MARIAN ANDERSON - 70th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

[Philly_Orchestra2]

Posted: 4/9/09 at 11:46am

This Easter marks the 70th anniversary of Marian Anderson's legendary concert at the Lincoln Memorial.

It would be nice if people of all ethnicities would take a moment to reflect on the courage, fortitude and hard work that an African-American woman brought to classical music. Others have followed, others will follow. Perhaps not as many as we would like, but we can only hope.

I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Anderson, and she was a beautiful human being. All those in the performing arts should follow her example!