Talk about timing! I’m glad I got my copy of the book before the price goes sky-high! I heard snippets of the opera on NPR - do you know if anyone is doing a recording?
A remarkable story of a life that will now be told again and again with the gift of Morgiane which belongs not just to African American posterity but to music lovers everywhere. How wonderful, too, that he left a family who will treasure his memory all the more as his reputation as a composer grows and with it, respect for the man he was determined against great odds to become.
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Talk about timing! I’m glad I got my copy of the book before the price goes sky-high! I heard snippets of the opera on NPR - do you know if anyone is doing a recording?
So far as I knew, no recording. But two docs are in the works.
A remarkable story of a life that will now be told again and again with the gift of Morgiane which belongs not just to African American posterity but to music lovers everywhere. How wonderful, too, that he left a family who will treasure his memory all the more as his reputation as a composer grows and with it, respect for the man he was determined against great odds to become.
So interesting! Thank you for sharing this important story.
Fascinating and amazing! I hope it's OK I've shared this on FB.