A BOND OF DISTINCTIONFrom Dr. Monroe Majors, through Margaret Bonds and Rev. Hamilton Boswell, to Kamala HarrisNov 3Nov 3
A RELIGIOUS REFLECTION BY MARGARET BONDSThat Margaret Bonds possessed a deep and abiding Christian faith is well known. So is the fact that she turned to her faith in times of…Oct 25Oct 25
A FLORENCE PRICE POSTHUMOUS PREMIERE“Moods” for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano at the International Florence Price FestivalOct 5Oct 5
HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS MESS AND LET AMERICA BE AMERICA AGAINThis week, the Republican-appointed majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court that the President of the United States enjoys immunity…Jul 3Jul 3
THE HOUSTON EBONY OPERA GUILD SINGS THE PRICE OF FREEDOM.Part 3 of 3: Florence Price’s Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, the Trapp Family Singers, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and an Austro-German…May 28May 28
THE HOUSTON EBONY OPERA GUILD SINGS THE PRICE OF FREEDOM.My previous post described a brilliantly programmed concert to be given in celebration of Juneteenth — its history, its trials and…May 221May 221
THE HOUSTON EBONY OPERA GUILD SINGS THE DREAM OF FREEDOM, AND ITS PRICE (Part 1 of 3)On 23 June 2024, at 4:00 p.m. CT, the Houston Ebony Music Society, Inc., and Houston Ebony Opera Guild will offer a magnificently conceived…May 18May 18
LANGSTON HUGHES AND MAX ROACH, MEET JOHNNY BUTLER AND TOM TEASLEYIT’S NOT LANGSTON HUGHES’S BEST-KNOWN POEM, not by a long shot. I first encountered it perhaps ten or twelve years ago in the context of…Mar 211Mar 211