This episode offers a taste of a few different songs from the anthologies that we've been talking about all season, all of which would be a great addition to everyone's library. Those anthologies are:

   An Anthology of African and African Diaspora Songs
   Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers
   A New Anthology of Art Songs by African American Composers
   The Second Anthology of Art Songs by African American Composers 

Musical clips featured on this episode, performed by Solomon Onyukwu, baritone, Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, piano:

• Compensation (Charles Lloyd, Jr.) Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers (sung by Solomon)
• Compensation (Betty Jackson King) A New Anthology of Art Songs by African American Composers (sung by Toni)
• A Song Without Words (Charles Brown) Anthology of Art Songs by Black American Composers (sung by Solomon)
• Music I Heard (Roger Dickerson) The Second Anthology of Art Songs by African American Composers (sung by Toni)

Recorded at the Carnegie Mellon School of Music Recording Studio in Pittsburgh, PA and at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.

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Solomon Onyukwu is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.