Musicians of the African American Composer Initiative perform during a previous AACI concert at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto. Courtesy AACI. The endeavor to challenge the limiting way ...

Opera Creole shares music by composers of African descent ... both European and American all together in one place," Quigley ...

"Backstage has given me access to casting calls across the US while also giving me an opportunity to showcase a full portfolio of my skills and assets. Wonderful one-stop-shop." ...

Music played a key role in African American religious life. Hymns and spirituals, many written by black composers, accompanied preaching in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and other ...

Pieces by well-established Black composers in diverse genres ... In 1933, she became the first African American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony orchestra, the Chicago ...

Orchestra’s Black Legacies concert, available on BBC Sounds – we explore the profound contribution black composers are making ... affirmed his identity as an African American gay man.

The concert focused on operas by African American composers, operas about the African American experience, and mainstream opera, as well as African American musical genres such as spirituals and jazz ...

6. Francis Johnson (1792-1844). Born of Martinique parents in Philadelphia, Johnson is considered to be the first African American composer to have his works published as sheet music, the first to ...

The yearly program honors African-American composers, musicians, educators, and leaders, and raises funds for the DSO's African American music and musician development program. This year's program ...

By the time Florence Price appeared, female composers were more likely to include influences from their past. The first African-American female composer, Price drew on spirituals and dance ...