Monday, January 19, 2015

John Malveaux: Jan. 18, 2015 Program of 'From the Top' is on a Podcast with Music of Composer George Walker; Violinist Clayton Penrose-Whitmore Performs



George Walker (b. 1922) 
has a website at http://georgetwalker.com/
and is featured at AfriClassical.com


Violinist Clayton Penrose-Whitmore
Sphinx Virtuosi

Sphinx Competition
    2014 Senior Division 2nd Place Laureate - age 20
    2008 Junior Division first place Laureate - age 14
    2006 Junior Division fourth place Laureate - age 12


John Malveaux of 
writes:

From the Top is America’s largest national platform dedicated to celebrating the stories, talents, and character of classically-trained young musicians ages 8-18. From the Top is regularly broadcast via KUSC Classical Radio in Los Angeles on Sunday's at 6:00PM. The January 18, 2015 program celebrated the legacy of Dr. MLK Jr. From the Top Alumni String Quartet (violinist Tessa Lark, violinist Ryan Shannon, violinist Clayton Penrose-Whitmore, and cellist Michael Dahlberg) from Boston, MA performs II. Molto adagio from String Quartet No.1 by George Walker. Boston Children’s Chorus performs “My Soul’s Been Anchored In The Lord”, trad. spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan and “In His Care-O”, trad. spiritual, arr. William Dawson. You will hear the voice of Coretta Scott King during her early years at New England Conservatory of Music. Please hear podcast
http://www.fromthetop.org/radiopodcast-week-11215/

Thanks
John Malveaux

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