Black Conductors

by D. Antoinette Handy and Antoinette D. Handy

Black Conductors is the first collective biography of Black American conductors of instrumental ensembles from the early 19th century to the present. Leaders of instrumental ensembles in the following areas are represented: traditional Western European (symphony, chamber, opera, and musical theater orchestra), concert and marching bands, and jazz (big bands). Fifty-four conductors are thoroughly profiled (with photos), with emphasis not only...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810829304
• ISBN13: 9780810829305
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 570 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.8"