Eleanor Alberga
Dear Friends
I hope you are all
keeping well, and finding new ways to make music despite
these difficult times.
Both TV and radio
have been surprisingly busy recently, broadcasting a number of programmes which I thought might interest you.
3-part series presented by musician Eleanor Alberga:
The first programme of a three-part
series in which composer Eleanor Alberga foregrounds the contribution
that black composers have made to the story of western classical music
through the ages, with examples of their music. Eleanor confesses that
"in researching this series, much of the story has proved surprising to
me as well.”
Eleanor begins her journey with story of John Blanke, a celebrated court trumpeter to Henry VII, who appears as “the blacke trumpeter” on the Westminster Tournament Roll, commissioned by the king to mark the birth of his son Henry in 1511. The programme considers the presence and position of black people within the European population since that time. She features the music of black composers in England and France from the 18th century, including Ignatius Sancho, JJO de Meude-Monpas and Joseph Boulogne, before crossing the Atlantic to the Southern States of America, to New Orleans, and the music of the “Creole Romantics”; musicians like Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert and Edmond Dédé. This first programme ends with Eleanor considering the impact that Dvorak’s historic visit to America made to black composers in the 1890s.
Eleanor begins her journey with story of John Blanke, a celebrated court trumpeter to Henry VII, who appears as “the blacke trumpeter” on the Westminster Tournament Roll, commissioned by the king to mark the birth of his son Henry in 1511. The programme considers the presence and position of black people within the European population since that time. She features the music of black composers in England and France from the 18th century, including Ignatius Sancho, JJO de Meude-Monpas and Joseph Boulogne, before crossing the Atlantic to the Southern States of America, to New Orleans, and the music of the “Creole Romantics”; musicians like Lucien-Léon Guillaume Lambert and Edmond Dédé. This first programme ends with Eleanor considering the impact that Dvorak’s historic visit to America made to black composers in the 1890s.
Sean Rafferty is joined by double bassist and
Chineke! orchestra founder Chi-chi Nwanoku to hear about the orchestra's
current projects. Today's Home Session features guitarist Sean Shibe.
Contemporary black music has always
pushed at the boundaries of black church traditions. Jesse Bernard
traces this history, from colonialism to austerity, from gospel to
grime.
Annamarie Ewing
(BlackClassics)
And finally, PBS America
are currently repeating their fascinating 14-part series on the rich
history of jazz.
Stay safe.
Annamarie
Annamarie Ewing
(BlackClassics)
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