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This episode focuses on the life and work of composer Margaret Bonds, highlighting her contributions to music during the Harlem Renaissance.

In our last episode, we explored the vibrant creativity of the Harlem Renaissance. Today, we zoom in on one extraordinary composer who stood right in the center of that artistic world: Margaret Bonds. Margaret Bonds was a pianist, composer, teacher, and trailblazer whose music blended spirituals, jazz, and classical traditions into something uniquely powerful. She […]

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Host: Carly Seifert

Guest: Margaret Bonds

Topics covered

• Harlem Renaissance
• music
• composition
• spirituals
• jazz
• classical traditions

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