We musicians have always been in the lead when it comes to ignoring race.
B.B.
Bill,
Maybe yes, maybe no. Read Willie Ruff's autobiography Call to Assembly.
Even as recently as the late 1940's it was impossible or next to impossible
for an Afro-American to get a job in a major orchestra. The
On Friday, October 24, 2003, at 06:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In case you haven't noticed the change over the years, good Americans
have learned to note cultural differences, not racial differences.
Here, South of LA, it couldn't be more obvious. Just walk around the
fashion malls. The
Clayton Whetmore, here:
Mark Louttit wrote:
We musicians have always been in the lead when it comes to ignoring race.
B.B.
Bill,
Maybe yes, maybe no.
Even as recently as the late 1940's it was impossible or next to impossible
for an Afro-American to get a job in a major orchestra. The
I think it was either Howard Wall or Alan Spanjer. Did you notice the big guy seemed
not so big? Still quite a bit like Jessie Ventura, but not as much as he used to.
paxmaha
Leigh Alexander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark,
And yet, last night the NYPhil, on the roof, playing Mozart, on David
Your points are all well taken, but certainly more pessimistic than mine. When I was
in grade school, in Maryland, in the fifties, segregation was the accepted norm. As a
kid, I never thought to question it. it just went on mindlessly. Now, the major
barriers have been brought down. I try
And we haven't come very far in 75 years. Sadly, I can only think of
maybe half a dozen African American classical musicians working in
Boston. Half of this number are members of the BSO.
Bob Marlatt
Boston MA
Phil writes:
John Mason, are you still on this list?
I am and sadly know nothing
In case you haven't noticed the change over the years, good Americans have learned to
note cultural differences, not racial differences. Here, South of LA, it couldn't be
more obvious. Just walk around the fashion malls. The crowds appear to be
international, all sizes, shapes, and colors.
Phil writes:
John Mason, are you still on this list?
I am and sadly know nothing about the Victorian
Concert Orchestra; Boston, Mass.; conducted by
Clarence
Cameron White, 1912-1918.
Amy writes:
I found a paragraph on this group in a book by Maude
Hare, Negro Musicians and Their Music,
Thanks to Amy McBeth, Bob Marlatt and John Mason for supplying some very
promising information regarding the Victorian Concert Orchestra or places
where I might do further research. Also, to Bill Bamberg; the horn being
held by the player is fairly visible (or was when I was looking at it
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