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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Kristen Bartucca
Paul & Althea Bolster Clare Glackin Gisela Griffith Joe & Mary Jane Gruninger Hillary Harder Frank Impelluso |
Robert & Margo Lathrop
Pamela & Dennis Morris Charles & Emily Murphy Martin & Kathleen Pasqualini Susan Ruf Linda Seaver Valerie Thompson |
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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Laonikos Psimikakis Chalkokondylis
Christina English Cindy & Bradley Maroni Lindsay Phoebe Marshunda Smith |
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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Kate Dobbins
Emily Doolittle Joshua Hahn |
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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Courtney Closson
Sara O'Brien Nicholas Shellenberger Lorraine & Lee Steele |
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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Harvard Musical Association
New Music USA |
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, 2021-September 5, 2021
