[Langston
Hughes in 1939 (Library of Congress)]
Margaret
Bonds, Henry T. Burleigh and William Grant Still are
profiled
at AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works
List for each composer by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com:
WQXR
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Langston Hughes, one of
America’s great poets, gave jubilant voice to the lives of African
Americans. His poetry has inspired settings by dozens of composers;
we hear some of that music and learn about the world that inspired
him.
Program
details (song, composer/poet and performers):
The Negro Speaks
of Rivers
Margaret
Bonds / Langston Hughes
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Vlad Iftinca,
piano.
My People
from Genius
Child: A Cycle of 10 Songs
Ricky
Ian Gordon / Langston Hughes
Harolyn Blackwell, soprano; Warren
Jones, piano.
I’m Just Wild
About Harry
from Shuffle
Along
Eubie
Blake / Noble Sissle
Al Jolson, singer with orchestra.
I, Too
Langston
Hughes recites his poem.
I, Too
from Three
Dream Portraits
Margaret
Bonds / Langston Hughes
Kevin Maynor, bass; Eric Olsen, piano.
Bound No’th
Blues
from Dreamer:
7 Poems of Langston Hughes
Erik
Santos / Langston Hughes
Darryl Taylor, tenor; Maria Corley,
piano.
Minstrel Man
Paul
Robeson reads the poem by Langston Hughes.
Minstrel Man
from Three
Dream Portraits
Margaret
Bonds / Langston Hughes
Kevin Maynor, bass; Eric Olsen, piano.
Lonely People
from Four
Songs
Jean
Berger / Langston Hughes
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Malcolm
Martineau, piano.
A Black Pierrot
from Songs
of Separation
William
Grant Still / Langston Hughes
Darryl Taylor, tenor; Maria Corley,
piano.
Joy
Howard
Swanson / Langston Hughes
Darryl Taylor, tenor; Maria Corley,
piano.
Lovely Dark and
Lonely One
Henry
T. Burleigh / Langston Hughes
Regina McConnell, soprano; Michael
Cordovana, piano.
Daybreak in
Alabama
from Daybreak
in Alabama: A Langston Hughes Song Cycle
John
Stone / Langston Hughes
Amy Bartram, soprano; John Stone, piano.
Litany
from Shadow
of the Blues
John
Musto / Langston Hughes
Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo,
piano.
Drum
from My
Dark Hands
Hermann
Reutter / Langston Hughes
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Malcolm
Martineau, piano.
Peace
from The
Face of War
Elie
Siegmeister / Langston Hughes
Esther Hinds, soprano; Alan Mandel,
piano.
Dream Variations
Ricky
Ian Gordon / Langston Hughes
Audra McDonald, soprano; ensemble
conducted by Eric Stern.
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