The Montgomery Variations: A Piece of American History by Margaret Bonds

Margaret Bonds was an American composer (1913-1972) who collaborated with Langston Hughes and studied with Florence Price and William Levi Dawson during a century of fast and widespread change. This work of Bonds is one of only 2 surviving orchestral works of hers, and it sadly suggests we have lost several more. 

John Banther and Evan Keely show you what to listen for in the music, provide historical context, and also ask who was this music written for?