Margaret Allison Bonds
Born: 3rd March 1913, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 26th April 1972, Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality: American
Margaret Allison Bonds was an American composer, pianist, arranger, and teacher. One of the first Black composers and performers to gain recognition in the United States, she is best remembered today for her popular arrangements of African-American spirituals and frequent collaborations with Langston Hughes.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Bonds
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Further Reading: Bonds
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Margaret Bonds's The Ballad of the Brown King
18th Nov 2019
David talks to Malcolm J Merriweather and Ashley Jackson about their world premiere recording of a miniature oratorio by Margaret Bonds, exploring the legend of an African king journeying to visit the new-born Jesus.
All Works: Bonds
- Credo (2)
- Fields of Wonder (1)
- Four Songs (2)
- Minstrel Man (from Three Dream Portraits) (1)
- Montgomery Variations (2)
- Simon Bore the Cross (1)
- Songs of the Seasons (1)
- Spiritual Suite (3)
- The Ballad Of The Brown King (1)
- The Negro Speaks of Rivers (4)
- Three Dream Portraits (6)
- To a Brown Girl Dead (1)
- Troubled Water (13)
- Troubled Water (Version for Cello & Piano) (1)
- When the Dove Enters In (1)
- Winter Moon (1)
- You Can Tell the World (1)
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Lara Downes (piano, voice)
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Still & Bonds - Symphonies & Variations
Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2025, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Orchestral Performance
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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The Times, Best Classical Albums of 2025
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Presto Team Choices, August 2025
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Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque (piano)
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Fields of Wonder
Cantus
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New Releases: Bonds
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New. Songs Without Words
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano)
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Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque (piano)
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New. Where Shadows Stay
Myriam Barbaux Cohen
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New. Bonds: Unsung: Revival of an American Legacy
Sequina DuBose & Gregory Thompson, Sequina DuBose (vocalist), Margaret Bonds (other compositional contributor), Jade Emerson, The University Chorale of UNC Charlotte & Jason Dungee, Royal Voices of Charlotte, Queens University, Justin Smith & Yoon Sun Song, Cornelia Cooper, Yoon Sun Song, Queens University & Justin Smith, Drew Coley, Ezra Devane, Chloe Marks, Reshawn Murphy, Reem Nour, Aden Peters, Zareah Roberts, Jylian Taylor & Gregory Thompson, The University Chorale of UNC Charlotte, Jylian Taylor, Jason Dungee, Justin Smith
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