Discover the rich history of Black composers at the Washington National Cathedral's 'Onward & Upward: The Unsung Heroes of ...

For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...

Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the ...

Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...

After 138 years, a lost opera by the Black American composer Edmond Dédé finally gets its world premiere — and a performance ...

The group will hold its 14th annual benefit concert Feb. 1-2 at East Palo Alto's Eastside College Preparatory School.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Almost 125 years after Edmond Dédé’s death, his magnum opus “Morgiane,” perhaps the oldest existing opera by a Black American ...

When you think of the music of New Orleans, you might think of every genre but classical and opera ... oldest extant opera score by an African-American composer.” OperaCréole founder and ...

Next month, the Talladega College Department of Fine Arts will host a special lecture, recognizing the late African-American composers, Florence Price and Margaret Bonds. The lecture ...