Dr. Uzee Brown (left) and Dr. Timothy Verville spoke with Lois Reitzes about their upcoming concert.
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/ WABE
Between 1892 and 1930, lynch mobs were responsible for the murders of
some 3,000 African-American men, women and children. It’s an episode of
American history that has been seldom addressed in art, though there
are notable exceptions.
One of those exceptions is the dramatic choral work “And They Lynched
Him on a Tree.” The music is by William Grant Still, known as “the Dean
of African-American composers.” The words are by Katherine Garrison
Chapin, a white poet.
The work has only been performed some 25 times since it premiered in
1940, and this weekend, it will premiere for the first time in Georgia.
The Georgia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be joined by the Spelman
and Morehouse Glee Clubs, the Uzee Brown Society of Choraliers and the
Georgia Spiritual Ensemble for a Friday evening concert at Morehouse
College and Saturday performance at the Marietta Performing Arts Center.
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