by Madeline Bruser | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
The great contralto Marian Anderson was refused the use of Constitution Hall for a performance on Easter Sunday, 1939, because she was Black. After Eleanor Roosevelt and others protested, she was granted the Lincoln Memorial for her performance instead. When she came...
by Madeline Bruser | Dec 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
A young pianist once told me an unusual story about how he had practiced for his jury exam at music school. The exam was scheduled for 9 o’clock in the morning. So the day before, wanting to be as ready as possible, he decided to practice all night. To keep himself...
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