American voices : the African-American composers' project / premiere works of Billy Childs, David Baker & William Banfield.

Author/creator Akron Symphony Orchestra
Format Audio (CD)
Publication InfoCleveland, Ohio : Telarc, ℗1995.
Description1 audio disc (70 min., 18 sec.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorBalter, Alan conductor, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorLundy, Carmen, singer.
Other author/creatorAsiedu, Nana Yaw, instrumentalist, singer.
Other author/creatorKelly, Thomas A., 1944- instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorSchantz, Jack, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorEnglish, John, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorChilds, Billy, composer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorBaker, David, 1931-2016, composer.
Other author/creatorBanfield, William C., 1961- composer.
Portion of title African-American composers' project
Contents The distant land / Billy Childs (Carmen Lundy, vocal ; Billy Childs, piano ; Nana Yaw Asiedu, African percussion, vocal ; Thomas A. Kelley II, African percussion) (26:30) -- Jazz suite ; for clarinet and symphony orchestra ; three ethnic dances / David Baker (Alan Balter, clarinet) (20:45) -- Symphony no. 6 ; four songs for five American voices / William C. Banfield (Jack Schantz, John English, trumpets) (22:49).
General noteThe 1st work is a song cycle.
General noteCompact disc.
General noteBiographical and program notes, in part by the composers, and text of 1st work in English (15 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Performer Akron Symphony Orchestra ; Alan Balter, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded in Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio, February 22, 1993 (2nd work), February 22, 1994 (3rd work), and February 27, 1995 (1st work).
LanguageSung in English (1st work).
LCCN 96792356
UPC 8940804092
UPC 089408040924
Publisher numberCD-80409 Telarc

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