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John Michael Cooper

John Michael Cooper

A BOND OF DISTINCTION

From Dr. Monroe Majors, through Margaret Bonds and Rev. Hamilton Boswell, to Kamala Harris

2d ago

A BOND OF DISTINCTION

2d ago

John Michael Cooper

A RELIGIOUS REFLECTION BY MARGARET BONDS

That 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 25

A RELIGIOUS REFLECTION BY MARGARET BONDS

Oct 25

John Michael Cooper

A FLORENCE PRICE POSTHUMOUS PREMIERE

“Moods” for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano at the International Florence Price Festival

Oct 5

A FLORENCE PRICE POSTHUMOUS PREMIERE

Oct 5

John Michael Cooper

REDISCOVERING WILL DIXON AT 145

An Update and a Challenge

Sep 2

REDISCOVERING WILL DIXON AT 145

Sep 2

John Michael Cooper

AN AUSPICOUS ANNIVERSARY:

Telling the Story of Will H. Dixon, 145 Years Later

Aug 28

AN AUSPICOUS ANNIVERSARY:

Aug 28

John Michael Cooper

HOW TO GET OUT OF THIS MESS AND LET AMERICA BE AMERICA AGAIN

This week, the Republican-appointed majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court that the President of the United States enjoys immunity…

Jul 3

Jul 3

John Michael Cooper

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 28

THE HOUSTON EBONY OPERA GUILD SINGS THE PRICE OF FREEDOM.

May 28

John Michael Cooper

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 22

THE HOUSTON EBONY OPERA GUILD SINGS THE PRICE OF FREEDOM.

May 22

John Michael Cooper

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 18

THE HOUSTON EBONY OPERA GUILD SINGS THE DREAM OF FREEDOM, AND ITS PRICE (Part 1 of 3)

May 18

John Michael Cooper

LANGSTON HUGHES AND MAX ROACH, MEET JOHNNY BUTLER AND TOM TEASLEY

IT’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 21

LANGSTON HUGHES AND MAX ROACH, MEET JOHNNY BUTLER AND TOM TEASLEY

Mar 21

John Michael Cooper

John Michael Cooper

A musicologist with a passion for social justice, bringing unheard music to life for performers and listeners, and teaching.

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