John Duncan received
the B.M. and M.M. from Temple University and studied further at New York
University. He was an arranger for jazz groups in Philadelphia. Duncan was
on the faculty at Samuel Huston College and Alabama State University, 1939
- 1975. He wrote many compositions, although few were published, but many
were performed on university campuses throughout the South. Among his compositions
were: "Three Proclamations for Trombone and String Quartet," "Concert for
Trombone and Orchestra," "Atavistic for String Quartet," "Gideon and Eliza,"
"An Easter Canticle," and others. Source:
Perkins Holly, Ellistine. Biographies of Black Composers and Songwriters;
A Supplementary Textbook. Iowa:Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1990.
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LESLIE ADAMS: FIVE MILLAY
SONGS
Wild Swans
Branch By Branch
For You There Is No Song
The Return From Town
Gone Again Is Summer The Lovely
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