The European Broadcast Union brings a new series of concerts, Wednesdays at 8pm beginning 2/15

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Published January 24, 2023 at 7:35 AM EST

American composer, pianist, and organist, George Theophilus Walker was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize winning for Music, which he received in 1996 for his work Lilacs.

2/15 Elgar: Violin Concerto Silvestrov: Lullaby from Melodies of the Moments Enescu: Symphony No.2 (Julia Fischer, v; London Philharmonic; Vladmir Jurowski, cond)

2/22 Dvořák: American Suite Walker: Lilacs for voice and orchestra Montsalvatge: Canción de cuna para dormir un negrito from Cinco Canciones Negras Schumann: Symphony No. 2 (Nicole Cabell, s; London Symphony; Simon Rattle, cond)

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The European Broadcast Union brings a new series of concerts, Wednesdays at 8pm beginning 2/15

American composer, pianist, and organist, George Theophilus Walker was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize winning for Music, which he received in 1996 for his work Lilacs.