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Conductor Ernest Henry Schelling with dog aboard the S.S. Paris, May 24, 1922. The New York Philharmonic's annual "Young People's Concerts" series was founded in 1924 by conductor "Uncle" Ernest Schelling and Mary Williamson Harriman and Elizabeth "Bessie" Mitchell, co-chairs of the Philharmonic's Educational and Children's Concerts Committee. [4]
Ernest Chausson – String Quartet (completed posthumously); Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, Op.30 Ballade, Op.33 (premiered September 12 in Gloucester) African Suite for piano, Op.35
He will go on to pioneer the African American "master teacher" phenomenon, in which a public school teacher contributes an "enormous amount of time to developing the skills of talented young people". Smith becomes a local legend, and his students include many of the "leading jazz and concert artists" of the mid-20th century. [323]
1898–1999: 100: French composer [70] George Katsaros: 1888–1997: 108: Greek-American musician [71] Abdul Rashid Khan: 1908–2016: 107: Indian musician [72] Phyllis Kinney: 1922– 102: American-born singer and historian of Welsh folk music [73] Mykola Kolessa: 1903–2006: 102: Ukrainian composer [74] Pierre Labric: 1921– 103: French ...
Louis Gottschalk begins his concert career in the United States, already a renowned composer from his work in Europe. [38] The first opera performed in Chicago is Lucia de Lammermoor. [39] Virtuoso Norwegian violinist Ole Bull attracts an unprecedented 10,000 people to a concert in Memphis, Tennessee.
In attendance for the performance was the drama critic for the Chicago Tribune Cecil Smith, who commented: "A musical event without parallel in grand opera in America took place at the Civic Opera House last night when two colored singers, La Julia Rhea and William Franklin, sang the Ethiopian roles of Aida and Amonasro in a special performance ...
Paul Leroy Robeson (/ ˈ r oʊ b s ən / ROHB-sən; [3] [4] April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.
This is a list of the singers, conductors, and dancers who have appeared in at least 100 performances at the Metropolitan Opera, last updated March 17, 2024.Performers are listed by the number of the performances they have appeared in as found at the Metropolitan Opera Archives. [1]