Black History Spotlight

Black History Spotlight: John Blanke

Black History Spotlight: John Blanke
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Black History Spotlight: Darin Atwater

Black History Spotlight: Darin Atwater

Regarded as one of the leading artists of his generation, Darin Atwater is a composer, conductor, pianist, record producer, arranger, film composer, vocalist, and arts advocate.

Black History Spotlight: Harry Lawrence Freeman
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Black History Spotlight: Hale Smith

Black History Spotlight: Hale Smith

Hale smith was one America's finest composers who enjoyed a long and fruitful music career as an arranger, editor, pianist and educator.

Black History Spotlight: Zenobia Powell Perry

Black History Spotlight: Zenobia Powell Perry

Zenobia Powell Perry was an American pianist, teacher and composer. She wrote music for piano, chamber ensembles, an opera, orchestral works and symphonic wind ensembles.

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Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins was the first African American musician to officially play at the White House. Wiggins was considered a musical genius; he could play difficult works by the likes of Bach and Chopin after hearing them a single time.

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Black History Month: Francis Johnson

Black History Month: Francis Johnson

Francis "Frank" Johnson was a musician, composer, and bandleader. He composed over three hundred pieces of music. He was a renowned performer on the keyed bugle and violin, and performed for the queen of England in 1837.

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Black History Spotlight: Ignatius Sancho
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Black History Spotlight: Eva Jessye
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Black History Spotlight: Nora Holt

Black History Spotlight: Nora Holt

Nora Holt was the first black woman to earn a Masters degree in the United States. She was an accomplished composer, respected music critic, and famed singer.

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