Bonds/ Dessoff Choirs/ Bradford - Ballad of the Brown King Condition:New He plays these works which

He plays these works which mainly consist of individual movements of a style typically found in the baroque Dance Suite

fueled by an ecstatic atmosphere that was equal parts family reunion and tent revival

with 12 distinctive new songs that skillfully blend witty

Dick Sudhalter +

Bonds/ Dessoff Choirs/ Bradford - Ballad of the Brown King Condition:New He plays these works whichTwentieth century African American composer Margaret Bonds receives long overdue recognition with the world premiere recording of her crowning achievement, The Ballad of the Brown King. With an expressly written libretto by Bonds' friend Langston Hughes, this Christmas cantata which focuses on Balthazar, the dark skinned king who journeyed to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus Christ, is beautifully interpreted by New York City based The Dessoff