Joseph de Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799), was one of the most
remarkable figures of the 18th century. He is featured at AfriClassical.com.
Incredibly,
this son of a slave rose to the top of French society
through his mastery of fencing and his genius for
classical music! His dual career is illustrated in the
above portrait. He is dressed for a concert but holds a
sword in place of a conductor's baton. The painting was
done in London in 1787 by the American artist Mather
Brown.
John Malveaux of
writes:
MusicUNTOLD submit a
challenge to classical music and opera devotees everywhere
to report radio programming of CD recordings and interviews by composers of
African descent in their respective markets to
info@musicuntold.com. A definitive picture of national
and international programming is needed to
recognize and promote diversity in classical music and opera
and vice versa.
During
the first
three days of 2016 African American heritage month
(February), KUSC classical
radio in Los Angeles programmed two compositions by
composers of African descent. One (1) composition
(Solace-Scott Joplin) was programmed by morning host Dennis
Bartel on February 1
and one (1) composition (African Suite-Danse Negre-Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor) again
by Dennis Bartel on February 2 and nothing was programmed on
KUSC Radio during the 24 hours of February 3,
2016. Bill Lueth is program
director at KUSC radio in
Los Angeles.
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