Los Angeles Philharmonic Soundstage Episode 1- LOVE IN THE TIME OF COVID Gustavo Dudamel, conductor María Valverde, narrator J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano LIEBERSON Neruda Songs: “Amor mío, si muero y tú no mueras” WALKER Lyric for Strings MAHLER Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 Read more at soundstage.laphil.com
OBJECTIVE: Heighten awareness of historically significant, but little known, symphonic, chamber, and vocal music -including operas. No. 4 The origin of classical music is Europe but deceased and living American composers have made significant contributions within the art form. Among the top American contributors is Pianist, Educator, and Composer George Theophilus Walker. George Walker…
POLITICS of MUSIC The top American orchestras historically and currently do not program violin concertos by composers of African decent or program violinist or violist of African descent to perform music of any composer. One notable exception was the Philadelphia Orchestra performance of George Walker’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra featuring Gregory Walker, son of…
Pulitzer prize composer George Walker’s last major work, Sinfonia No. 5 “Visions”, was inspired by the 2015 shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Todate the work has been ignored by ever major American Orchestra before and after the 2019 Seattle Symphony premiere. Please see https://seattlesymphony.org/watch-listen/beyondthestage/george-walker and https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/arts/music/george-walker-sinfonia-visions-seattle-symphony.html Sinfonia No.…