Dr. Stan Ford
Dr. Stan Ford writes:
I am pleased to announce our 2018 Salzburg Chamber Music series in the enchanting city of
Salzburg, Austria where the superlative Salzburg Music Festival takes place every summer.
I am fortunate to be artistic director of this series. Renowned
Artists, spanning the globe from North America, Europe to Australia have
been invited to share their musical gifts with an enthusiastic
audience. Among the diverse programs that will be
presented, I am particularly proud to share that a recital of African
American Art songs highlighting the contributions of African American
composers to the American Art song repertory will be performed by
soprano, Christine Jobson and pianist, Gregory Thompson.
The program will feature music by male and female composers Florence
Price, Robert Owens, Margaret Bonds, H.T. Burleigh and others. It will
emphasize different themes that are traditionally used in the American
Art song repertory and celebrate important poets.
You will notice an emphasis on text by English poet, William
Shakespeare in the first set of songs and on the text of African
American poet, Langston Hughes in many of the songs throughout the
program. The following themes and concepts will be explored:
dreams, pretty black girls, death, separation, and love. Please check
out our link:
www.salzburgconcerts.at for more details and we hope to see you in July.
Sincerely
Dr. Stan Ford, professor, artistic director
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