June 19th, or Juneteenth, is the longest running celebration of the end of slavery. For many Americans, it's a day of reflection on freedom, resilience and strength. Join us for music to celebrate Juneteenth on this episode of Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Traditional, arr. Terence Blanchard: A City Called Heaven
Jubilant Sykes, baritone | Terence Blanchard, piano
Album: Jubilant Sykes
Sony Classical
Margaret Bonds: Spiritual Suite: The Bells
Lara Downes, piano
Album: Some of These Days
Flipside Music
Florence Price: Some Of These Days
Lara Downes, piano
Album: Some of These Days
FlipSide Records
William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony: Mvts 1-2
Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Album: Still: Symphony No. 2 / Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony / Ellington: Harlem
CHANDOS 9226
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: from 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59, Steal Away
Frances Walker Slocum, piano
Album: Coleridge-Taylor: 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59
Orion 7806
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World: Mvt 1
Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra | Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Hour 2
Craig Hella Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard: We Tell Each Other Stories
Conspirare | Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Album: Considering Matthew Shepard
Harmonia Mundi 807638
David Del Tredici: Mandango: Movements 1-2
Marc Peloquin, piano
Album: Mandango: The Complete Works of David Del Tredici Vol. 2
Albany Records TR1702
Robert Savage: AIDS Ward Scherzo
Sara Laimon, piano
Album: Robert Savage: An Eye-Sky Symphony
New World Records NWCR790
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti: Ko'u inoa
Andrew Yee, cello and vocals
Personal recording Andrew made for composer
Warren Zevon / Dolly Parton, arr. Brian Mummert: Keep Me in your Heart / Light of a Clear Blue Morning
Brian Mummert, voice
Danielle Buonaiuto, voice
Jules Biber, cello
Kevin Devine, harpsichord
ChamberQUEER and The Westerlies Fest, Online
Andrew Yee: The Light After
Andrew Yee, cello and vocals
(At home concert) Comfort At One Series, Trinity Church Wall Street, New York, NY
Mari Esabel Valverde: When Thunder Comes
David Galvan, piano
CSU Long Beach Bob Cole Conservatory University Choir | Josh Palkki, conductor
Album: We Can Mend the Sky
MPR Recording
Omar Thomas: We Will Know: Movement 1 Hymn
Nedelka Prescod, vocals | Omar Thomas Large Ensemble
Album: We Will Know: An LGBT Civil Rights Piece in Four Movements
SoundSilence Records
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