Don Byron: Etude #4, 'Grunt-a-long', live at Bethel AME Church, Boston, MA_2010.01.03
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Monday, 04 January 2010 03:39
Loved hearing this piece at Cleveland Community College last season as the set of Seven by Don Byron wrote for Lisa Moore; a great evening.
Particularly enjoyed the Etude #4, and when I found out From The Top would be taping a Martin Luther Kind special at the gorgeous Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain, MA, and that our special guests for the program would include the Boston Children's Chorus and their inspired director, Anthony Trecek-King, I thought this would be the perfect solo breakpiece for the occasion.
also stunning performances by a really refined string quartet from GBYSO, tackling a movement of a Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson string quartet, and a moment of sublime tranquillity with flutist, Chaz Salazar, playing together in Summerland by William Grant Still.
The event's heart-stopping gauntlet was served up right at the outset: BCC with soloist, Gwendolyn Baptiste, made U2's 'MLK' a new masterpiece.
The chorus was spectacular throughout the afternoon program; they sure give me a nice kick-start in the first verse here.
Enjoy.

(photo from last season's From The Top taping in Jordan Hall with BCC)

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