A. Kori Hill Meet Jinjoo Cho. She’s a violinist. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to the United States in 2002, when she was a teenager. She […]
movement “Jack-in-the-Box” is so much fun; it sounds like a warped soundtrack to Pac-Man
William Grant Still has been called the Dean of Afro-American composers. Judith Anne Still, the composer’s daughter, talks with Naomi Lewin about her father’s life, and the difficulty he faced […]
and the difficulty he faced in the first half of 20th century America as a black man
Trinity Le, CFK Intern Adolphus Hailstork, a contemporary American composer, hails from upstate New York and currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Like so many of our great composers, Hailstork […]
Parker, a black man who bought his freedom and became a successful iron foundry owner
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 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
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: four high schoolers prepping for college admission essays; an enslaved Muslim man
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After Aaron Copland composed his Fanfare for the Common Man, the piece was also adapted
Bach, Johann SebastianJesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring […]
Bach, Johann Sebastian Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring BWV 147 Chorale Prelude BWV 645
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