Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra: America's Classical Masters May 29, 2010

The BPCO will perform works that showcase the variety and brilliance of American composers from throughout the nation's history. Music of Dr. George Walker, the first Black composer to win a Pulitzer Prize and a stunning new work by master jazz teacher Ellis Marsalis will be performed alongside Aaron Copland's 'Quiet City' and Ernst Bloch's exuberant Concerto Grosso #1. After intermission, The Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass will take the stage with works by celebrated African American composer, and Philadelphia native, Francis Johnson and other big brass music for a rousing close to the final concert of the BPCO's inaugural season.