William Appling

{ William Thomas Appling (November 3, 1932 - August 29, 2008) was a renowned American conductor, pianist, educator and arranger. As a conductor he led the William Appling Singers & Orchestra for almost twenty-five years and conducted other choirs and musical organizations, premiering new works by many American composers. As a pianist he played under the batons of conductors including Robert Shaw, Louis Lane, and Darius Milhaud, and he was the first African American to record the complete piano music of Scott Joplin. As an educator he taught at American schools and universities including Vassar College, Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Institute of Music and Western Reserve Academy. He made a number of recordings as both conductor and pianist, and his choral arrangements have been performed and recorded by such prominent ensembles as Chanticleer, Cantus and Dale Warland Singers. {

Called, Forgiven, Blessed - 2019-11-01 00:00:00

Scott Joplin: The Complete Rags, Waltzes & Marches - 2017-04-01 00:00:00

Psallite - 2016-03-11 00:00:00

Harvest Home - 2010-08-01 00:00:00

William Appling Plays Scott Joplin and J.S. Bach - 2010-01-01 00:00:00

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