Black Classical Music x Commercials
Nathaniel Dett's In the Bottoms, IV. Barcarolle. Morning
Performed by Clipper Erikson
Ultra Sheen Hair and Cosmetics (1970s)
Michael Abels Global Warming
Performed by Paul Freeman & Chicago Sinfonietta
Burger King Commercial (1974)
Florence B. Price’s Symphony No. 4 in D minor - IV. Scherzo
Performed by John Jeter and the Fort Smith Symphony
Sprite Commercial (1991)
Francis Johnson's Johnson’s March
Performed by Matthew Phillips & Symphony Orchestra of America
BET Commercial
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s 24 Negro Melodies for piano, Op. 59, No.1: Oloba
Performed by Frances Walker
Dark and Lovely Commercial
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges's Concerto pour violon No. 9 en sol majeur, Op. 8: Allegro
Performed by Orchestre de Chambre & Bernard Thomas & Jean Jacques Kantorow
Cheerios Commercial (1986)
Nathaniel Dett’s Cinnamon Grove: II. Adagio cantabile
Performed by Clipper Erickson
Afro Sheen Hair and Beauty Commercial (1970s)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's 24 Negro Melodies for piano, Op. 59, No. 1: Don't Be Weary, Traveller
Performed by David Shaffer-Gottschalk
Nike Air Jordan II Commercial (1987) featuring Michael Jordan
Ed Bland's Sketches Set 7: Segment No. 5
Performed by Althea Waites
GAP x FUBU Commercial (1999)
William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American": IV. Aspiration. Lento, con risoluzione
Performed by Fort Smith Symphony & John Jeter
Johnson Johnson Commercial
Ulysses Kay’s Sinfonia in E: IV Allegro
Performed by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / Oslo Philharmonic
Doublemint Gum Commercial
Nathaniel Dett’s Magnolia, Pt. 1: I. Magnolias
Performed by Clipper Erickson
Nyquil Commercial
Mary Watkins Five Movements In Color: Soul of Remembrance
Performed by Leslie Dunner & the New Black Music Repertory Ensemble
Greyhound Commercial (1980)
Francis Johnson’s The Philadelphia Gray's Quickstep
Performed by Matthew Phillips & the Symphony Orchestra of America
Starter Sportswear Commercial (1992)
Nathaniel Dett's After the Catwalk
Performed by Clipper Erickson
Just For Me (1993)
William Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony: I. The Bond of Africa
Performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Neeme Järvi
Pepsi (1993)
Zenobia Perry’s Piano Potpourri: No. 13, Rhapsody
Performed by LaDoris Hazzard Cordell
Black Tie Cologne Commercial (1975)
Fela Sowande’s African Suite: II. Nostalgia: Andante
Performed by Paul Freeman & Chicago Sinfonietta
McDonalds Commercial (1990)
Derrick Spiva Jr.'s Prisms Cycles Leaps
Performed by Derrick Spiva Jr. & Bridge to Everywhere
Ford Taurus Commercial (1988)
William Grant Still's Africa Land of Romance
Performed by Denver Oldham
Time Life Music Body and Soul Cassette and CD Compilation Infomercial (1998)