Juneteenth 2024
Music of Freedom on Choral Showcase this week, with works by Margaret Bonds and Trevor Weston; performances by Chanticleer, the Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra; and the Choir of Trinity Wall Street.
Show Notes
Traditional: Soon One Mornin' Medley
- Chanticleer
Traditional (arr. Guido Haazen): Missa Luba (An African Mass)
- Muungano National Choir, Kenya; Boniface Mganga, director
Margaret Bonds: Credo (text by W.E.B. Dubois)
- Janinah Burnett, soprano; Dashon Burton (bass-baritone)
- The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra
- Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor
Trevor Weston: My Heart Hath Trusted in God/Rivers of Living Water
- Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Julian Wachner, conductor
Michael Tippett: Five Spirituals from A Child of Our Time
- Finzi Singers; Paul Spicer (director)