Bonds / Dessoff Choirs / Bradford: Ballad of the Brown King - COMPACT DISCS

Bonds / Dessoff Choirs / Bradford: Ballad of the Brown King - COMPACT DISCS

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Ballad of the Brown King

Artist:

Bonds / Dessoff Choirs / Bradford

Label:

Avie

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

822252241327

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2019-11-01

Number of Discs:

1

Twentieth-century African American composer Margaret Bonds receives long overdue recognition with the world premiere recording of her crowning achievement, The Ballad of the Brown King. With an expressly written libretto by Bonds' friend Langston Hughes, this Christmas cantata which focuses on Balthazar, the dark-skinned king who journeyed to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus Christ, is beautifully interpreted by New York City-based The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra, outstanding soloists soprano Laquita Mitchell, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford and tenor Noah Stewart, under the baton of their charismatic conductor, Malcolm J. Merriweather. Bonds authority Dr. Ashley Jackson contributes the inspired liner notes. This unique seasonal album also includes a selection of specially arranged songs, including a setting of Hughes' seminal poem I, Too, Sing America, performed by baritone Merriweather and Jackson on solo harp.

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