Concert in the Park Celebrating Black Composers Sept 12, 7:00pm FREE
Presented in partnership with American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) of New York City, a string quartet featuring musicians from ASO performed a program of works by Black composers shown below. The quartet is comprised of ASO's concertmaster Cyrus Beroukhim, violinist Philip Payton, principal viola William Frampton, and cellist Alberto Parrini.
This program was curated by Philip Payton to celebrate and explore the significant contributions to classical music by Black composers. Audience members heard music ranging from traditional gospel and folk songs arranged for string quartet by Florence Price--the first Black woman to have a composition performed by a major orchestra--to mesmerizing works by contemporary composers Jessie Montgomery and Trevor Weston. This program is made possible in part by funding from The Gloucester County Cultural and Heritage Commission at Rowan College of South Jersey, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by American Symphony Orchestra, New York City, NY.
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Program
Adolphus Hailstork Three Spirituals for string quartet I. We Shall Overcome Jessie Montgomery Voodoo Dolls for string quartet Florence Price Negro Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet No. I. Calvary. Adagio vigoroso No.3 Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes. Andantino No.4 Shortnin’ Bread. Allegro Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson String Quartet No. 1, “Calvary” I. Allegro III. Rondo: Allegro vivace Trevor Weston Juba for String Quartet William Grant Still ’Lyric Quartette' (Musical Portraits of Three Friends) (1960) in three movements I. The Sentimental One II. The Quiet One (based on Inca melody) III. The Jovial One |
Pictured above clockwise from top left: William Frampton, Alberto Parrini, Cyrus Beroukhim, Philip Payton, musicians in American Symphony Orchestra, New York City
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