A concert organized by Baylie K. Adams for Black History Month.
(T)he concert was presented in honour of the composer William Grant Still. He was one of the first of many influential classical composers of African-American heritage. His music holds historic importance in that he was the first African-American to conduct an orchestra in the US and have his Afro-American Symphony performed by a mainstream orchestra in the US.
Incantation and Dance for oboe and piano, Transc. Brian N Perez
Romance for saxophone and piano
Suite for Violin and Piano, Transc. Andy Austin Peeks
II. Mother and Child
Three Visions, for Piano
I. Dark Horseman
II. Summerland
III. Radiant Pinnacle
Lyric Suite for String Quartet, Arr. Volkman
I. The Sentimental One
II. The Quiet One (based on an Inca Melody)
III. The Jovial One
Baylie Adams, Yousef Shadian (piano)
Quartet: Ayari Kasukawa, Baylie Adams, Alex Tiller, Cole Davis
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