Margaret Bonds
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Margaret Allison Bonds was an American composer, pianist, arranger, and teacher. One of the first Black composers and performers to gain recognition in the United States, she is best remembered today
Bonds in 1956
Ned Rorem
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Ned Miller Rorem was an American composer of contemporary classical music and a writer. Best known for his art songs, which number over 500, Rorem was considered the leading American of his time writi
Margaret Bonds
…with bass-baritone John Greene (1901–1967), soprano Catherine Van Buren (1907–2001) and soprano Etta Moten Barnett. Two of her notable students were Ned Rorem and Gerald Cook, with whom she performed piano duos in later years. In 1938, she opened the Allied Arts Academy where she taught art, music, and ballet…
Rorem in 1968
Claude Debussy by Atelier Nadar
Maurice Ravel 1925