
Andre Meyers: Composer
To be black means to be closer to death,” says composer Andre Myers. “There’s not been a day in the last 15 years when I’ve not said or thought I’m not dead.” In the midst of an American society newly...
WHY IS AMERICAN CLASSICAL MUSIC SO WHITE? Tom Huizenga Antonin Dvorak predicted that American classical music would draw from African American traditions. A new article wonders why American classical music has remained so white. When the first enslaved Africans landed…
COMPOSER DISCUSSIONS Black Artistic Invisibility: A Black Composer Talking ‘Bout Taking Care of The Souls of Black Folks While Losing Much Ground Fast (Delivered at Bowling Green University February 19, 2004) Bill Banfield