This episode offers a taste of a few different songs from the anthologies that we've been talking about all season, all of which would be a great addition to everyone's library. Those anthologies are:
An Anthology of African and African Diaspora Songs
Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers
A New Anthology of Art Songs by African American Composers
The Second Anthology of Art Songs by African American Composers
Musical clips featured on this episode, performed by Solomon Onyukwu, baritone, Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, piano:
Recorded at the Carnegie Mellon School of Music Recording Studio in Pittsburgh, PA and at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.
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Solomon Onyukwu is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
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