[Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor at 23]
Post-Tribune
February 14, 2012
1:06PM
“The Northwest Indiana Symphony Youth Orchestra will be
joined by the South Shore Dance Alliance to present a winter concert
at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, in the Hobart High School auditorium, 36
E. 8th St. The concert will be under the direction of Philip Bauman.
“The 80-member
Youth Orchestra will present a variety of selections in honor of
Black History Month. Included will be music from William Grant
Still’s 'Afro-American Symphony,' selections by turn-of-the-century composer Samuel Coleridge Taylor from his 'Petite
Suite de Concert' and 'Danse Nègre,' plus 'Nostalgia' from Fela
Sowande’s 'African Suite,' and George Gershwin’s popular and
dramatic suite from 'Porgy & Bess.' The concert will end with a
medley from Duke Ellington’s Broadway show 'Sophisticated Ladies.'
[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Duke Ellington, Fela Sowande and William
Grant Still are featured at AfriClassical.com, which presents a
complete Works List for William Grant Still by
Prof.
Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com]
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