Laquita Mitchell / Dessoff Choirs & Orchestr -The Ballad Of The Brown King & -Avie Recor CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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The Ballad of the Brown King

01. Mitchell, Laquita "Of the three wise men"

02. Mitchell, Laquita "They brought fine gifts"

03. Mitchell, Laquita "Sing Alleluia"

04. Mitchell, Laquita "Mary had a little baby"

05. Mitchell, Laquita "Now when Jesus was born"

06. Mitchell, Laquita "Could he have ben an Ethiope?"

07. Mitchell, Laquita "Oh, sing of the king who was tall and brown"

08. Mitchell, Laquita "That was a Christmas long ago"

09. Mitchell, Laquita "Alleluia"

10. Merriweather, Malcolm J. "To a brown girl dead (Countee Cullen)"

11. Merriweather, Malcolm J. "Winter moon (Langston Hughes)"
Dream Portraits Nr. 1-3 (nach Texten von Langston Hughes)

12. Merriweather, Malcolm J. "Nr. 1 Minstrel man"

13. Merriweather, Malcolm J. "Nr. 2 Dream variation"

14. Merriweather, Malcolm J. "Nr. 3 I, Too"

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Laquita Mitchell/ Lucia Bradford

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Ballad Of The Brown King by Margaret Bonds, released 15 November 2019. This version of Ballad Of The Brown King comes as a 1xCD. - LAQUITA MITCHELL/LUCIA BRADFORD

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.

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AV 2413

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