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Njoku - Elegy for a King (2008)

from O quam mirabilis by Joanna Ross Hersey

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Portia Njoku, a composer and tubist, is currently finishing her double master's degree in Composition and Tuba Performance at CSU Sacramento.  As an active performer, Ms. Njoku, has held principal positions with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble, the CSU Sacramento Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, the Women's Community Orchestra, and the Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra.  Ms. Njoku loves to write for all types of chamber groups and decided to write for tuba in 2008.  "Elegy for a King, a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, initially started out as a trio for a black history concert in 2008.  It was great as a trio, but now it is even better as a quartet."  Elegy for a King was premiered on the East coast at the 2008 ITEC conference in Cincinnati, Ohio with the Sacramento State Tuba Quartet under the direction of Julian Dixon.  Ms. Njoku would like to thank Mr. Dixon, her tuba teacher, and Dr. Stephen Blumberg, her composition professor, for their support and guidance while working on this piece.  In the future, Ms. Njoku will pursue her PhD in Composition, continue to teach, and play tuba professionally.  In her spare time, Ms. Njoku loves to cook, ride her bike, and enjoy time with friends and family.

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from O quam mirabilis, released January 29, 2010
Composer: Portia Njoku (b. 1984)
Performers: Joanna Hersey - Tuba, Euphonium

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Joanna Ross Hersey Pembroke, North Carolina

A native Vermonter, Joanna studied with Dan Perantoni at Arizona State University, received a Master of Music in Tuba Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music studying with Chester Schmitz, and earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance from the Hartt School. Joanna is a Yamaha Performing Artist and Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of NC at Pembroke. ... more

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