[William Grant Still (Photo is the sole property of William Grant Still Music, and is used with permission.)]
Washington Post
By Stephen Brookes
Monday, January 31, 2011; 6:23 PM
Dar Williams is a guitar-strumming pop-folk singer, known for her coffeehouse style and intensely personal songs. The IBIS Chamber Music Society is a sophisticated, highly-polished classical ensemble. Doomed to live on separate planets, or can the two find musical happiness together?"
“Did it work? It was clear at Sunday's performance that this was a labor of love, with affection and mutual respect on all sides. IBIS opened with 'Summerland,' a luminous piece by the African American composer William Grant Still, before Williams came out with her guitar for 'Calling the Moon.'" [William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, where a complete Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma is found.]
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