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Paul Robeson — By Gordon Parks, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

February 22, 2019

Classically Black: Paul Robeson + Allerton Music Barn 2014

Enjoy back-to-back Prairie Performances.

Ellington poses with his piano at the KFG Radio Studio November 3, 1954. — By Unknown - Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

February 15, 2019

Classically Black: Duke Ellington + Jazz from Allerton Park

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Portrait of William Grant Still — By Carl Van Vechten - Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

February 08, 2019

Classically Black: William Grant Still

Often referred to as the dean of AfroAmerican composers, he brought a fresh perspective to the concert hall.

"Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Aquarell von James Warren Childe 1830" by Eckart Kleßmann. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

February 01, 2019

Classically Black + Lilacs in Bloom

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William Warfield — By Carl Van Vechten - Van Vechten Collection at Library of Congress, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2766732

January 25, 2019

Classically Black: William Warfield

Learn more about his life and his music.

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