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A special one-hour program for Black History Month, celebrating the music of Black composers whose inspirations and innovations have helped define our American sound. Curated and hosted by KDFC Host/KUSC Resident Artist and Pianist Lara Downes.
KDFC Host/KUSC Resident Artist and Pianist Lara Downes hosts an hour of music by innovative Black composers in honor of Black History Month. Hear how Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, Scott Joplin, Kris Bowers, Florence Price, Adolphus Hailstork, Wynton Marsalis, Jon Batiste and others have helped define American classical music.