Black History Month Highlights

February 1, 2025, 11:00 am

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Left to right: William Grant Still, Florence Price, Liam Teague.

Highlight performances from young musicians from the last twelve months. We hear music by Florence Price, Valerie Coleman, William Grant Still, Jessie Montgomery, George Walker, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, and Liam Teague.

Playlist

Florence Price arr. Elaine Fine: Adoration
Esme Arias-Kim, violin; Milana Pavchinskaya, piano
First broadcast June 1, 2024.

Valerie Coleman: Legends:
No. 4, El Encierro
Sofia Villanueva, flute; Katherine Petersen, piano
First broadcast July 13, 2024.

William Grant Still: Summerland
Kené Obiaya, piano
First broadcast March 23, 2024.

Jessie Montgomery: Hymn for Everyone
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras; Allen Tinkham, conductor
First broadcast January 4, 2025.

Jessie Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 2
Lily Sullivan, violin
First broadcast November 2, 2024.

George Walker: Piano Sonata No. 2:
II. Presto
Clara Zhang, piano
First broadcast February 17, 2024.

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Lamentation:
II. Song Form
Jeffery Tong, cello
First broadcast April 27, 2024.

Liam Teague arr. Jamie Whitmarsh: A Visit to Hell:
IV. Finale, The Escape from Hell
Jaden Teague-Núñez, steelpan; Civic Orchestra of Chicago; Kyle Dickson, conductor
First broadcast April 20, 2024.