Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma has alerted us to the fact that Lecolion Washington, Associate Professor of Bassoon at The University of Memphis, is also Founder and Director of the PRIZM Winter Chamber Music Festival of Memphis: The Inaugural Season...

[William Grant Still Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5; Poem for Orchestra; Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, Conductor; Cover Art: Currier & Ives; Naxos 8.559603 (2009)] Bronco2.uco.edu UCO MUSICIANS PLAY ON NEW CLASSICAL CD Dec. 16, 2009 Three musicians from...

Joseph de Bologne, Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges was born on Dec. 25, 1745 on the island of Guadeloupe, which was then a French colony. He spent his early childhood on his father's plantation, where Nanon, his mother, was a slave. Joseph's father ...

[William Grant Still; Photo is the sole property of William Grant Still Music, http://www.williamgrantstill.com and is used with permission.] http://msorchestra.com: Native Mississippian William Grant Still (1895-1978) was the first African American...

AfriClassical has received a press release from John Malveaux of Long Beach California. John frequently contributes to the blog: John Malveaux, founder of MusicUntold, http://www.MusicUNTOLD, tried for many years to convince a U.S. orchestra to...