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Music by Sawney FreemanAuthor: Connecticut Public Radio
Music by Sawney Freeman, likely Americas first published Black composer, went unheard for centuries. Musicians (above) recently met in New Canaan and Freemans compositions were performed and recorded. Language: en-us Genres: Music, Music History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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St. Albans Ensemble
Friday, 15 March, 2024
St. Alban's, Music by Sawney Freeman. Edited and arranged by Anthony Pandolfe Jr., Recorded and mixed by Glenn Goettler. Performed on Saturday February 10, 2024 in New Canaan Conn., by violinists Ilmar Gavilan, Jonathan Frelix, Briana Almonte, flautist Jessica Valiente and cellist Paul Vanderwal. Sawney Freeman's music was discovered in a copy book dated1817 within the Watkinson Library, Trinity College, Hartford. A pocket companion with Freeman's music was published in 1801 according to an advertisement found in historical records. Freeman was enslaved in Connecticut in the 1760s; after his emancipation he lived in Centerbrook (Essex) and died in 1828. The musicians performing are Jonathan Frelix, violin, Ilmar Gavilán, violin, Jessica Valiente, woodwinds, Briana Almonte, violin, Paul Vanderwal, cello.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
