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William Levi Dawson
tb, US
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Classical and Blues
b : September 25, 1898 in Anniston, Alabama (USA) d : May 2, 1990 in Tuskegee (USA) Afro-american composer, arranger, and educator. He is not related to the New Orleans jazz trombonist William Dawson.
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Soon-ah Will Be Done (Arr. W. Dawson) on A Noble Choir by Lars Blohm & Gote Widlund There Is a Balm in Gilead (arr. W.L. Dawson): There is a balm in Gilead (arr. W.L. Dawson) on America the Beautiful by Michael McCarthy Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit (arr. W.L. Dawson for mixed chorus) on Steal Away: The African American Concert Spiritual by Traditional, Seraphic Fire & Patrick Dupre Quigley Ezekiel Saw de Wheel (Live) on Clap Praise: Live from Europe by Mansfield University Concert Choir, Peggy Dettwiler, Vicki Fensterbush & Sheryl Monkelien Negro Folk Symphony: I. The Bond of Africa on African American Voices by Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Kellen Gray Negro Folk Symphony: I. The Bond of Africa (Live) on Walker & Dawson: Orchestral Works by Nicole Cabell, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch & Roderick Cox Negro Folk Symphony: III. O, Le' Me Shine, Shine like a Morning Star! (Live) on Walker & Dawson: Orchestral Works by Nicole Cabell, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch & Roderick Cox There Is a Balm in Gilead (arr. W.L. Dawson): There is a balm in Gilead (arr. W.L. Dawson) on With Heart & Voice by Brian Jones Negro Folk Symphony: II. Hope in the Night (Live) on Walker & Dawson: Orchestral Works by Nicole Cabell, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch & Roderick Cox Negro Folk Symphony: II. Hope in the Night on African American Voices by Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Kellen GrayTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negro Folk Symphony, Suite From "The River", Solitude & Harlem | William Levi Dawson, Duke Ellington, Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Neeme Järvi | 2001 | Album |
| The Spirituals Of William L. Dawson | William Levi Dawson, Marvis Martin, The St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong | 1997 | Album |
| Symphony No. 2 (Song Of A New Race) / Negro Folk Symphony / Harlem | William Grant Still / William Levi Dawson, Duke Ellington - Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi | 1993 | Album |
| Negro Folk Symphony | William Levi Dawson / The American Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski | 1959 | Album |
| Spirituals | William Levi Dawson | 1955 | Album |
| The Black Composer In America | Ulysses Kay / George Walker / William Grant Still / William Levi Dawson / William S. Fischer / Arthur Cunningham / Talib Rasul Hakim - Cynthia Bedford / Robert Hughes / Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra | Album |
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