On Wednesday May 8th, Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra presents the New York premiere of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2, music by Harry T. Burleigh, and a rarely heard oratorio, And They Lynched Him on a Tree, by William Grant Still. The program, titled From Song Came Symphony. fits the ensemble’s mandate to prioritize theContinue reading “Urban Playground Premieres Florence Price”
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2/23 Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra
On February 23rd at Queens College, the Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Tom Cunningham, will be performing an excerpt from my Gilgamesh Suite. I am very grateful to Tom for programming the piece while I am feeling “under the weather:” very thoughtful. 2/23 9×9 Concert – Free | 7:30 PM, LeFrak Concert Hall | Aaron Copland SchoolContinue reading “2/23 Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra”