Go down Moses ; He's got the whole world in his hands ; Let us break bread together on our knees / orchestrated by James De Preist. [1965]
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Depriest, James
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Conductor born in Philadelphia in 1936; nephew of contralto Marian Anderson. During his music career DePreist served as director of the Orchestre symphonique de Quebec, Oregon Symphony, Malmo symfoniorkester, and Orchestre philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, in addition to an international career as a guest conductor with many other orchestras. From the description of James DePreist papers, circa 1914-2004 (bulk 1958-2004). (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 1558665...
Burleigh, H. T. (Harry Thacker), 1866-1949
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African American composer H.T. (Harry Thacker) Burleigh was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1866. In 1892, he enrolled in the National Conservatory of Music in New York City where he also took a job as assistant to composer Antonin Dvorak. Burleigh graduated in 1896 and continued teaching sight singing at the Conservatory until 1898. In 1894, he became the first African American to hold the position of baritone soloist at St. George's Episcopal Church in lower Manhattan, a position he held for 50 ...