First Native American composer to win a Pulitzer premieres new work with Dallas Symphony
Raven Chacon, the first Native American composer to win a Pulitzer Prize, will debut his first piece for full orchestra with ...
He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...
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After 138 years, a Black composer’s magnum opus finds a stage
Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the ...
After 138 years, Black American opera composer Edmond Dédé‘s masterpiece makes its debut
After 138 years, a lost opera by the Black American composer Edmond Dédé finally gets its world premiere — and a performance ...
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One of the Oldest Surviving Operas by a Black American Composer Will Be Performed for the First Time—138 Years After It Was Written
In the early 1800s, New Orleans was a vibrant cultural hub. As music bubbled through the city’s wards, Black orchestras ...
Review: Dallas Symphony presents a new Raven Chacon piece and Beethoven’s Fifth
Luisi must have been right on Beethoven’s markings for the Fifth’s first two movements — the first edgy, bristling with ...
First Opera Created By A Black Composer To Officially Debut Nearly 140 Years Later
Edmond Dédé composed Morgiane 138 years ago, but his racial identity prevented the opera from receiving proper staging.
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African American Composer Initiative honors musical traditions across generations
The group will hold its 14th annual benefit concert Feb. 1-2 at East Palo Alto's Eastside College Preparatory School.
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He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
They were the first to hear composer Edmond Dédé’s opera “Morgiane” – the earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American – more than century after he composed the opus.