jmc's classics
There have been two stories on classical music in the news this weekend. Both are worth looking in to. check out more of them on the web.
Last night on NBC News, they were talking about major orchestras in America were trying to increase the number of African American members. It said that only 2% of orchestra members are African American. It has increased since around 1964-65. Look it up on NBC's web page. Most orchestra musicians are in a union. I belong to a union UFCW Local 655. AKA United Food and Commercial Workers which is for grocery stores. The other story was on 60 Minutes about a British girl who is a child prodigy and has also written an opera, a violin concerto and a piano concerto and is a virtuoso at both instruments. She is compared to Mozart who was also a child prodigy. There are not very many famous female composers.. American Amy Beach is one example another is French composer Cecil Chaminade. I am somewhat familiar with Beach but not Chaminade. This Girl's music is now being berformed in concert halls. There have been many excellent African American Opera singers, such as jesse Norman, Marion Anderson and Leontine Price. I was never in to Mahler. British composer Samule Coolridge Taylor is sometimes referred to as the "Black Mahler" I can not recap either story but check them both out on their respective web site, or look them up on the web. Both stories are interesting.
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