Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:30AM
McCoy Center for the Arts
Sponsored By:
Luis Biava, conductor
Swing on over to the McCoy for an afternoon of music by legendary composers Duke Ellington, Florence Price and William Grant Still, and be inspired by the winners of our student concerto competition.
PROGRAM:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington – The River Suite
III. Gigging Rapids (3 minutes)
Florence Price – Dances in the Canebrakes (1953)
I. Nimble Feet (2 minutes)
II. Tropical Noon (4 minutes)
III. Silk Hat and Walking (3 minutes)
Junior Concerto Winner
Senior Concerto Winner
William Grant Still – Symphony No. 1 in A Flat Major (Afro-American)
III. Humor- Animato (4 minutes)