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Remember how we talked about Messiah by Handel and The Ballad of the Brown King by Bonds? How did Handel tell a musical story about Jesus’ life and Bonds’ tell […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
Trinity Le, CFK Intern Born in France in 1892, Darius Milhaud was a prolific composer, conductor, and teacher who embraced many international influences in his music. He was associated with […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
A. Kori Hill Lately, when Errollyn Wallen must work on a commission, she doesn’t go to an office or a café or a library; she goes to her lighthouse. Errollyn […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
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 […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
If you love reading about composers, compositions, and music traditions, you’ve likely enjoyed something written by a music scholar. These folks go by many names and use many tools to […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
A. Kori Hill Where do you go when looking for new music? Not “brand new” but new to you, whether written last year or two hundred years ago? You can […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
A. Kori Hill It’s time to meet Julia Perry! Born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1924 and raised in Akron, Ohio, Perry pursued a composition career in the United States and […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
A. Kori Hill When Florence Price was a little girl, her parents hosted famous African Americans passing through town. Sometimes they’d host famous people like Frederick Douglass and our topic […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
A. Kori Hill The name José White Lafitte (1835–1918) may not be familiar to you. But he lived and worked with folks you may recognize. Like Louis Moreau Gottschalk: he […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
A. Kori Hill You’re typically called a songwriter if you write pop, folk, hip-hop, R&B or rock music. If you write classical music, you’re typically called a composer. But did […]
She started playing at seven in her hometown of Peru
