Louise Temple-Rosebrook on Florence Price: “I'll play...'Peter Go Ring Dem Bells'”; “I'm enjoying...her music”

[TOP: Florence Price: Symphony No. 3; Mississippi River Suite; The Oak; The Women's Philharmonic; Apo Hsu, Conductor; Koch 3 75182H1 (2001) (69:58)] BOTTOM: Dr. Louise Temple-Rosebrook, Organist]

Earlier today AfriClassical posted: “Progress-Index.com: Organist Louise Temple-Rosebrook in Music of Florence B. Price & Other Women Sept. 16.” We asked Dr. Temple-Rosebrook if she could tell us what music of Florence Price she will perform. She replied:

“Sure--I'll play 8 of the variations on the spiritual, 'Peter Go Ring Dem Bells'. I'm enjoying learning and performing her music.”

Florence Beatrice Smith Price (1887-1953) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works Lists by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com. Here is his entry Variations on a Folksong, Peter Go Ring Dem Bells:

Variations on a folksong, Peter go ring dem bells, for organ. Fayetteville AR: ClarNan, 1995 (Music of Florence Beatrice Price, vol. 1). Duration: 12:58.

CD: Frances Nobert, organ (Rosales/Glatter-Göz, 1998; Congregational Church, Claremont CA). Ravel OAR-550 (Music she wrote; Organ compositions by women).

CD: Calvert Johnson, organ (3m Harrison & Harrison; Christ Church, Savannah). Calcante CAL-014 (Chicago Renaissance woman; Florence Price organ works).

'Which world-renowned ODU faculty member has composed music that has been performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra...and others?'

[Adolphus Hailstork]

A Trivia Question appeared on the Facebook page of Old Dominion University at 6:03 a.m. Tuesday, May 31:

Good morning campers!!! Anyone up for some trivia? Two tickets to Homearama, including the incredible ODU-themed house, are up for grabs: Which world-renowned ODU faculty member has composed music that has been performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the New York Philharmonic and others?

Selected Answers:

6:06 a.m. Adolphus Hailstork (2 people)

6:08 a.m. Dr. Adolphus Hailstork

6:09 a.m. Adolphus Hailstork

6:10 a.m. Adolphus Hailstork (4 people)

6:11 a.m. Adolphus Hailstork?

Answers continued to pour in until nearly noon. Sample comments:

knew about Dr. Hailstork = worked with him in the Music Dept. =)

I didn't know the philharmonics have played his music! wow that so cool!!

can't wait to work with him next semester!

He's quite something and we are very proud of him!

[Adolphus C. Hailstork is an African American composer and professor who was born on April 17, 1941 and is profiled at AfriClassical.com]

George Walker & Thomas Kerr in Mickey Thomas Terry Organ Recital in Hampton, VA Aug. 15

[Mickey Thomas Taylor, Ph.D.]

Organist Mickey Thomas Terry, Ph.D. has been featured on AfriClassical several times. He has sent us an announcement of an August 15 organ recital with an exceptionally diverse repertoire, including composers of African descent:

“Organist Mickey Thomas Terry will appear in recital at First Baptist Church in Hampton, Virginia on Sunday, August 15th at 4pm. Performed will be works by Bach, Dupre, Tournemire, Sowerby, Horatio Parker, as well as works by African-American composers George Walker and Thomas Kerr.”

[George Walker (b. 1922) is profiled at AfriClassical.com. His personal website is: http://georgetwalker.com/]