[Africa: Piano Music of William Grant Still; Denver Oldham, piano; Koch 3 7084 2H1 (1991)]
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“Chamber Music With Art in the Gardens July 6, 2009 By Julie Riggott Category: Classical Music and Opera
Gorgeous music? Check. Award-winning musicians? Check. Incredible garden setting? Check. Seats close enough to hear every note? Check. Southwest Chamber Music's Summer Festival at the Huntington has it all. The Grammy-winning ensemble plays classic and contemporary chamber music with precision and heart in the intimate Huntington Art Gallery loggia. Both players and audience are surrounded by sculpture and a lush green landscape. Lawn tickets are available for those who prefer to spread out a blanket and watch the stars twinkle in the gradually darkening evening sky. During intermission, patrons are invited to explore the adjacent Beaux-Arts mansion and its impressive European art collection, which includes the famous Thomas Gainsborough’s “Blue Boy” and Thomas Lawrence’s “Pinkie” paintings. Those looking for a complete sensory experience can dine at the Tea Room before the concerts. The four-concert festival runs July 11 through Aug. 23. Too bad summer isn’t a couple months longer.”
SWMusic.org
Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9
William Grant Still’s “Four Indigenous Portraits for Flute and String Quartet”
Heitor Villa-Lobos’ “Jet Whistle for Flute and Cello”
Alberto Ginastera’s “Impresiones de la Puna for Flute and String Quartet”
Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet
[William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, where a complete Works List by Dr. Dominique-René de Lerma is also found. The entry on Four Indigenous Portraits for flute & string quartet indicates the duration is 10:00, and lists the movements: 1. North American Negro; 2. South American Negro; 3. South American Indian; 4. North American Indian.]
Southwest Chamber Music
Summer Festival
William Grant Still
African American Composer
Four Indigenous Portraits
Flute & String Quartet
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