Heart on the Wall: African American Art Songs for Orchestra
Louise Toppin (soprano), Dvorak Symphony Orchestra, Julius Williams (conductor), Robert Morris, Robert Owens, Nkeiru Okoye, and Julius Williams (composers)
Release Date: November 1, 2011
The art song cycles and collections crafted by the American composers on this recording musically document African-American culture through poetry, historical subjects, the diaspora and vernacular elements. This is a contemporary view of the art song tradition in world premiere recordings.