Margaret Bonds: The Ballad of the Brown King & Selected Songs (Digital download)

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1The Ballad of the Brown King: I. Of the Three Wise Men
choir vocals:
The Dessoff Choirs
tenor vocals:
Noah Stewart (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
The Dessoff Orchestra
conductor:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
James Memorial Chapel in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of the Brown King: I. Of the Three Wise Men
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
part of:
The Ballad of the Brown King
3:31
2The Ballad of the Brown King: II. They Brought Fine Gifts
choir vocals:
The Dessoff Choirs
orchestra:
The Dessoff Orchestra
conductor:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
James Memorial Chapel in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of the Brown King: II. They Brought Fine Gifts
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
part of:
The Ballad of the Brown King
2:33
3The Ballad of the Brown King: III. Sing Alleluia
choir vocals:
The Dessoff Choirs
orchestra:
The Dessoff Orchestra
conductor:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
James Memorial Chapel in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of the Brown King: III. Sing Alleluia
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
part of:
The Ballad of the Brown King
0:46
4The Ballad of the Brown King: IV. Mary Had a Little Baby
choir vocals:
The Dessoff Choirs
soprano vocals:
Laquita Mitchell (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Noah Stewart (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
The Dessoff Orchestra
conductor:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
James Memorial Chapel in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of the Brown King: IV. Mary Had a Little Baby
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
part of:
The Ballad of the Brown King
2:45
5The Ballad of the Brown King: V. Now When Jesus Was Born
choir vocals:
The Dessoff Choirs
orchestra:
The Dessoff Orchestra
conductor:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
James Memorial Chapel in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of the Brown King: V. Now When Jesus Was Born
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
part of:
The Ballad of the Brown King
2:09
6The Ballad of the Brown King: VI. Could He Have Been an Ethiope?
choir vocals:
The Dessoff Choirs
soprano vocals:
Laquita Mitchell (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Noah Stewart (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
The Dessoff Orchestra
conductor:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
James Memorial Chapel in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of the Brown King: VI. Could He Have Been an Ethiope?
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
part of:
The Ballad of the Brown King
4:53
7The Ballad of the Brown King: VII. Oh, Sing of the King Who Was Tall and Brown
choir vocals:
The Dessoff Choirs
orchestra:
The Dessoff Orchestra
conductor:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
James Memorial Chapel in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of the Brown King: VII. Oh, Sing of the King Who Was Tall and Brown
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
part of:
The Ballad of the Brown King
4:12
8The Ballad of the Brown King: VIII. That Was a Christmas Long Ago
choir vocals:
The Dessoff Choirs
orchestra:
The Dessoff Orchestra
conductor:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
James Memorial Chapel in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of the Brown King: VIII. That Was a Christmas Long Ago
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
part of:
The Ballad of the Brown King
1:24
9The Ballad of the Brown King: IX. Alleluia
choir vocals:
The Dessoff Choirs
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Lucia Bradford (American mezzo)
soprano vocals:
Laquita Mitchell (soprano)
orchestra:
The Dessoff Orchestra
conductor:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
James Memorial Chapel in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Ballad of the Brown King: IX. Alleluia
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
part of:
The Ballad of the Brown King
2:41
10To a Brown Girl Dead
harp:
Ashley Jackson (harpist)
baritone vocals:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
Skinner Hall in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
recording of:
To a Brown Girl Dead
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer)
2:06
11Winter Moon
harp:
Ashley Jackson (harpist)
baritone vocals:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
Skinner Hall in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
recording of:
Songs of the Seasons: Winter Moon
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer) (in 1936)
part of:
Songs of the Seasons
1:15
12Three Dream Portraits: I. Minstrel Man
harp:
Ashley Jackson (harpist)
baritone vocals:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
Skinner Hall in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
recording of:
Three Dream Portraits: No. 1. Minstrel Man
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Three Dream Portraits
2:20
13Three Dream Portraits: II. Dream Variation
harp:
Ashley Jackson (harpist)
baritone vocals:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
Skinner Hall in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
recording of:
Three Dream Portraits: No. 2. Dream Variation
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Three Dream Portraits
2:38
14Three Dream Portraits: III. I, Too
harp:
Ashley Jackson (harpist)
baritone vocals:
Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone, conductor)
recorded at:
Skinner Hall in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
recording of:
Three Dream Portraits: No. 3. I, Too
lyricist:
Langston Hughes
composer:
Margaret Bonds (American composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Three Dream Portraits
2:02