by Communications | Feb 28, 2022 | Black History, History
Scott Joplin (1868-1917) was a composer and pianist known as the “King of Ragtime” for his famous ragtime compositions. During his career as a composer, he wrote over 40 original ragtime compositions, including “Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer”, possibly the two...
by Communications | Feb 26, 2022 | Black History, History
The world’s first Black conductor, colonel of the world’s first Black military corps, and the finest swordsman in all of Europe – Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a French classical composer, virtuoso violinist, conductor of Le Concert...
by Communications | Feb 14, 2022 | Black History, History
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a prolific English composer and conductor, known for his three cantatas on the epic poem Song of Hiawatha by American Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.In 1904, on his first tour to the United States, Coleridge-Taylor was received by...
by Communications | Feb 7, 2022 | Black History, History, Women's History
Florence Beatrice Price was a classical composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher. In 1933, Price became the first black woman in history to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra when The Chicago Symphony Orchestra premiered Price’s...
