GEORGE WALKER
Lyric for Strings
Folksongs for Orchestra
Lilacs for Voice & Orchestra
Asher Fisch conductor
Nicole Cabell soprano
Seattle Symphony
WILLIAM L. DAWSON
Negro Folk Symphony
Roderick Cox conductor
Seattle Symphony
The Seattle Symphony releases powerful, live performances of works by two brilliant American composers, William L. Dawson and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker, available worldwide on February 10, 2023. These deeply expressive scores take inspiration from a variety of sources, including Negro spirituals, jazz harmonies and modernist traditions. Performed by the Seattle Symphony and recorded in the stunning acoustics of Benaroya Hall, this album features Asher Fisch conducting Walker’s pieces, and conductor Roderick Cox leading the Symphony for Dawson’s work.
