This Kwanzaa, which runs Dec. 26-Jan. 1, we celebrate African-American culture with composers that have imbued the essence of the Seven Principles in their timeless and joyous music hosted by Jeffrey Yelverton.
Listen on-air and online: Monday, December 27 at 8 PM and and Wednesday, December 29 at 8 PM.
Host
Jeffrey Yelverton
Program
Music from African Suite for String Orchestra
II. Nostalgia
V. Akinla
by Fela Sowande
Two Elements: I. Water
by Billy Childs
The American Brass Quintet
Smile
by Leonard Brown
The Aeolians
eight aspects of appreciation
by Jeffrey Mumford
The Mann Duo: Nicholas Mann, violin; Robert Mann, viola
Escalay: “Waterwheel’
by Hamza El Din
performed by Kronos Quartet
Spring
by Antonio Vivaldi
Black Violin
Voodoo Dolls
by Jessie Montgomery
Music for Brass, Sacred and Profane: Invokation
by George Walker
American Brass Quintet
This program was distributed by YourClassical MPR. Find more information and on-demand audio on their website.
