Trombonist Weston Sprott Gives Master Classes & Recitals in Texas September 1 & 2, 2010

[Act I; Weston Sprott, trombone; Hanako Yamagata, piano; WS Records (2010)]

Weston Sprott is a trombonist in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has also performed in two films. Weston released his first CD, Act I, in February on WS Records. It is a solo trumpet recording with piano accompaniment by Hanako Yamagata. The CD is available at CDBaby.com and the music can be downloaded at Amazon.com. We purchased a copy through the website of the performer, and have been enjoying it ever since.

Weston's website is http://www.westonsprott.com/, where his calendar of performances can be found. September 1 and 2, 2010 find him in Texas for master classes and recitals. On Sept. 1 he will be at Texas State University-San Marcos. His appearance on Sept. 2 will be at the University of Texas-Austin.

Black History Month Concerts on Feb. 6 & 20, 2010 in Austin, Texas

[Margaret Bonds, profiled at AfriClassical.com]

Nicole Taylor tells AfriClassical: “The major difference between the concerts is that the first one on February 6th is related to the University of Texas and Huston Tillotson University. The second one is my own concert in the community involving some of the same performers and some performers who are professionals in the community.”

The 4th Annual Black History Month Concert Celebrating Black Composers

The Star Spangled Banner (The National Anthem)……………………………...….Francis Scott Key

Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Negro National Anthem)…….…..J. W. Johnson and J. R. Johnson

arr. Roland Carter

HT Concert Choir

Dr. Gloria Quinlan, Director^; Dr. Stephen Burnaman, Piano^

Mrs. Mattie…………………………………………………………………………………………Brett Lee

Brett Lee, Poet~

Were You There……………………………………………………………………….arr. Nicole L Taylor Nicole L Taylor, Soprano+; Claudia Chapa, Mezzo-Soprano+

Purple Motions…………………………………………………………………………...……Phillip Adair*

Black Narcissus……………………………………………………………………….……Joe Henderson HT Jazz Combo
Javier Stuppard+, Director

I Too, Sing America from Three Dream Portraits……………………………….…..Margaret Bonds
Meaghan Heath, Mezzo-Soprano+; Christina Wright, Piano+

Steal Away to Heaven (medley)……………………………………………………………...Traditional

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

Steal Away to Heaven
Julius Gordon, Tenor+; Jeanne Sasaki, Piano#

A Child’s Grace………………………………………………………………Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

Gonna Ride Up in the Chariot…………………………………………………..arr. Betty Jackson-King

Carol Denea Jolivet, Soprano*; Dr. Stephen Burnaman, Piano^

I Want Jesus………………………………………………………………………….arr. Edward Boatner

Ride On, King Jesus…………………………………………………………………….arr. Hall Johnson
Veronica Williams, Mezzo-Soprano+; Jeanne Sasaki, Piano#

Love Let the Wind Cry...How I Adore Thee………………………………………………Undine Moore
Watch and Pray…………………………………………………………………arr. Undine Smith Moore Rene Simpson, Soprano+; Christina Wright, Piano+

Images of Freedom: Collage of Poetry, Dance, and Music………………………..Duke Ellington

It’s Freedom excerpts from Duke Ellington’s Second Sacred Concert

Selected excerpts from Freedom’s Plow by Langston Hughes Renee Davis, Choreographer/Dancer~; HT Concert Choir, Dr. Gloria Quinlan Director^Philip Adair, Piano*; Daniel Watson, Drums*; Richard Riley, Bass*

UT Jazz Combo; Jeff Helmer, Director#

Broken People……………………………………………………………………………………..Brett Lee Brett Lee, Poet~

I Got a Home in-a dat Rock………………………………………………………..arr. Harry T. Burleigh Andrew Ward, Bass*; Dr. Stephen Burnaman, Piano^

Give Me Jesus…………………………………………………………………………..arr. Moses Hogan Crystal Durham, soprano+; Alvez Barkoskie III, piano+

I Got to Lie Down……………………………………………………………………......arr. Hall Johnson Dallas Smith, Baritone*; Dr. Stephen Burnaman, Piano^

For You There is No Song……………………………………………………………….H. Leslie Adams Claudia Chapa, Mezzo-Soprano+; Nyle Matsuoka, Piano+

Psalm for Baritone…………………………………………………………………………….Mark Lomax

Deep River…………………………………………………………………………...arr. by Moses Hogan Malcolm Cooper, Baritone+; Nyle Matsuoka, Piano+

Three Selections from Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death…………...Dorothy Rudd Moore
Joy
Song for a Dark Girl
Invocation
Nicole L Taylor, Soprano+; Jeanne Sasaki, Piano#; Raine Munkens, Violin+

Shout for Joy……………………………………………………………………….Adolphus Hailstork HT Concert Choir; Dr. Gloria Quinlan, Director^; Dr. Stephen Burnaman, Piano^

*HT Student +UT Student ^UT Alumnus ~Guest Performer #UT Faculty

U. Texas: 'A Concert Celebrating Black Composers and Arrangers' On Web Tonight 7 PM Central

[Florence B. Price]

Works of more than a dozen Black composers will be heard at 7:00 PM Central Time tonight on the Web and in the Bates Recital Hall of the Butler School of Music, at the University of Texas in Austin. See the University of Texas at Austin website for information on online streaming.

“Broadcast will begin a few minutes before the performance.”

“The Butler School of Music and Huston-Tillotson University present A Concert Celebrating Black Composers and Arrangers

Featuring guest host Barbara Conrad and special guest Mercedes Ellington

With performances by: Music students from the UT Butler School of Music and Huston-Tillotson University; Huston-Tillotson Jazz Combo; UT Jazz Combo; JazzBonez; Huston-Tillotson Chorale;

BeLiEvE

Featured composers include:

William Grant Still, George Walker, Florence B. Price, Margaret Bonds, Scott Joplin, H. Leslie Adams, H. T. Burleigh, Cecil Cohen, Richard Hadden, Joe Henderson, Duke Ellington, William O. Menefield, Marcus Wilcher, Quinntin B. Smith