A. Kori Hill It’s time to meet Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. He grew up in the last few decades of the Victorian era and was a celebrated composer. Born in London, England, […]
Samuel never met his father, who moved back to Sierra Leone before finding out that
During Palestrina’s lifetime, the Council of Trent met to discuss a response to the
There, he met other Spanish musicians, artists and writers, including Manuel de Falla
famous opera singer, so as a kid, Igor got to hang out at the opera house, where he met
Growing up in Chicago, Margaret Bonds was surrounded by music. Her mother, Estella Bonds, was an organist and fixture of the South Side’s classical music scene. Her composition teachers included […]
Margaret and Langston met in Chicago in 1936 and took to each other immediately;
A. Kori Hill This may be dating me, but there were some instruments when I was a kid that were just cool. Guitar? Definitely. Jazz double bass. Without a doubt. […]
his bachelor’s degree, Titus went to Juilliard, studied with Elaine Douvas (the Met
