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#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Week 3, 2025
February is Black History Month and a logical time to highlight contributions by people of color to classical music. Those contributions have been significant -- and not just in the past 50 years.
A Century of American Viola Sonatas (sort of)
The performances are also solid. Basil Vendryes plays with assurance and authority. Pianist William David makes every work seem like a collaboration. This raises the overall performance to a new level.
#ClassicsaDay #BlackHistoryMonth Wek 4
This time around, I tried to avoid duplication with previous posts. It was easy to do. There is a lot of classical music by persons of color, both in the past as well as the present. A lot.
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