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2022-03-24 23:49:41
Dessoff Choirs premieres cantatas by civil rights composer Margaret Bonds April 28 at 7:30 PM, Church of the Heavenly Rest, 1085 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY
Dashon Burton, Malcolm J Merriweather, Janinah Burnett What: The Dessoff Choirs Performs Margaret Bonds When: Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. (pre-concert talk 6:45 p.m.) Where: Church of the Heavenly Rest, 1085 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY, Trains: 4/5/6 to 86th Street Tickets: General $30 and Up. Seniors/Students $20. To purchase, visit Dessoff.org. New York City, NY (For Release 03.23.22)— Hailed as “one of the great amateur choruses of our time (New York Today) for its “full-bodied sound and suppleness (The New York Times),” The Dessoff Choirs continues its season celebrating African American composer Margaret Bonds (1913-1972), a significant figure in the fight for civil rights. This one-night only concert comprises the New York premieres of the orchestral versions of two neglected Bonds cantatas: Credo inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois’s essay, and Simon Bore the Cross (edition by Malcolm J. Merriweather), a collaboration with Langston Hughes. Conducted by Dessoff’s intrepid Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather, The […]
2022-01-05 18:20:41
Born in Paris in 1926, Betsy Jolas is a dual citizen of the U.S. and France. After graduating from Bennington College, she continued her studies in Paris in 1946 — studying with Darius Milhaud and Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatory. Originally a pianist and organist, she also sang in the Dessoff Choirs formed by Paul […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2019-12-05 00:29:00
Sergio Mims: Margaret Bonds Christmas Cantata "The Ballad of the Brown King" on Avie CD
Margaret Allison Bonds (1913-1972) Margaret Bonds The Ballad of the Brown King & Selected Songs Laquita Mitchell Noah Stewart Lucia Bradford Ashley Jackson The Dessoff Choirs & Orchestra Malcolm J. Merriweather Avie Records Sergio A. Mims writes: Avie Records has released this month the first ever recording of Margaret Bonds' Christmas cantata The Ballad of The Brown King with a libretto of Langston Hughes. Avie Records 20th-century African-American composer Margaret Bonds receives long overdue recognition with the world-premiere recording of her crowning achievement, The Ballad of the Brown King. With an expressly written libretto by Bonds’ friend Langston Hughes, this Christmas cantata which focuses on Balthazar, the dark-skinned king who journeyed to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus Christ, is beautifully interpreted by New York City-based The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra, outstanding soloists soprano Laquita […]
2016-12-08 20:58:35
The 31-year-old baritone, who is also a professor at Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, immerses himself in scores and then unwinds with comfort food.
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