'In Sweden, there is very little spiritual music written in Dr. Dawson's style'

[The Spirituals of William L. Dawson; The St. Olaf Choir; Anton Armstrong, conductor; Marvis Martin, soprano; St. Olaf Records 2159 (1997)]

Today a native of Chicago left a comment in the Guest Book at AfriClassical.com about introducing the spirituals of William Levi Dawson to his church choir in Sweden. He also provided a link to his website about his experiences as an American musician in Sweden:

Sven-Erik Sieurin

Tuesday, 6/29/10, 6:03 AM What a wonderful site, I came in looking for information on Dr. William Levi Dawson and found what I wanted. I want to do some of his works for our church choir here, it will be a challenge! While what I would describe as modern, popular gospel is sung very often here in Sweden, there is very little spiritual music written in Dr. Dawson's style performed here. It will be fun to introduce his music to our choir. From: Chicago Web Site: Sven-Erik Sieurin

[William Levi Dawson (1899-1990) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a complete Works List compiled by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma of Lawrence University Conservatory]