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- William Dawson
Negro Folk Symphony (1934)
(Critical Performance Edition)- AMSCO (World)
Edited by Gwynne Kuhner Brown
- 2+pic.2+ca.2+2Ebcl+bcl.2+cbn/4.3.3.1/timp.3perc/hp/str
- 35 min
- 19th July 2025, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox, MA, United States of America
- 24th September 2025, Warwick Arts Centre, London, United Kingdom
Programme Note
The world premiere was given by The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra in a series of concerts conducted by Leopold Stokowski, music director on November 14, 15, and 17, 1934 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, PA, and on November 20, 1934 at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY.
The premiere of the Critical Performance Edition was given by The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director, on February 2, 2023 at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA.
Movements
I. The Bond of Africa
II. Hope in the Night
III. O Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star!
Media
Movement I
Movement II
Movement III
Scores
Score
Features
- Catalogue Classics: Jean Sibelius - Symphony No 5
- The fifth symphony by Jean Sibelius serves as a powerful foundation for any concert programme, offering a rich tapestry of themes that can be beautifully enhanced by a wide range of complementary orchestral works. Be inspired by music from the Wise Music catalogue to craft a well-rounded and cohesive concert programme around exploration of nature, nationalism, or resilience.
- Independent Repertoire: Engaging with American Musical Traditions
- Aspirations to craft a uniquely “American” classical sound, nostalgia for the music of our childhoods, desire to imagine the sounds of our past, and attempts to honor the influence of musical colleagues: these are some of the motives behind the following works, which pay tribute to the musical heritage of the United States.
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More Info
- Listen Now: Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony returns to Carnegie Hall
- 6th May 2025
- On April 27, Gateways Festival Orchestra returned to Carnegie Hall for a performance of Negro Folk Symphony by William Levi Dawson, led by conductor Anthony Parnther.