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Eastman School of Music’s “In Plain Sight: The Black Anthology”
Host Lee Koonce shares performances from In Plain Sight: The Black Anthology, an exciting new recording project from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. The album, which was released this past August, shines a light on one of the nation’s richest but most overlooked musical traditions: the art songs of Black American composers. The repertoire is drawn from the Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers (1977), a collection compiled and curated by Willis C. Patterson and the album features performances by over 30 Eastman students.
On tonight’s program, you’ll hear a…
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