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The Seattle Symphony releases powerful live performances of works by two brilliant American composers, William L. Dawson and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker. These deeply expressive scores - recorded in the stunning acoustics of Benaroya Hall - take inspiration from a variety of sources, including Negro spirituals, jazz harmonies and modernist traditions. Album Tracks 1. Lyric for Strings 2. Folksongs for Orchestra~Going to Lay Down My Sword and Shield 3. Folksongs for Orchestra~And They Crucified My Lord 4. Folksongs for Orchestra~My Lord, What a Morning 5. Folksongs for Orchestra~O, Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells 6. Lilacs for Voice & Orchestra~I 7. Lilacs for Voice & Orchestra~II 8. Lilacs for Voice & Orchestra~III 9. Lilacs for Voice & Orchestra~IV 10. Negro Folk Symphony~The Bond of Africa Adagio - Allegro con brio 11. Negro Folk Symphony~Hope in the Night Andante - Allegretto alla scherzando 12. Negro Folk Symphony~O Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star Allegro con brio
