The Harry T. Burleigh Society and Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra’s second collaboration will showcase the symphonic influence of Harry T. Burleigh, with performances by violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins. Increasingly credited as influencing some of the spiritual-inspired thematic material for the “New World Symphony” and “American String Quartet” of Dvorak, Burleigh’s work also influenced other composers of the 20th century. The program includes William Grant Still's "And They Lynched Him on a Tree,” spirituals by William Levi Dawson and Burleigh, as well as the New York City premiere of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto 2.
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Earlier Event: May 5
Benny Woodard Graduation Recital
Later Event: May 12
so&so/The Titan