Black conductors

1094 Pages·1995·5.32 MB·English

by  D. Antoinette Handy

title: Black Conductors
author: Handy, D. Antoinette.
publisher: Scarecrow Press
isbn10 | asin: 0810829304
print isbn13: 9780810829305
ebook isbn13: 9780585040370
language: English
African American conductors (Music)--
subject
Biography.
publication date: 1995
lcc: ML402.H36 1995eb
ddc: 781.45/092/273
African American conductors (Music)--
subject:
Biography.
Black Conductors by Antoinette Handy
Errata
Page 104MAJOR INSTRUCTOR: Samuel Gardner (violin)
IncorrectMary Mandelen
Pages 136 & 137Misspelling
"Williard" should be "Willard
Page i
Black Conductors
by
D. Antoinette Handy
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Lanham, Md., & London
1995
Page ii
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication data available
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Handy, D. Antoinette, 1930-
Black conductors / by D. Antoinette Handy.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-8108-2930-4 (acid-free paper)
1. Afro-American conductorsBiography. I. Title.
ML402.H36 1995
781.45'092'273dc20
[B] 94-34560
Copyright © 1995 by D. Antoinette Handy
Manufactured in the United States of America
Printed on acid-free paper
Page iii
This book is dedicated to black conductorspast, present, and
future; my deceased parents (William Talbot Handy, Sr. and
Darthney Pauline Pleasant Handy); and my always supportive
and loving husband (Calvin Montgomery Miller)
Page v
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
Part I: Introduction 1
The Art of Conducting: A Historical Overview 3
Conductor Training and Competitions 5
The Anointed OneConductor/Music Director 10
Big Band (Jazz) Leaders 12
For Women Conductors, An Opening Door 14
Brothers and Sisters "Keep on Steppin'" 17
Prelude to Black Conductor Profiles 22
Part II: Conductor Profiles, B - H 27
Basie, Jr., William James ("Count") 28
Calloway (Jones), Blanche (Dorothea) 38
Calloway, Cabel ("Cab") 43
Cook, Will Marion 49
Crawford, Jr., Jackson Collier 57
Curry, William ("Bill") Henry 62
Darden, Charles 72
de Coteau, Denis Montague 79
DePreist, James Anderson 84
Dixon, (Charles) Dean 102
Dunbar, W. Rudolph 120
Dunner, Leslie Byron 127
Ellington, Edward Kennedy ("Duke") 136
Europe, James Reese 150
Felder, Harvey 160
Fleary, Dingwall 167
Frazier, Jr., James 173
Freeman, Paul Douglas 184
Page vi
Gatlin, F(lowers) Nathaniel 198
Hampton, Lionel 205
Harris, Margaret Rosiezarian 212
Harvey, Raymond Curtis 221
Henderson, Jr., (James) Fletcher Hamilton ("Smack") 230
Henderson, Jr., Luther Lincoln 237
Henderson, III, Luther Lincoln 242
Hines, Earl ("Fatha") 250
Hunt, Darrold Victor 256
Hurte, Leroy E. 266
Part III: Conductor Profiles, J - W 273
Jackson, III, Isaiah Allen 274
Johnson, Francis ("Frank") 287
Jones, S, William LaRue 296
Lee, Everett Astor 301
León (Ferrari), Tania (Justina) 314
Lewis, Henry 321
Loving, Walter Howard 332
Lunceford, James Melvin ("Jimmie") 341
Lundy, (Georgianne) Anne 346
Mabrey, Marsha Eve 353
Moore, Kermit Diton 358
Morgan, Michael DeVard 363
Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor 378
Porter, Karl Hampton 384
Roberts, Kay George 390
Robertson, Jon 405
Simmons, Calvin 411
Smith, André Raphel 419
Smith, Kirk Edward 427
Thompson, Leon Everette 433
Vodery (Vodrey), Will(iam) Henry Bennett 441
Waters, Willie Anthony 446
Webb, William Henry ("Chick") 456
Wilkins, Thomas Alphonso 461
Williams, Julius Penson 468
Wilson, Warren George 476
Page vii
Part IV: More Conductor Profiles 481
Adams, Alton Augustus 483
Anderson, Edward Gilbert 483
Anderson, Hallie 483
Anderson, Joseph G. 484
Austin, Lovie 484
Baker, David N. 485
Brown, Joyce 485
Brymn, James ("Tim") 486
Byrd, George 486
Carter, Bennett ("Benny") Lester 486
Carter, Consuella 487
Cobbs, Paul Elliott 488
Craig, Walter F. 488
Deburque, Jacques Constantin 489
Dédé, Edmond 489
DePaur, Leonard 489
Dyett, Walter Henri 491
Ellington, Mercer Kennedy 491
Elliott, Anthony 492
English, Wendell 492