The first in a multi-season exploration of confluence and influence, we explore works of Jewish and Black composers. Jewish composers ErnstToch and Erich Wolfgang Korngold fled to the US from Europe in the 1930s. R. Nathaniel Dett was one of the first conservatory-educated Black musicians in the US. Descended from escaped slaves, Dett was a touring pianist and renowned choir director whose sacred oratorio (written in 1934) is breathtaking.
Ernst TOCH: Notturno (LO commission and premiere in 1954)
Erich KORNGOLD: Concerto for Violin in D Major
R. Nathaniel DETT: The Ordering of Moses: A Sacred Oratorio for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
TEDDY ABRAMS, conductor
JULIA NOONE, violin
MARQUITA RICHARDSON, soprano
KENDRA BEASLEY, mezzo-soprano
RICKY LYNN CASE, tenor
PHILLIP MORGAN, baritone
LOUISVILLE CHAMBER CHOIR, Dr. Kent E. Hatteberg, chorusmaster
Link to ONE MINUTE PROGRAM NOTE
SERIES SPONSORED BY THE BROWN-FORMAN FOUNDATION
CONCERT SPONSORED BY THE JEWISH HERITAGE FUND FOR EXCELLENCE
MS. NOONE’S APPEARANCE SPONSORED BY JEFF AND PAULA ROBERTS