The Negro Folk Symphony is a symphony composed by William L. Dawson and completed in 1934. [1]
The work consists of three movements:
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. [2] [3]
It was recorded by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi in 2001. [4] [5] A recording by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Arthur Fagen was released in June 2020. [6] [7]