title: Negro Folk Symphony
text: # Negro Folk Symphony
  
  The Negro Folk Symphony is a symphony composed by William L. Dawson and completed in 1934.
  
  The work consists of three movements:
  
  * The Bond of Africa
  * Hope in the Night
  * O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star!
  
  Its world premiere on November 20, 1934, at Carnegie Hall in New York City was conducted by Leopold Stokowski and performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra.
  
  It was recorded by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi in 2001. A recording by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Arthur Fagen [de] was released in June 2020.
  
  