New NSO Recordings Celebrate Composer George Walker
In January of 2022, the National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director, Gianandrea Noseda, started performing and recording the complete sinfonias of composer George Walker (1922-2018). The recording project celebrates George Walker"the first African American composer to receive a Pulitzer Prize and a D.C. native"and honors his centennial, which was in 2022. Paying tribute to Walker's legacy is particularly special …