Thursday, April 10, 2008

“Rachel Barton Pine: Young Violinists Play Black Composers” on YouTube


[American Virtuosa: Tribute to Maud Powell; Deep River, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Matthew Hagle, piano; Cedille Records 90000 097 (2007)]

Some Musicians You Should Know (3:14)
Added: February 26, 2008

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine presents repertoire from the Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation's curriculum project, The String Student's Library of Music by Black Composers, on ABC News Chicago, February 26, 2008. Rachel plays "Deep River" by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), 10-year-old Ade Williams plays "Deserted Garden" by Florence Price (1887-1953), and 14-year-old Clayton Penrose-Whitmore plays "Here's One" by William Grant Still (1895-1978).

For more information about the Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation, please visit http://www.rebf.org [Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Florence B. Price and William Grant Still are profiled at AfriClassical.com, where audio samples of their music can be heard.]








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