William Appling Singers & Orchestra

 

ApplingColor1Celebrating William Appling

We wish to thank all those who attended and participated in our celebration of William Appling on Sunday, June 21, 2009, at The Riverside Church in New York City. It was simply an amazing outpouring of love.

We thank, in particular, conductor Mark Shapiro who was able to fill in at virtually the last minute to conduct J.S. Bach's Motet “Singet dem Herrn” and Bill's arrangement of “We Shall Walk.”

A recording of Celebrating William Appling along with PDF copies of the the printed program are now available by clicking
HERE
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There are now many photographs from Celebrating William Appling available for viewing online. Two sets are located on Flickr.com and one on Snapfish.com.  For the Snapfish photos you will need to create a user name and password, but it's all free.  Click here to go to each one:

Photos Set 1

Photos Set 2

Photos Set 3

We are in the process of collecting the many thoughts and recollections we have received about Bill and hope to make them available in the future.  If you would like to add to this collection, please send your writings to waso@muzen.com or by regular mail to:

William Appling Singers & Orchestra
P.O. Box 3661
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to this extraordinary occasion.

Board of Trustees
William Appling Singers & Orchestra

A memorial tribute to William Appling by A. Grace Lee Mims on her program “The Black Arts” was aired on December 10th, 2008 on WCLV-FM. The tribute includes several rare recordings of Mr. Appling conducting the 1961-62 Glenville High School Choral Club along with other selections.
Please click to hear the full program:

It is requested that donations in William Appling's memory be sent to:

Henry Street Settlement
265 Henry Street
New York, NY 10002

Henry Street Settlement website

Celebrating William Appling Recording

Recordings by WASO

Biography of William Appling

Brief timeline of WASO

An Appreciation by Ian FrazierWASOLogo

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