Black History Spotlight: Hazel Scott
Hazel Scott was a piano-playing child prodigy, activist and singer. She attended the Juilliard School of Music at the age 8 years old, and starred on Broadway and in Hollywood films.
Hazel Scott was a piano-playing child prodigy, activist and singer. She attended the Juilliard School of Music at the age 8 years old, and starred on Broadway and in Hollywood films.
Harry Burleigh was the first black composer to help develop a characteristically American style of music; He wrote the first formal orchestral arrangements for more than 100 Negro spirituals.
George Augustus Bridgetower was a master violinist, composer and respected keyboard teacher. He is also known for his association with Ludwig van Beethoven.