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Bonds / Dessoff Choirs / Bradford- Ballad of the Brown King

SKU: 822252241327
¥126.00
the album cover for Bonds / Dessoff Choirs / Bradford - Ballad of the Brown King
the album cover for Bonds / Dessoff Choirs / Bradford - Ballad of the Brown King

Twentieth-century African American composer Margaret Bonds receives long overdue recognition with the world premiere recording of her crowning achievement, The Ballad of the Brown King. With an expressly written libretto by Bonds' friend Langston Hughes, this Christmas cantata which focuses on Balthazar, the dark-skinned king who journeyed to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus Christ, is beautifully interpreted by New York City-based The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra, outstanding soloists soprano Laquita Mitchell, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford and tenor Noah Stewart, under the baton of their charismatic conductor, Malcolm J. Merriweather. Bonds authority Dr. Ashley Jackson contributes the inspired liner notes. This unique seasonal album also includes a selection of specially arranged songs, including a setting of Hughes' seminal poem I, Too, Sing America, performed by baritone Merriweather and Jackson on solo harp.

Tracklist:

  1. The Ballad Of The Brown King: I. Of The Three Wise Men
  2. The Ballad Of The Brown King: II. They Brought Fine Gifts
  3. The Ballad Of The Brown King: III. Sing Alleluia
  4. The Ballad Of The Brown King: IV. Mary Had A Little Baby
  5. The Ballad Of The Brown King: V. Now When Jesus Was Born
  6. The Ballad Of The Brown King: VI. Could He Have Been An Ethiope?
  7. The Ballad Of The Brown King: VII. Oh, Sing Of The King Who Was Tall And Brown
  8. The Ballad Of The Brown King: VIII. That Was A Christmas Long Ago
  9. The Ballad Of The Brown King: IX. Alleluia
  10. To A Brown Girl Dead
  11. Winter Moon
  12. Three Dream Portraits: I. Minstrel Man
  13. Three Dream Portraits: II. Dream Variation
  14. Three Dream Portraits: III. I, Too
Format: New CD/Classical

Bonds / Dessoff Choirs / Bradford- Ballad of the Brown King

SKU: 822252241327
¥126.00

Release Date: 11.01.2019

 
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Twentieth-century African American composer Margaret Bonds receives long overdue recognition with the world premiere recording of her crowning achievement, The Ballad of the Brown King. With an expressly written libretto by Bonds' friend Langston Hughes, this Christmas cantata which focuses on Balthazar, the dark-skinned king who journeyed to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus Christ, is beautifully interpreted by New York City-based The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra, outstanding soloists soprano Laquita Mitchell, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford and tenor Noah Stewart, under the baton of their charismatic conductor, Malcolm J. Merriweather. Bonds authority Dr. Ashley Jackson contributes the inspired liner notes. This unique seasonal album also includes a selection of specially arranged songs, including a setting of Hughes' seminal poem I, Too, Sing America, performed by baritone Merriweather and Jackson on solo harp.

Tracklist:

  1. The Ballad Of The Brown King: I. Of The Three Wise Men
  2. The Ballad Of The Brown King: II. They Brought Fine Gifts
  3. The Ballad Of The Brown King: III. Sing Alleluia
  4. The Ballad Of The Brown King: IV. Mary Had A Little Baby
  5. The Ballad Of The Brown King: V. Now When Jesus Was Born
  6. The Ballad Of The Brown King: VI. Could He Have Been An Ethiope?
  7. The Ballad Of The Brown King: VII. Oh, Sing Of The King Who Was Tall And Brown
  8. The Ballad Of The Brown King: VIII. That Was A Christmas Long Ago
  9. The Ballad Of The Brown King: IX. Alleluia
  10. To A Brown Girl Dead
  11. Winter Moon
  12. Three Dream Portraits: I. Minstrel Man
  13. Three Dream Portraits: II. Dream Variation
  14. Three Dream Portraits: III. I, Too