Pipedreams
Virtual Lecture at Indiana U. School of Music
This virtual lecture was presented on Sept. 23, 2020 at the weekly colloquium at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. The event was hosted by the Bloomington Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO).
Pipe Organ Music by People of Color
July 6, 2020
Pipe Organ Music by People of Color
Originally broadcast Feb. 1993: En Blanc et Noir
Hear pieces by Mark Fax and Thomas Kerr, Nol DaCosta, Henry Sexton, and Charles Coleman, which take as themes simple, beautiful original melodies, gospel hymns and our nation's racial history.
Originally broadcast Feb. 1995: In Black and White (I)
Recitalist Herman D. Taylor provides perceptive introductions to varied works of African-American composers.
Originally broadcast Feb. 2001: In Black and White
Featuring commentator and performer Mickey Thomas Terr, explore music for organ with African percussion, and organ solo settings of African-American spirituals, music for church services and pieces for the concert hall.
Originally broadcast Feb. 2002: In Black and White
Whether in abstract visions or classical forms, responding to mainstream themes or spiritual influences, listen to the important voices of black composers, as you'll discover listening to a dozen remarkable works recorded by James Abbington, David Oliver, Mark Miller, Lucius Weathersby, Mickey Thomas Terry and friends.
Originally broadcast Feb. 2003: Blending Black and White
In this episode, Noel DaCosta adapts Nigerian tunes in his Ukom Memory Songs for organ and percussion, Dezso Antalffy transforms black spirituals in a splendid solo fantasy from the 1930s, and Pulitzer Prize-winner George Walker evokes images of craggy heights in his Spires.