The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with H. Leslie Adams

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with H. Leslie Adams

6/17/2004

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2004.081

Music professor and music composer H. Leslie Adams (1932 - ) founded and served in the capacities of president, executive vice president and composer-in-residence for Accord Associates, Inc., and has served as the president and artist-in-residence for Creative Arts, Inc. since 1997. He has held numerous teaching appointments, including Florida A & M University and the University of Kansas at Lawrence. Adams was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 6/17/2004, in Cleveland, Ohio. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 07m 02s

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Adams, Leslie, 1932-

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H. Leslie Adams, Jr. (b. December 30, 1932) is an important African American composer, teacher and conductor. Born in Cleveland, Ohio to Harrison L. Adams, Sr. and Jessie Adams, Leslie received his early musical training in Cleveland from Dorothy Smith and Mina Eichenbaum. Adams attended Oberlin College (1951-55) to pursue a degree in Music Education. There he studied composition under Herbert Elwell and Joseph Wood. After completing his degree, Adams traveled to New York City to wo...