Thursday, May 15, 2008

Still's “Song of a New Race” and Dawson's “Negro Folk Symphony” On WHPK-FM May 27

[Symphony No. 2 (Song of a New Race), William Grant Still; Negro Folk Symphony,William Levi Dawson; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, Conductor; Chandos 9226 (1993)]

Here is our latest word from the radio host Sergio Mims of WHPK-FM in Chicago:
I wanted to give you and your readers a heads up that on my Tuesday May 27 classical music radio show on WHPK-FM (88.5 FM - Chicago) I will be playing William Grant Still's Symphony No. 2 (Song of a New Race) and William Levi Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony, both conducted by Neeme Jarvi with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. And of course the show can also be heard on-line at http://www.whpk.org from 12 noon to 3 PM (Central Time).”

The CD which will be heard on May 27, Chandos 9226 (1993), is still in print and is widely available at music websites such as Amazon.com, ArkivMusic.com and HBDirect.com The African American composer, oboist, arranger and conductor William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, as is the African American composer, professor and choral director William Levi Dawson (1899-1990). Works lists and Bibliographies for both composers have been compiled by Dr. Dominique-René de Lerma, principal adviser to AfriClassical.com, who has specialized in Black Classical Composers for four decades and who has generously made his research available for the benefit of the website's visitors. His professional resume is at http://www.casamusicaledelerma.com







1 comment:

Stephen A. Bess said...

This is a must have. Thanks!