Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor wrote choral music, anthems, chamber music, and more.
For today’s Daily Joy, clarinetist Najee Greenlee is joining his Interlochen Arts Academy colleagues for a performance of Coleridge-Taylor’s Quintet for Clarinet & Strings.
Najee is joined by: Aidan Krieger, 17, violin; Valerie Xu-Friedman, 17, violin; Emma Boyd , 17, viola; and Gabriel Hennebury, 17, cello, all students at Interlochen Arts Academy.
Flint, Michigan Najee appeared on Show 401 (Juneteenth Special), aired on June 14, 2021.
Najee Greenlee (clarinet), 18, hails from Flint, Michigan and is a senior at Interlochen Arts Academy. He is a recipient of From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. He currently studies with Bryan Conger and formerly studied with Michele Lanoue. At Interlochen Arts Academy, Najee performs in the Orchestra and Wind Symphony. He was selected for National Youth Orchestra 2 in 2020 and was awarded the Maddy Summer Artist Award at Interlochen Arts Camp in 2019. Najee also enjoys reading, table tennis, and playing video games.
Music has the unique ability to bring joy to our lives – especially in the hands of young people. Daily Joy is a reminder of music’s power to uplift, inspire, and unite.
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