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John Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD.com writes:
The
origin of classical music is Europe but deceased and living American
composers have made significant contributions within the art form. Among
the top American contributors is Pianist, Educator, and Composer George
Theophilus Walker. George Walker received the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for LILACS. However,
with few exceptions, his extensive compositional output has been
neglected or relegated to African American Heritage Month.
The
seldom performances of George Walker's music on concert stages and
sparse programming on classical radio stations can not be justified on
qualitative standards consistent with composers receiving frequent
concert performances and daily radio programming. Please see bio https://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/Walker.html.
Also note George Walker lived and composed to age 96 and the bio does
not cover his latter years. MusicUNTOLD Audio Library will speak to
those significant years in a future blog. Please listen to 1st of three
movements - CONCERTO for TROMBONE and ORCHESTRA: 1. Allegro which premiered in 1957 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kji2FPUxcFc
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