“Free at last!” — the perfect words to celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday when we commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans. Listen as the incomparable The Aeolians, under the direction of Jason Max Ferdinand, perform Joel Thompson's “Hold Fast to Dreams,” a captivating work whose words combine two Langston Hughes poems, “Harlem” and “Dreams.” “Dramatic and moving, with convincing choral writing and a virtuosic piano accompaniment, this piece is an experience not soon forgotten,” the publisher says.
“Hold Fast to Dreams”
Composed by Joel Thompson; words by Langston Hughes (used with permission)
Copyright © 2018 by Highgate Press, Inc. (BMI), a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com
All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Recorded at St. Michael-Albertville High School, Minnesota, on March 2, 2022
Thanks to Joe Osowski and Jason Max Ferdinand
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