Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint George was one of the most important figures in Paris' 18th century musical scene and was one of the earliest known musicians of the European classical type to have African ancestry. Boulonge had many diverse skills - but it was his musical talent as a composer, conductor and violin virtuoso that earned him the moniker, the "Black Mozart." The BPCO will feature violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins and violist Robin Fay Massie as soloists in W.A. Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra as well as other works by Haydn.
Saint-Georges: Symphonies (2), Op. 11: no 2 in D major "L'amant anonyme Overture"
Ensemble: Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Jeri Lynne Johnson
Haydn: Symphony no 44 in E minor, H 1 no 44 "Trauer"
Ensemble: Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Jeri Lynne Johnson
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d)
Artists: Kelly Hall-Tompkins (Violin); Robin Fay Massie (Viola)