Whittington, Tahirah

A Celebration - Perkinson: Grass, etc / Freeman, et al

1 CD / Cedille / 2005-01-01

Works: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta no 1 for strings; Grass, poem for piano, strings & percussion; Quartet for Strings no 1 based on the spiritual "Calvary"; Blue/s Forms, for solo violin; Lament...
Performers: Allen, Sanford; Brey, Carter; Horne, Ashley; Joubert, Joseph; Levine, Jesse; Whittington, Tahirah
Conductors: Feeman, Paul;
Ensemble: Chicago Sinfonietta; New Black Music Repertory Ensemble Quartet

Until his death from cancer, Perkinson served as artistic director for the performance program of Columbia Colleges Center for Black Music Research. In the Chicago...continue...