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JUDGEMENT DAY:

JUDGEMENT DAY:

JUDGEMENT DAY:

John Michael Cooper

Mar 11, 20224 min read

THE CREDO OF MARGARET BONDS AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MUSIC PUBLISHING

THE CREDO OF MARGARET BONDS AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MUSIC PUBLISHING

THE CREDO OF MARGARET BONDS AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MUSIC PUBLISHING

John Michael Cooper

Mar 9, 20223 min read

THE CREDO SOUNDS AGAIN

THE CREDO SOUNDS AGAIN

THE CREDO SOUNDS AGAIN

John Michael Cooper

Feb 18, 20224 min read

SINCE 1973

SINCE 1973

SINCE 1973

John Michael Cooper

Feb 12, 20223 min read

CELEBRATING A FLORENCE PRICE COMPOSITION THAT DIDN’T WIN

CELEBRATING A FLORENCE PRICE COMPOSITION THAT DIDN’T WIN

CELEBRATING A FLORENCE PRICE COMPOSITION THAT DIDN’T WIN

John Michael Cooper

Feb 4, 20224 min read

MARGARET BONDS’S "TROUBLED WATER" IN HER ARRANGEMENT FOR CELLO AND PIANO

MARGARET BONDS’S "TROUBLED WATER" IN HER ARRANGEMENT FOR CELLO AND PIANO

MARGARET BONDS’S "TROUBLED WATER" IN HER ARRANGEMENT FOR CELLO AND PIANO

John Michael Cooper

Jan 27, 20222 min read

LAMENT AND BENEDICTION

LAMENT AND BENEDICTION

LAMENT AND BENEDICTION

John Michael Cooper

Jan 22, 20224 min read

A CLASSICAL BENEFIT RECITAL FEATURING “NEW” MUSIC BY FLORENCE B. PRICE

A CLASSICAL BENEFIT RECITAL FEATURING “NEW” MUSIC BY FLORENCE B. PRICE

A CLASSICAL BENEFIT RECITAL FEATURING “NEW” MUSIC BY FLORENCE B. PRICE

John Michael Cooper

Jan 15, 20222 min read

THE VIOLIN AS STORYTELLER

THE VIOLIN AS STORYTELLER

THE VIOLIN AS STORYTELLER

John Michael Cooper

Jan 13, 20225 min read

THE FIRST LIVE RECORDING OF AN AFRO-MODERNIST “COTTON DANCE” (ca. 1940) BY FLORENCE B. PRICE

THE FIRST LIVE RECORDING OF AN AFRO-MODERNIST “COTTON DANCE” (ca. 1940) BY FLORENCE B. PRICE

THE FIRST LIVE RECORDING OF AN AFRO-MODERNIST “COTTON DANCE” (ca. 1940) BY FLORENCE B. PRICE

John Michael Cooper

Jan 2, 20222 min read

A MOST AUGUST OCCASION

A MOST AUGUST OCCASION

A MOST AUGUST OCCASION

John Michael Cooper

Dec 27, 20217 min read

“THE THREE WISE MEN”:

“THE THREE WISE MEN”:

“THE THREE WISE MEN”:

John Michael Cooper

Dec 16, 20215 min read

TWO POSTHUMOUS REVIVALS OF MARGARET BONDS AND LANGSTON HUGHES: AFRICAN DANCE (Danse africaine)

TWO POSTHUMOUS REVIVALS OF MARGARET BONDS AND LANGSTON HUGHES: AFRICAN DANCE (Danse africaine)

TWO POSTHUMOUS REVIVALS OF MARGARET BONDS AND LANGSTON HUGHES: AFRICAN DANCE (Danse africaine)

John Michael Cooper

Dec 13, 20212 min read

A MARGARET BONDS CHRISTMAS -- NORTH AND SOUTH, EAST AND WEST

A MARGARET BONDS CHRISTMAS -- NORTH AND SOUTH, EAST AND WEST

A MARGARET BONDS CHRISTMAS -- NORTH AND SOUTH, EAST AND WEST

John Michael Cooper

Dec 10, 20215 min read

ARE WOMEN PEOPLE?

ARE WOMEN PEOPLE?

ARE WOMEN PEOPLE?

John Michael Cooper

Dec 8, 20216 min read

OUR PROMISES TO THE WORLD

OUR PROMISES TO THE WORLD

OUR PROMISES TO THE WORLD

John Michael Cooper

Dec 3, 20212 min read

A(NOTHER) MARGARET BONDS PREMIERE:

A(NOTHER) MARGARET BONDS PREMIERE:

A(NOTHER) MARGARET BONDS PREMIERE:

John Michael Cooper

Nov 8, 20214 min read

THE PROGRAM OF THE MONTGOMERY VARIATIONS

THE PROGRAM OF THE MONTGOMERY VARIATIONS

THE PROGRAM OF THE MONTGOMERY VARIATIONS

John Michael Cooper

Oct 15, 20212 min read

MARGARET BONDS’S SENIOR RECITAL (1933)

MARGARET BONDS’S SENIOR RECITAL (1933)

MARGARET BONDS’S SENIOR RECITAL (1933)

John Michael Cooper

Sep 20, 20214 min read

Kindred Spirits, Part 2: A Bonds-Millay Song Cycle

Kindred Spirits, Part 2: A Bonds-Millay Song Cycle

Kindred Spirits, Part 2: A Bonds-Millay Song Cycle

John Michael Cooper

Sep 15, 20215 min read

Margaret Bonds, her press release, with a note to Langston Hughes

Margaret Bonds, her press release, with a note to Langston Hughes

DISINVITED, REINVITED

John Michael Cooper

Apr 156 min read

KALEIDOSCOPE

KALEIDOSCOPE

KALEIDOSCOPE

John Michael Cooper

Apr 107 min read

On the publication of four previously unknown compositions by Margaret Bonds and the first book-length biography of her.

On the publication of four previously unknown compositions by Margaret Bonds and the first book-length biography of her.

FIVE YEARS AND THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS

John Michael Cooper

Mar 1710 min read

On Margaret Bonds's "Note on Commercial Theater" (text by Hughes) and the challenge it poses for Women's History Month, 2025

On Margaret Bonds's "Note on Commercial Theater" (text by Hughes) and the challenge it poses for Women's History Month, 2025

“Another Message from the Gods to Man via MARGARET BONDS”:

John Michael Cooper

Mar 411 min read

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