Tag: black history month
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Monday Link Roundup: February 21, 2022
It’s a BIG week in Black History Month! We knew Julia Perry wrote a lot of music, of which only a small but astounding handful of works are ever heard. But a dramatic turn-around is happening – perhaps the result of BLM, and the re-assessment of everything prompted by the downtime of the pandemic (and…
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Camellia Symphony Celebrates Black History Month
I hope you are having a great Black History Month! I know I am, and as part of my celebration I attended the Camellia Symphony Orchestra‘s concert, titled Past, Present, and Future. An ambitious and excellent community orchestra in Sacramento, they offered an exciting program on Saturday in celebration of Black History Month. Now in their…
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Black History Month at WPA
We at WPA are embracing Black History Month as a challenge to learn about and listen to more works by Black women composers. The Hildegard Publishing Company has compiled a fantastic list of works that they publish by contemporary and historic Black women composers. It is a perfect resource for singers and pianists to expand…
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Sphinx Conference: Igniting Diversity in the Arts
We at WPA are often reflecting on how our goals of incorporating women into the classical canon are parallel to those who work for racial and ethnic diversity in the music world. Plus, Black History Month – February – is adjacent to Women’s History Month, and that connection is also something to be celebrated. So…