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WORLD PREMIERE: National Phil Performs Hailstork and Martin’s Requiem for George Floyd
WORLD PREMIERE: National Phil Performs Hailstork and Martin’s Requiem for George Floyd

The National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale, in partnership with The Washington Chorus, will present the world premiere of composer Adolphus Hailstork and librettist Herbert Martin’s Requiem Cantata in memory of George Floyd: “America’s Requiem – A Knee on The Neck” on March 26 and March 28 in Bethesda, MD.

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american orchestras, composers, in person concerts, in person events, international, justice reform, music, opera, orchestras, premieres, social justiceChristine Escobarpremieres, National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, The Washington Chorus, Adolphus Hailstork, Herbert Martin, George Floyd, Mozart, Piotr Gajewski, Emmett Till, Breonna Taylor, The Howard University Chorale, J’Nai Bridges, Norman Shankle, Kenneth Overton, Janai Brugger, Dr. Eugene Rogers, orchestra, voice, opera, living composers, Black composers, American composers
“Cool Story”: Jonathan Bingham's Plan to Record and Publish Unheard Howard Composers
“Cool Story”: Jonathan Bingham's Plan to Record and Publish Unheard Howard Composers

As a student at Howard University in 2010, composer Jonathan Bingham attended a small chamber music concert by “The President’s Own” United States Marine String Quartet with about 40 other audience members. On the program was the 1st movement of a string quartet by the late composer Mark Fax (1911-1974). A private recording of the concert was made by Howard and shared with Bingham and other composition students and faculty.

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audio, chamber music, composers, interviews, music, music education, music history, music schools, new release, orchestras, premieres, strings, support for BBIPOC musicChristine EscobarJonathan Bingham, Mark Fax, Cool Story Records, Dorothy Rudd Moore, Adolphus Hailstork, Black composers, American composers, living composers, Howard University, "The President's Own", U.S. Marine String Quartet, music, composers of color, record labels