At Juilliard, Ritz Chamber Players Play Alvin Singleton, Jonathan Bailey Holland & George Walker

[Top: George Walker: Orchestral Works; Cleveland Chamber Symphony; Edwin London, Conductor; Albany Records 270 (1998). Center: Jonathan Bailey Holland. Bottom: Alvin Singleton] 

THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL presents

February 13 at 6 p.m.

Ritz Chamber Players free concert

Formed in 2002 by artistic director and clarinetist Terrance Patterson, the Ritz Chamber Players are the first chamber music ensemble in the U.S. made up exclusively of musicians spanning the African diaspora. In addition to performing the classical repertoire, the group highlights works by contemporary African American composers. The Players have performed at prestigious music venues around the country; they made their international radio debut with the BBC in 2005 and appeared on national television as performers at the 37^th Annual NAACP Image Awards in 2006. This concert includes works by African American composers Alvin Singleton, Jonathan Bailey Holland and George Walker.

The Juilliard School, Morse Hall, 165 West 65^th Street. FREE ADMISSION; no tickets required. For more information: http://www.juilliard.edu [George Walker (b. 1922) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, where one can find a Works List and Bibliography compiled by Dr. Dominique-René de Lerma, Professor of Music, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin.]

Ritz Chamber Players
Juilliard School
George Walker
Jonathan Bailey Holland
Alvin Singleton
Black History 2009