by Daniel Hathaway
NEW SERIES OF ARTICLES DEBUTS TODAY:
A series of articles by Lilyanna D’Amato, our summer intern, begins today. “‘The Legacy of Black Classical Music’ hopes to remind us of those musicians and composers whose voices went largely unheard, whose careers were left obscured by the pernicious disease that is systemic racism. In this weekly series, we will explore the lives and contributions of Shirley Graham Du Bois, Florence Price, Josephine Baker, William Grant Still, and Joseph Boulogne (Chevalier de Saint-Georges) — rich and valuable lives largely omitted from Western music history.” Read the first article here. [Read more…]