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1. radiOM.org - A Concert by the Black Archives Orchestra (May 20, 1978) [5.612% Popularity: 0.00000]

A Concert by the Black Archives Orchestra (May 20, 1978) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 57 min Event Type: Music Program Origin: KPFA From a recording made on May 20, 1978, this is the debut concert by the Black Archives Orchestra under the direction of it’s founding conductor, Judith Williams. The concert, which was sponsored by the Oakland Museum Performing Arts Committee (John Patton Jr. coordinator), featured works by a number of composers of African descent, including Howard Swanson, Ulysses Kay, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and William Grant Still. The Black Archives, which varies in size from a small ensemble to a fuller chamber orchestra, depending on the demands of each presented work, was composed of mostly local San Francisco Bay Area musicians. Musical Selections: Soundpiece, for brass quintet (1952) (6:54) / Howard Swanson -- Brief Elegy, for oboe and strings (1946) (4:00) / Ulysses Kay -- Quintet, Op. 10, for clarinet and strings [excerpt] (1895) (6:01) / Samuel Coleridge-Taylor -- Deat...