Special thanks is due to our supporters*
who help make our work possible:
Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745 — 1799) : $50 - $149
Composer, conductor, violinist, and prize-winning fencer, Saint-Georges remains the only world class musician
to have taught music to Marie Antoinette and to have fought in the French Revolution.
to have taught music to Marie Antoinette and to have fought in the French Revolution.
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Anonymous
Anonymous Martina Anderson Peter Askim Stephen Baird Katherine Balch Megan Bell Regina Harris Baiocchi Megan Bisceglia Emily Bloomenthal Sara O'Brien Allen Callahan Daniel Callahan Scott Chamberlin DJ Cheek Courtney Closson Margaret Darling Peter Delano |
Emily Doolittle
Martha O'Donnell David Drexler Jason Eckardt Carrie Eldridge-Dickson Theodore Daiber & Joan Faulkner Christie Finn Ena Fox Anthony R. Green Linda Green Joshua Hahn Becca Hasko Gregory Hasko Jason Hasko Betsy Hinkle Ellen Hinkle Maureen Hollis |
Ashley Horne
Laurie Indenbaum Eddie Kass Sam Kelder Tracy Kraus Jeff Lee Andrew List Quinn MacKenzie Erica Marano Heath Marlow Timothy Mauthe Karen McConomy Kayleigh Miller Andrea Moore Mark Mullins Julia Murphy George Nickson Joy Cline Phinney |
Lisa Prosch
Elana Riffle Mona Roberts Annemarie Schubert Lawrence Siegel Dawn Simmons Marshunda Smith Joseph Snodgrass Susan Stott Chris Ten Eyck Pamela Tillis Janet Underhill Nina Vansuch Michi Wiancko Steve Wogaman Kika Wright |
Florence Price (1887 — 1953) : $150 - $299
An alumna of New England Conservatory, Price became the first Black woman to have an orchestral work
performed by a major symphony orchestra, and was also a teacher to Margaret Bonds.
performed by a major symphony orchestra, and was also a teacher to Margaret Bonds.
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Ray Blount & Gail Jackson-Blount
Armando Castellano Catherine Cosbey Suzanne Ducker Steve Farrell Mary Ferrillo Toni Lester |
John McDonald
Francesca McNeeley Arthur Rishi Janet Spangenberg Margot Schwartz Lorraine & Lee Steele |
L. Viola Kinney (c. 1890 — 1945) : $300 - $499
Lady Viola Kinney’s only surviving work, the incredibly moving and prize-winning “Mother’s Sacrifice” for solo piano,
is among the few works of published music by Black women composers before 1910.
is among the few works of published music by Black women composers before 1910.
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Theodore R. Murphy
Holly Newman |
William Grant Still (1895 —1978) : $500 - $999
“The Dean of Afro-American Composers,” Still is a prestigious composer-conductor whose career included
many firsts for Black musicians. He was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
many firsts for Black musicians. He was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.
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Charles Anderson
John Carey |
WCVB/Channel Five
Marcus Thompson |
Marian Anderson (1897 — 1993) : $1,000 - $4,999
Internationally acclaimed contralto, Marian Anderson performed in the world’s most prestigious venues as well as
on the Lincoln Memorial Steps for an audience of 75,000, and millions more on the radio.
on the Lincoln Memorial Steps for an audience of 75,000, and millions more on the radio.
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Jonathan Aibel
Dr. Robert Lawson Dixon-Gordon & Patricia Gordon Dimitra Emmanouilidou Jo Frances Myer |
Robert Gordon
George Luse & Lynn DuVal Luse Stephanie Neal-Johnson |
COLERIDGE TAYLOR-PERKINSON (1932 — 2004) : $5,000+
Composer, conductor, and pianist, “Perk’s” music can be heard in concert halls as well as in films,
including “A Warm December” (1973), starring Sidney Poitier.
including “A Warm December” (1973), starring Sidney Poitier.
*From July 1, 2022-January 3, 2023
