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Classical Californians: Vincent Womack
This week's Classical Californian is the music director at Foshay Learning Center, Vincent Womack. Vince the conductor of the African American Chamber Music Society Orchestra and adjunct professor of music at the USC Thornton School of Music. He shares important music and stories from his life experiences, from performing in the 1984 Olympics to being the on-screen conductor in the movie The Last Repair Shop. His selections range from Aaron Copland, to Joseph Bologne, to Derrick Skye.
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man - Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto in E-flat Major for Trumpet and Orchestra (Allegro) - National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Raymond Leppard; Wynton Marsalis, Trumpet
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto No. 9 (Largo) - Orchestre de Chambre Bernard Thomas, Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Derrick Skye: Prisms, Cycles, Leaps - Bridge to Everywhere, Derrick Skye
Kris Bowers: The Alumni