Music for Juneteenth

Juneteenth is a national holiday that commemorates an important milestone in the abolition of slavery in the U. S. To observe the occasion, Discover Classical features works by Black composers, as well as music inspired by the African American experience.

6 AM Hour

William Grant Still: In Memoriam

7 AM Hour

Florence Price: Ethiopia's Shadow in America
Scott Joplin: Heliotrope Bouquet

8 AM Hour

Adolphus Hailstork: Celebration!
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade in D minor, Op. 4

9 AM Hour

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1
Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 3 No. 1

10 AM Hour

Ulysses Kay: Dances

11 AM Hour

William Grant Still: Africa

12 PM Hour

Florence Price: Concert Overture No. 2

1 PM Hour

Duke Ellington: Suite from The River

2 PM Hour

William Levi Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

3 PM Hour

William Grant Still: American Suite
Henry Thacker Burleigh: From the Southland

4 PM Hour

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Blue/s Forms
George Walker: Folksongs for Orchestra

5 PM Hour

J. Rosamond Johnson: Lift Every Voice and Sing