[Fela
Sowande (1905-1987)]
A
visitor named Sue wrote this in the Guest Book at AfriClassical.com
on June 2, 2012:
“I
just read the article about Fela Sowande. I had the honor of
visiting his home in 1986 with an old family friend from Nigeria, and
attended his funeral in Ravenna, OH. It seemed sparsely attended for
a gentleman of his stature. From: Cleveland, OH”
The
Fela Sowande page at AfriClassical.com gives this account of the
composer's death and his memorial service in New York:
“Fela
Sowande spent his last days in a nursing home in Ravenna, Ohio. He
was 82 years old when he died of a stroke on March 13, 1987. [Prof.
Dominique-René de Lerma] describes the funeral service: 'A memorial
service was held at St. James Episcopal Church in New York on 3 May
1987, at which time Eugene Hancock complied with Sowande's 1965
request by performing his Bury me
eas' or wes'. Sowande had received a
permanent American visa in 1972 and had become a citizen in 1977.'”
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[Prof.
Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com,
has written a manuscript on the life and works of Fela Sowande which
can be reached via the Fela Sowande page at AfriClassical.com:
http://africarts.org/Artists/Sowande.htm]
1 comment:
With grest respect and without criticism, in my opinion, Dr. Sowande's major orchestral works sounded very influenced by the school of French composers
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