Masterful Movements for THE Movement - Margaret Bonds
09/01/21 • 25 min
Joshua and Angela acquaint us with a groundbreaking composer and pianist, Margaret Bonds. Joshua takes us through the life of Margaret Bonds, who was at the epicenter of cultural and artistic expression during the turn of the 20th century, collaborating with luminaries Florence Price and Langston Hughes, among others. We hear a performance of Bonds' Montgomery Variations, performed by the University of Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, a stunning example of the composer's ability to "score" the civil rights movement.
Featured music:
"Montgomery Variations" by Margaret Bonds, performed by the University of Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Joshua and Angela acquaint us with a groundbreaking composer and pianist, Margaret Bonds. Joshua takes us through the life of Margaret Bonds, who was at the epicenter of cultural and artistic expression during the turn of the 20th century, collaborating with luminaries Florence Price and Langston Hughes, among others. We hear a performance of Bonds' Montgomery Variations, performed by the University of Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, a stunning example of the composer's ability to "score" the civil rights movement.
Featured music:
"Montgomery Variations" by Margaret Bonds, performed by the University of Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
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The Architect of American Music - Harry T. Burleigh
Joshua and Angela discuss the pioneering work of Harry Burleigh and how he directly influenced the sound of American music and paved the way into the traditional classical music space for the Black artists and composers who followed him. We are introduced to one of Burleigh's non-choral works, Southland Sketches for violin and piano, and a rare recording of Burleigh singing Go Down, Moses.
Featured Music:
"Southland Sketches" performed by Harry T. Burleigh
"Go Down, Moses" performed by Harry T. Burleigh, recorded in 1919
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Creating Classical Conversations in Jazz - David Baker
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Featured Music:
"A Good Assassination Should Be Quiet" performed by Mary Johnson Letellier, Scott Wheatley
"Bolling Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio" performed by Yehuda Hanani, Michael Chertock, James Cammack, Arti Dixson
"Calypso from Suite for Cello and Jazz Trio" performed by Monika Herzig, Pavel Klimashevsky, Dieter Schumacher, Manuel Fischer-Dieskau
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