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Leonard Hayes plays Margaret Bonds' Troubled Water

Margaret Bonds, composer, pianist and teacher, first studied composition and piano with noted composer, Florence Price. She studied at Northwestern University and the Juilliard school. She was the first African-American to solo the Chicago symphony orchestra performing Florence Price’s Piano Concerto. As a highly successful composer, Margaret Bonds wrote for orchestra, choir chamber ensemble , piano and voice frequently collaborating with Langston Hughes. Little of her piano music was written down since she was a master improviser and played most of her works from memory. Bonds received numerous awards during her lifetime for her contributions to the music of African- Americans. Her piano music includes Spirituals Suite, Tangamerican and Fugal Dance. PianoSpheres – Explores music of our time. pianospheres.org