Quinton I. Morris Performs Music of Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, William Grant Still & Himself With Friends May 20

[Dr. Quinton I. Morris]

Dr. Quinton I. Morris is a violinist and Assistant Professor of Music at Seattle University. He is also Founder/Artistic Director of The Young Eight String Octet, which has performed nationally. The concerts of Dr. Morris have appeared in AfriClassical frequently. This time he presents the Sonata No. 3 in G Minor of Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799), the Sonata for Violin and Piano of William Grant Still (1895-1978) and music by himself:

Quinton Morris and Friends

Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave. (at Seneca Street), Seattle (tickets at the door only; 206-398-4994 or music@seattleu.edu for information)

Morris, assistant professor of music and director of chamber and instrumental music at Seattle University, leads an eclectic program featuring the Brahms Horn Trio and works by Saint-Georges, William Grant Still, Mozart and Morris himself. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. $5-$12. [The Afro-French composer, violinist and conductor Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) and the African American composer, conductor and arranger William Grant Still (1895-1978) are profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a complete Works List for William Grant Still by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma.]