Rudolph Dunbar
(Wikipedia)
John Malveaux of
writes:
Who is to
blame:
Henry
Lewis served as assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
under Zubin
Mehta from 1961-65. The tenure of Maestro Mehta remains the most
productive
period for African Americans in the history of the renowned orchestra.
Although
the current director has a glowing record of diversity, I don’t think he
has
ever programmed a single composition by a person of African descent or
developed a concert program specifically targeting the African American
community. I will be
happy to learn different.
Henry
Lewis was named Music Director of the New Jersey Symphony in 1968, the year Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was killed with court admitted complicity from the
United States Government.
As we approach the 50th anniversary of
Henry Lewis becoming the first African American conductor to transform a small
community ensemble into a nationally recognized orchestra, let us remember
Caribbean conductor Rudolph Dunbar. Maestro Rudolph Dunbar was the first person
of African descent to conduct the London Symphony in 1942. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Dunbar
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