George Walker

**George Theophilus Walker** (June 27, 1922 – August 23, 2018) na he be an American composer, pianist, den organist, den de first African American to win de Pulitzer Prize for Music, wich na he receive for ein work *Lilacs* insyd 1996. Na Walker marry to pianist den scholar Helen Walker-Hill between 1960 den 1975. Na Walker be de poppie of two sons, violinist den composer Gregory T.S. Walker den playwright Ian Walker.

## Major compositions
Walker ein ** dey include de work wey dey follow:

* *A Red, Red Rose for Voice and Piano*
* *Abu for Narrator and Chamber Ensembles* (Network for New Music commission)
* *Address for Orchestra*
* *An Eastman Overture* (Eastman School of Music commission)
* *Antifonys for Chamber Orchestra*
* *Bleu for Unaccompanied Violin*
* *Cantata for Soprano, Tenor, Boys Choir, and Chamber Orchestra* (Boys Choir of Harlem commission)
* *Canvas for Wind Ensemble and Narrator* (College Band Directors National Association commission)
* *Cello Concerto* (New York Philharmonic commission)
* *Concerto for Piano and Orchestra* (National Endowment for the Arts Commission)
* *Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra* (1957)
* *Concerto for Violin and Orchestra*
* *Da Camera* (Musica Reginae commission)
* *Dialogus for Cello and Orchestra* (Cleveland Orchestra commission)
* *Emily Dickinson Songs*
* *Five Fancies for Clarinet and Piano Four Hands* (David Ensemble commission)
* *Foils for Orchestra (Hommage a Saint George*) (Eastman School of Music commission)
* *Folk Songs for Orchestra*
* *Guido's Hand* (Xerox commission)
* *Hommage to Saint George* (Eastman School of Music commission)
* *Hoopla: A Touch of Glee*
* *Icarus In Orbit*
* *In Praise of Folly*
* *Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra*
* *Lyric for Strings*
* *Mass for Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra* (National Endowment for the Arts commission)
* *Modus* (Cygnus Ensemble commission)
* *Movements for Cello and Orchestra*
* *Music for 3*
* *Music for Brass (Sacred and Profane)*
* *Music for Two Pianos*
* *Nine Songs for Voice and Piano*
* *Orpheus for Narrator and Chamber Orchestra*
* *Overture: In Praise of Folly*
* *Pageant and Proclamation* (New Jersey Symphony commission)
* *Perimeters for Clarinet and Piano*
* *Piano Sonata No. 1*
* *Piano Sonata No. 2*
* *Piano Sonata No. 3*
* *Piano Sonata No. 4*
* *Piano Sonata No. 5*
* *Poem for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble* (National Endowment for the Arts commission)
* *Poeme for Violin and Orchestra* (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra premiere)
* *Psalms for Chorus*
* *Serenata for Chamber Orchestra* (Michigan Chamber Orchestra commission)
* *Sinfonia No. 1* (Fromm Foundation commission)
* *Sinfonia No. 2* (Koussevitsky commission)
* *Sinfonia No. 3*
* *Sinfonia No. 4*
* *Sinfonia No. 5 "Visions"* (two versions, one with voices and one without)
* *Sonata for Cello and Piano*
* *Sonata for Two Pianos*
* *Sonata for Viola and Piano*
* *Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1*
* *Spatials for Piano*
* *Spektra for Piano*
* *Spires for Organ*
* *String Quartet No. 1*
* *String Quartet No. 2*
* *Tangents for Chamber Orchestra* (Columbus Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra commission)
* *Three Pieces for Organ*
* *Two Pieces for Organ*
* *Variations for Orchestra*
* *Violin and Piano Sonata No. 2*
* *Windset for Woodwind Quintet*

## References

## External links
* George Walker official website Archived March 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
* A 2017 Conversation with George Walker (includes video excerpts)
*George Walker interview by Bruce Duffie
*2012 George Walker interview by Ethan Iverson 
*George Theophilus Walker, African American Composer & Pianist at AfriClassical.com
*George Walker, Composer Archived February 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Documentary produced by NJTV
*George Walker Collection at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library
*'Ep. 35: Legendary Pulitzer Prize winning American composer George Walker' Interview by Tigran Arakelyan