Black Lives Matter/ Black History Month
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IYrOvf7YgkAwKH6unKNH3wxx8dCjQo9_/view?usp=sharingThe Haverford-Bryn College Instrument Program celebrates Black History Month with music and videos on Wlliam Grant Still, Quinn Mason, Florence Price and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, along with an interview on the music journey of violinist and community member David L. Watkins.
As part of Black History Month, hear the terrific music, and learn about the amazing lives, of William Grant Still, Quinn Mason, Florence Price and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. The performances are by members of the Haverford-Bryn Mawr College instrumental program, including a performance by the Haverford-Bryn Mawr College Orchestra from the Fall of 2019.
Watch an interview about the incredible life and musical journeys of David L. Watkins, a violinist who has performed with the Haverford-Bryn Mawr College Orchestra since 2014. In the 1970’s he performed with the Afro-American Symphony and toured with Stevie Wonder!
Video editing by Abigail Isakov, with additional thanks to Meg Bowen/Nathan Ma for their help with this project.
