Old Time Religion - The Spirituals Meet the Symphony

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English - April 20, 2021 20:33 - 22 minutes - 26.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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In the third episode of Deep River: The Legacy of the Spirituals, Jonathon Turner, the ASO’s Gospel Meets Symphony Choirmaster, and Brenda Justice, Coordinator of Choral Programs, join co-hosts Christopher and Tom for a listening session.

The episode includes the following recordings from the orchestra’s Classics series, Gospel Meets Symphony, and a world premiere from the ASO’s 2020–21 Interlude season:

Morton Gould Gospel Train; Old Time Religion
(November 18, 2016)

William Grant Still Jesus is a Rock; What a Morning
(April, 2021)

William Dawson Soon Ah Will Be Done
(February 8, 2020)

Margaret Bonds He’s Got the Whole World in His Hand
(February 15, 2014)
Brenda Justice, Angeleina Valentine, sopranos