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Africlassical is a companion to the website www.AfriClassical.com, which is dedicated to African Heritage in Classical Music. Explore profiles of 52 Black composers and musicians, take a Black History Quiz and hear over 100 audio samples.
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William Grant Still helped evoke “...elements of Americana into European classical music.”
[Africa: Piano Music of William Grant Stilll; Denver Oldham, piano; Koch 3 7084 2H1 (1991)]Jazz.comAugust 18, 2008Letter from Europe (Part Two)Stuart Nicholson “Today, the dissenting voices raised against Dvorák’s New World Symphony, intended as...
Invitation to Music Department of National Library of France, 2:00 PM Wednesday August 27
Sylvie Dreyfus–Alphandéry is Director of Collections of the National Library of France, responsible for diversity of Library visitors. She has asked us to announce an invitation to visit the Library's Music Department, Wednesday, August 27 at 2:00...
“Negro Folk Symphony” of William Levi Dawson to air on WGTE.org 8pm EDT Aug. 18, 2008
[Negro Folk Symphony; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, Conductor; Chandos 9226 (1993)] Greg Kostraba is Classical Music Director of WGTE 91.3 FM in Toledo. He tells AfriClassical: “I wanted to let you and your readers know that I will be b...
History of the Americas: William Grant Still Conducted Los Angeles Symphony At Hollywood Bowl
[William Grant Still, Conducting; Photo is the sole property of William Grant Still Music http://www.williamgrantstill.com/ and is used with permission.]History of the AmericasThursday, August 14, 2008African-Americans In The Twentieth CenturyAfrican...
Those who create and enjoy Classical Music “have never been exclusively white”
[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Cedille 90000 055 (2000)]The Afro-British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) is one of 52 composers and musicians who are profiled at AfriClassical.com, so AfriClassical is happy to link to this post on the blog of...

