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 […]
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A. Kori Hill Some folks joke that Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) wrote the same concerto 200 times. He didn’t; he wrote at least 300, some think as many as 500, though […]
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A. Kori Hill Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799), was a virtuoso violinist, composer, conductor, and fencer. His life brought him into contact with many famous people. As the music […]
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Glass took some time to find his own style.
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 […]
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A. Kori Hill Tai Murray was born in Chicago. She is one of six kids, and as a kid, she became fascinated with the violin. She couldn’t get enough of […]
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A. Kori Hill When Undine Smith Moore (1904–1989) was eight or nine, she got really frustrated. She was writing a canon, and she couldn’t get the lines to align correctly […]
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A. Kori Hill In 1943, William Grant Still wrote a piece for his friend, violinist Louis Kaufman. It was called Suite for Violin and Piano. But first, a little intro: […]
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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 […]
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A. Kori Hill So, you’ve started prepping for your audition, and you know what major and degree you want to pursue. But there’s still a choice to make: should you […]
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