Henry Panion III, PhD
University Professor of Music
Department of Music
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
“Here We Are” was commissioned by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street
Baptist Church in 1963 and the tragic deaths of four children, often
commemorated as the “Four Little Girls.” At its Alabama Symphony
Orchestra premiere, on the annual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.,
music critic Michael Huebner described Panion’s work as the “most
poignant in this concert’s history.”
For more than three decades, the Classical Roots concert has celebrated
African-American contributions to classical music. This year, soprano Laquita Mitchell and NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis
will pay tribute to legendary singer Jessye Norman and the late Dr.
Silas Norman Jr. in a beautiful program featuring Strauss, Gershwin,
Marsalis' own composition, and more!
Roderick Cox, conductor Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Branford Marsalis, alto saxophone
Brazeal Dennard Chorale
Alice McAllister Tillman, artistic director and soprano
Branford Marsalis, alto saxophone
Brazeal Dennard Chorale
Alice McAllister Tillman, artistic director and soprano
On the Program:
JOHNSON Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
HENRY PANION Here We Are
DVOŘÁK American Suite
STRAUSS Four Last Songs
JOHN WILLIAMS "Three Escapades" from Catch Me if You Can
BRANFORD MARSALIS The Bard Lachrymose
GERSHWIN "Catfish Row" Suite from Porgy and Bess
Comment by email:
Now, that is nice. I'll share this on my social outlets, as well. Thank
you so much. Hey, if you want to add a direct link to the webcast, here
it is:
http://dso.org/live -- Henry Panion, III, Ph.D.
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