{"id":17713,"date":"2022-03-08T00:29:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T00:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=17713"},"modified":"2022-03-08T00:31:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T00:31:51","slug":"meet-derrick-skye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/meet-derrick-skye\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Composer: Derrick Skye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Womack-conducting-1.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1000\" data-large_image_height=\"1048\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17710\" src=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Womack-conducting-1-977x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"977\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Womack-conducting-1-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Womack-conducting-1-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Womack-conducting-1-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Womack-conducting-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunday March 6, 2022 at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles the Afro-American Chamber Orchestra Music Society, under baton of dynamic Vince Womack, performed an abbreviated version of &#8220;Lift Every Voice &amp; Sing&#8221;, &#8220;Rumpelstiltskin&#8221;-Fairy Tale Symphony, Movement III by pianist\/composers Philippa Duke Schuyler and William Grant Still &#8220;Sunday Symphony No. 3&#8221; during first half.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The excitement\u00a0began during an interview after intermission of Los Angeles composer Derrick Skye by Peter Allman from Celebrity News that included\u00a0questions to Derrick Skye from local students.<\/div>\n<div>See bios of Derrick Skye\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laco.org\/people\/derrick-skye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.laco.org\/people\/derrick-skye\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1646780382403000&amp;usg=AOvVaw31XTtb5Kd6t5uqNzMgmxvO\">https:\/\/www.laco.org\/people\/<wbr \/>derrick-skye\/<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laphil.com\/musicdb\/artists\/4980\/derrick-skye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.laphil.com\/musicdb\/artists\/4980\/derrick-skye&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1646780382403000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1x_sj9hxQGVvtwriKLuN0K\">https:\/\/www.laphil.com\/<wbr \/>musicdb\/artists\/4980\/derrick-<wbr \/>skye<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 2nd half spotlighted compositions\u00a0by Derrick Skye titled &#8220;As I Heard When I Was Young&#8221; and &#8220;Prisms, Cycles and Leaps&#8221;. Both compositions\u00a0demonstrate his concepts of\u00a0inclusivity from different cultures and the &#8220;only rule is-there is no rule&#8221;. I am looking forward to more from Derrick Skye.\u00a0 See pic of conductor Vince Womack<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday March 6, 2022 at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles the Afro-American Chamber Orchestra Music Society, under baton of dynamic Vince Womack, performed an abbreviated version of &#8220;Lift Every Voice &amp; Sing&#8221;, &#8220;Rumpelstiltskin&#8221;-Fairy Tale Symphony, Movement III by pianist\/composers Philippa Duke Schuyler and William Grant Still &#8220;Sunday Symphony No. 3&#8221; during first half. 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