Out of Africa

an innovative collection of unusual music inspired by the African continent and the African experience, as created by composers both white and black, African and African-American.

Program Broadcast dates:

• October 4, 1999

Music played in the program

SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Impromptu Number 3 –James Abbington (1953 Aeolian-Skinner/Riverside, New York, NY) JAV CD-112

FLORENCE PRICE: Suite Number 1 Fantasy; Fughetta; Air; Toccato –Melanie Ninnemann (1981 Möller/Westminster Presbyterian, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded May 5, 1996

JOE UTTERBACK: Balm in Gilead –Andrew Shenton (1992 Mander/Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, NJ) Ethereal CD-119

HENK TEMMINGH: 3 Pieces for Organ: Intrada; Cantilene; Toccata –Henning Wagner (1995 Rieger/ZK Mathews Hall [Old Mutual] at UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa) Priory PRCD609

STEFANS GROVÉ: Song of an old woman in her hut at dawn, Number 2, from Afrika Hymnus –Eddie Davey (1995 Rieger/ZK Mathews Hall [Old Mutual] at UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa) Querstand CD09707
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STEFANS GROVÉ: Night Ritual, Number 3, from Afrika Hymnus –Liesbeth Kurpershoek (1929 Rushworth & Dreaper/St. Mary Anglican Cathedral, Johannesburg, South Africa) Priory PRCD610

TRADITIONAL: Spiritual, He Rose –Joe Carter, b. THOMAS KERR: Anguished American Easter –Melanie Ninnemann (1981 Möller/Westminster Presbyterian, Minneapolis, MN) Pipedreams Archive recorded May 5, 1996

FELA SOWANDE: Nigerian Prayer –James Kibbie (1995 Letourneau/St. Francis of Assisi RCC, Ann Arbor, MI) OHS CD-95

DEZSÖ ANTALFFY-ZSIROSS: Sketches on Negro Spiritual Songs –Herman van Vliet (1845 Naber/Sint Joriskerk, Amersfoort, The Netherlands) Festivo FECD-128