[Africa: Piano Music of William Grant Still; Denver Oldham, piano; Koch 3 7084 2H1 (1991)]
The blogger who writes Terry's Worklog recorded William Grant Still's Folk Suite for Band: Deep River and Get On Board Little Children (5:37) as performed yesterday at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. He posted it on YouTube The Williamette Valley Concert Band is conducted by Dr. Richard Sorenson. The performers include the blogger's wife on flute.
“I personally have no musical talent, but my wife happens to be a very good flutist. The band that she plays in (Willamette Valley Concert Band) is one of many community bands that participates in this event. The format is simple — each groups gets about 45 minutes to play (what works out to about 6 arrangements) before letting the next band play. For my wife’s band — this is kind of like a rehearsal for their Memorial Day event.
So with that in mind, we packed up the kids and headed up to Newberg and George Fox. Now, we have active little boys so when they come, I rarely get to see an entire concert and today was no exception. I got to watch about a 1/2 hour and decided to try recording some of the pieces and uploading them to Youtube for a few family that missed the event." [The African American composer William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com] Full Post
William Grant Still
African American Composer
Folk Suite for Band
Williamette valley Concert Band
Maestro Richard Sorenson
African American Chamber Music
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