A program honoring Margaret Bonds, who is receiving long overdue recognition for her work. With a libretto by Langston Hughes, the cantata The Ballad of the Brown King has been a Christmas favorite in African American communities for generations. Hosted by Dr. Louise Toppin, a noted performer-scholar who is the founder and editor of the African Diaspora Music Project.
Ballad of the Brown King and Other Music for Christmas by Black Composers
Soprano Louise Toppin