the tender age of about 19, Horton undertook the daunting 10-mile journey north to Chapel Hill to sell fruits and farm products for his master. During this time, Horton channelled his deep emotions into crafting love poems for the University of North Carolina students, selling them for 25 cents or more. Remarkably, he had not yet learned to write, instead composing them in his mind and reciting them to the students. He achieved his first publication in 182...