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MARGARET BONDS: The Ballad of the Brown King (text by Langston Hughes)

A Gratis Program Note

Jan 18

MARGARET BONDS: The Ballad of the Brown King (text by Langston Hughes)

Jan 18

A BOND OF DISTINCTION

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

Nov 3, 2024

A BOND OF DISTINCTION

Nov 3, 2024

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, 2024

A RELIGIOUS REFLECTION BY MARGARET BONDS

Oct 25, 2024

A FLORENCE PRICE POSTHUMOUS PREMIERE

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

Oct 5, 2024

A FLORENCE PRICE POSTHUMOUS PREMIERE

Oct 5, 2024

REDISCOVERING WILL DIXON AT 145

An Update and a Challenge

Sep 2, 2024

REDISCOVERING WILL DIXON AT 145

Sep 2, 2024

AN AUSPICOUS ANNIVERSARY:

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

Aug 28, 2024

AN AUSPICOUS ANNIVERSARY:

Aug 28, 2024

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, 2024

Jul 3, 2024

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, 2024

THE HOUSTON EBONY OPERA GUILD SINGS THE PRICE OF FREEDOM.

May 28, 2024

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, 2024

THE HOUSTON EBONY OPERA GUILD SINGS THE PRICE OF FREEDOM.

May 22, 2024

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, 2024

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

May 18, 2024

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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