So next time you hear a performance of the Kreutzer Sonata, spare a thought for the man after whom it should really be named… Still’s career is a story of firsts: dubbed ‘The Dean’ of African-American ...

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 ...

Gaye’s timeless album is an eponym for the upcoming 13th annual concert organized by the African American Composer Initiative (AACI), a group that’s on a mission to bring the work of African ...

But we're also looking at composers who have been influential in the whole narrative of African American composition. From the historic, the first African American woman who's internationally ...

The concert begins with young African-American composer Carlos Simon’s electric “Fate Now Conquers” inspired by Beethoven. Concert repeats Sunday, March 5, at 2:30 pm. Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes ...

In an essay prepared for the program, historian Sally McKee notes that Dédé’s opera “stands as the oldest extant opera score by an African-American composer.” OperaCréole founder and ...

“I just thought it would be so important that we show the wide breadth in sounds that come from African-American composers,” said George, a classically trained, Grammy-nominated musician based ...

The symphony recognizes and honors the legacy of composers such as Florence Price, William Grant Still and many more, pioneering African American composers whose works were often overlooked and ...

Amplifying IWD’s 2024 Theme, “Inspire Inclusion”, the concert features songs of celebrated African-American composer Florence Price, who has deep Chicago roots. Other highlights will ...

So next time you hear a performance of the Kreutzer Sonata, spare a thought for the man after whom it should really be named… Still’s career is a story of firsts: dubbed ‘The Dean’ of African-American ...