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A song of longing and remembrance for those who have loved and lost.

Program Note from the composer: Red Clay is short work that combines the traditional idea of musical scherzo with living in the South. It references the background of my mother's side of the family that hails from the Mississippi delta region. From…

Black composer Lawren Brianna Ware wrote "Recollection and Anticipation" for clarinet, viola, and harp in 2015.

Panamanian composer Roque Cordero composed "Rapsodia Panamena" in 1988 for advanced solo violin. The publisher's record indicates that it's "full of passionate outbursts and thrilling action."

Diné composer Raven Chacon (of Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA) composed "Quiver" by commission for Michelle Mesler in 2018. As indicated in the program notes, "Part III of solo cello works on the tracking of animals." The score, linked in the sources,…

Black composer Lettie Beckon Alston composed "Pulsations" in 1974 for violin, and revised in 1993.

The composition is in three movements:
1. Gracefully, 2, Fast and Rhythmical, and 3. Slow with much expression.

The creative output of Anthony R. Green (b. 1984; composer, performer, social justice artist) includes musical and visual creations, interpretations of original works or works in the repertoire, collaborations, educational outreach, and more. Behind…

Bermudian tuba player and composer Kenneth Amis' "Preludes Nos. 1-5" was composed for Trombone and piano. The composition won the 2008 Eastern Trombone Worksho National Trombone Composition Competition.

Bermudian tuba player and composer Kenneth Amis' "Preludes Nos. 1-5" was composed for French Horn.

Renée Baker, founding music director and conductor of the internationally acclaimed Chicago Modern Orchestra Project, has composed more than 2,000 works for ensembles, including numerous commissioned pieces for the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Chicago…