WRTI.org: Classical Album of the Week: Black Composers Series, Recordings from 1974 to 1978

Sony has reissued the CBS Black Composers Series of the 1970s

WRTI

Feb. 18, 2019

By Susan Lewis

February 18, 2019.  Between 1974 and 1978, a series of new recordings highlighted symphonic and other orchestral works by Black composers written over two centuries.   Now, these nine albums are being re-released along with a tenth bonus CD of symphonic spirituals.  Featuring major orchestras and soloists, the Black Composers Series 1974-1978 is our classical album of the week.