Chicago Sinfonietta ; Paul Freeman, conductor (1st-2nd works) ; Joseph Joubert, piano (2nd work) ; New Black Music Repertory Ensemble Quartet (3rd work) ; Sanford Allen (4th and 7th works), Ashley Horne (6th work), violins ; Tahirah Whittington, violoncello (5th work) ; Jesse Levine, viola (7th work) ; Carter Brey, violoncello (7th work)
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The 3rd work for string quartet.
Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed Nov. 21, 2008).
Includes program notes.
Recorded May 18-19, 2005, Lund Auditorium, Dominican University, River Forest, Ill. (1st-2nd works); May 6, 2005, WFMT, Chicago (3rd and 6th works); and Apr. 5 and 8, 2005, Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (4th-5th and 7th works).
Also available as compact disc; previously issued as Cedille CDR 90000 087.
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Sinfonietta no. 1 for strings (1954-55) (15:17) -- Grass : poem for piano, strings & percussion (1956) (16:08) -- Quartet no. 1 : based on "Calvary" (Negro spiritual) (1956) (17:04) -- Blue/s forms : for solo violin (1972) (7:26) -- Lamentations : Black/folk song suite : for solo cello (1973) (15:38) -- Louisiana blues strut : a cakewalk (2001) (2:49) -- Movement for string trio (2004) (3:56)