Lokumbe: Dear Mrs. Parks
Product Details:
| Title: | Dear Mrs. Parks |
| Composer: | Lokumbe |
| Artist: | Thomas Wilkins, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Brazeal Dennard Chorale & Rackham Symphony Choir, Janice Chandler-Eteme, Jevetta Steele, Kevin Deas, Taylor Gardner |
| Label: | Naxos |
| Catalogue No: | 8559668 |
| Format: | CD |
| Price: | $14.99 |
Product Description:
Dear Mrs. Parks features a massive ensemble comprising full orchestra plus choir and four vocal soloists.
Influenced by blues, jazz, African music and Gospel music, it pays homage to Rosa Parks in the form of imaginary letters to the civil rights heroine.
Hannibal Lokumbe’s career in music spans over four decades. He is the recipient of numerous awards including a Bessie award, the NEA, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
He has composed works for the Kronos Quartet, the Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit and Houston symphonies.
Re-order code: CD184462