Dr. Hye Sook Jung (Vimeo.com)
3-5-2013
Dr. Hyesook Jung, Assistant Professor of Music
in the Department of Fine Arts at Stillman College, will present a
Faculty Recital and Lecture featuring the music of William Grant Still
on Tuesday, March 12th, 7 p.m., in the Warner Presentation Room in the
Wynn Fine Arts Center on the College campus. Dr. Jung will be assisted
by Dr. Juhee Kim on the flute; Remus Webb on the euphonium; and
12-year-old violinist Haeun Kim.
“As a classical pianist, I was not originally interested in the works
of contemporary American composers. I preferred Bach, Chopin and other
classical composers. But I was drawn to William Grant Still because his
music is so deep and emotional. He played every instrument except the
piano but, because his wife was a pianist, he wrote many piano pieces.
He was called the ‘Dean of African-American Composers,’ and he truly
deserves this title,” states Dr. Jung.
In 1930, William Grant Still composed ‘Afro-American Symphony,’ the first symphony written by an African American
man and performed for an American audience by a leading orchestra.
‘Afro-American Symphony,’ which was premiered in 1931 by the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra, combines traditional symphonic form with blues
progressions and rhythms that were characteristic of popular
African-American music at the time.
Jung is originally from
Seoul, South Korea. She graduated from the University of Alabama with
her D.M.A in Piano Performance. For the past five years, she has taught
applied piano, classic piano and advanced music theory at Stillman.
The event is free and open to the public.
[William
Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which
features a comprehensive Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de
Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com
Recordings, sheet music and books of William Grant Still are
available at www.WilliamGrantStill.com,
which is operated by the composer's daughter Judith Anne Still]
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