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: four high schoolers prepping for college admission essays; an enslaved Muslim man
An educational outreach program of 90.9 WGUC
: four high schoolers prepping for college admission essays; an enslaved Muslim man
A. Kori Hill Clarence Cameron White (1879/80–1960) loved the violin. His mom, Jeannie White, played it and his grandad played it. So, he was really excited to hear one of […]
A few days later, he located White and his mother and offered the young man violin
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 […]
It tells the story of the Magi Balthazaar, the wise African man who traveled to see
A. Kori Hill Did you know that Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s daughter, Avril, was also a composer and a conductor? If you didn’t, no worries; even some of us adults are just now learning […]
Africa, Avril didn’t share the fact that her father was a biracial Black British man
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. […]
Ayangade, A Tale of Two Tails is Titus’ reflection on his experience as a Black man
Georges Bizet was not Jewish, his father-in-law was. Bizet married the daughter of his composition professor, Jacques Halevi. To celebrate Chanukah, we learn about some other Jewish composers of classical […]
This Month’s Activity Sheet La Juive American in Paris Fanfare for the Common Man
Johann Sebastian Bach was born into a musical dynasty. The Bach family had over 300 years‘ worth of professional composers and musicians, but Johann Sebastian was the most famous of […]
Matthew Passion Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man???
Through the centuries, there have been exceptional female performers – on the largest stages of the world, and in smaller, more intimate settings. They include Clara Wieck Schumann, Maria Theresia […]
Rest in the Lord” Percussion Concerto Cello Concerto Viola Sonata Jesu, Joy of Man
Aaron Copland was a 20th century American composer from Brooklyn, New York. Copland is known for writing very American music, but he actually studied in France. His teacher, Nadia Boulanger, […]
Recorded on August 3, 2019 Get This Month’s Activity Sheet Fanfare for the Common Man
From the late 1800’s to the early 1900's, professional bands toured all over the United States, and many towns in this country had their own amateur bands.
Duration: 6:00 | Recorded on June 26, 2021 Get This Month’s Activity Sheet Music Man