Podcast 084: Conductor Malcolm J. Merriweather
Update: 2021-12-02
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Malcolm is the youngest and first Black Music Director of the NYC-based The Dessoff Choirs, which is currently celebrating its 97th season with a concentration on African-American composer Margaret Bonds, a significant figure in the fight for civil rights. Malcolm leads the choir in its Metropolitan Museum of Art debut this month followed by the New York orchestral premiere of Bonds’ Credo in Spring 2022.
Malcolm shares with us the fascinating story of how he discovered Bonds’ work and his long journey to realizing her piece “The Ballad of the Brown King” in a well-received recording. We also discuss how he balances his twin careers of singing and conducting, and his work with “Voices of Haiti,” a children’s choir in Port-Au-Prince.
Malcolm shares with us the fascinating story of how he discovered Bonds’ work and his long journey to realizing her piece “The Ballad of the Brown King” in a well-received recording. We also discuss how he balances his twin careers of singing and conducting, and his work with “Voices of Haiti,” a children’s choir in Port-Au-Prince.
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