Bonds/ Dessoff Choirs/ Bradford - Ballad of the Brown King Condition:New Frankie Valli & The Romans

Frankie Valli & The Romans

Very few instrumentalists can match the chart success of American pianist Roger Williams

fueled by an ecstatic atmosphere that was equal parts family reunion and tent revival

There are 12 Suites in this collection

with 12 distinctive new songs that skillfully blend witty

Bonds/ Dessoff Choirs/ Bradford - Ballad of the Brown King Condition:New Frankie Valli & The RomansTwentieth century African American composer Margaret Bonds receives long overdue recognition with the world premiere recording of her crowning achievement, The Ballad of the Brown King. With an expressly written libretto by Bonds' friend Langston Hughes, this Christmas cantata which focuses on Balthazar, the dark skinned king who journeyed to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus Christ, is beautifully interpreted by New York City based The Dessoff