Evolution of African American Music | April 29 at Gallagher Bluedorn #wcfsymphony
Channel: wcfsymphony
Date: 2023-04-07

Jazz maestro Bruce Henry caps off a season-long community residency exploring the evolution of African American music with this lively performance. Hear a wide array of repertoire organized around Henry's panoramic history of Black music, including performances by Waterloo's Felicia Smith-Nalls and the Northern Iowa Youth Orchestra.

Florence Price - Ethiopia’s Shadow in America
Traditional - Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray
Scott Joplin - Treemonisha
William Grant Still - Lenox Avenue
Ellington - Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Schwabe - Soul medley
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Suite for Ma Dukes (Music of J Dilla): Nag Champa

Learn more at www.wcfsymphony.org/event/evolution-of-african-american-music