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MUSIC FOR KWANZAA

Saturday, December 31, 2011 - 5:30 - 9:00am

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 ON ADDITIONAL EDITION OF CLASSICAL DISCOVERIES  -MUSIC FOR KWANZAA
Saturday, December 31, 2011  from 5:30 till 9:00am the 8th Annual program devoted to a variety of music of black composers.

MUSIC FOR KWANZAA

The program will include:

Suite: Portraits of Josephine by American Composer, Valerie Coleman (1970- ), Five African Songs by South African Composer, Mzilikazi Khumalo (1932- ), Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony" by American composer, William Grant Still, New Nation Rising - A 21st Century Symphony by English composer, Shirley J Thompson,
as well as music of R. Nathaniel Dett, Daniel Bernard Roumain(DBR), Julius P. Williams and much more.

You can check some other playlists of annual and special programs featuring music by Black Composers like: THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVER, MUSIC FOR KWANZAA
12-19-2010 | 02-16-2010 | 12-29-2008 | 12-26-2007 | 12-27-2006 | 12-26-2005 | 12-29-2004 | 02-11-2004 | 01-03-2004 | 01-15-2003  DANIEL BERNARD ROMAIN (DBR) - live in WPRB studio - 06-23-2010

Composer Work Performers label
air time
Castellano, Jennifer The Castle at Sunrise (Opening) Jennifer Castellano, Piano CD Baby 5:30
Bonds, Margaret Troubled Water Helen Walker-Hill, Piano Leonarda - LE 339 5:31
Khumalo, Mzilikazi Five African folk songs National Symphony Orchestra of the south African Broadcasting Corporation, Richard Cock, conductorq Marco Polo - 8.223832 5:37
Anon 18th Century Peru The Congo La Chimera Naive - E8931 5:59
Williams, Julius P. Myths of History Louise Toppin, Soprano, Dvorak symphony Orchestra, Julius P. Williams, conductor Albany Records - TROY1314 6:03
Price, Florence Three Negro Dances Northern Arizona University Wind Symphony, Dr. Patricia J. Hoy, conductor Northern Arizona University Wind Symphony - NAUWS 003 6:13
Thompson, Shirley J. New Nation Rising (A 21st Century Symphony) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Westminster Voices, Newham Academy Choir, Westminster Voices, Mark De-Liser, Maria Awa, Nicholas Sherwood, Vocalists, Shirley J. Thompson, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - RPO SP 001 6:20
Dett, R. Nethaniel Cinnamon Grove - Suite for Piano Phoenix Park-Kim, Piano MSR Classics - MS 1372 - (M*06) 7:03
Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor Sinfonietta No. 1 for Strings Chicago Sinfonietta, Paul Freeman, conductor Cedille -CDR 90000 087 7:19
Jegede, Tunde Lamentation Members of the London Sinfonietta Triciom Records -TriCD 1001 7:38
Roumain, Daniel Bernard (DBR) Lecolion Loops Lecolion Washington, Bassoon, Carina Nyberg Washington, Clarinet, Mark Ensley, Piano Albany Records - TROY 1038 7:42
Perry, Julia By the Sea Sebronette Barnes, Soprano, Elise Auerbach, Piano Senrab Records - SRR7988 8:03
Still, William Grant Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony" Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter, Conductor Naxos - 8.559676 8:07
Coleman, Valerie Suite: Portraits of Josephine Imani Winds Koch International Classics - KIC-CD-7696 8:27
Still, William Grant Song for the Lonely Lecoliion Washinton, Bassoon, Mark Ensley, Piano Albany Records - TROY 1038 8:56

Links where to buy CD used in current show:
(A*01)...Arkiv Music
(M*06). MSR Classics

Links to Internet CD Stores:
Amazon
Princeton Record Exchange - Buy and sell New and Used Classical CDs, DVDs and Classical Records

Links to interesting websites:
AfriClassical.com - Excellent Educational Web site devoted to the African Heritage in Classical Music
Afrocentric Voices - African-American Composers
Black Composers - Compiled by Richard Greene of Temple University
AfriClassical - Blog - A companion to AfriClassical.com
The Living Composers Project
American Music Center
International Alliance for Women in Music