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Piano Inspires Podcast: 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question The Frances Clark Center recognizes Barbara Fast, Susanna Garcia, Gary Ingle, William Chapman Nyaho, and Craig Sale as recipients of the 2025 Frances Clark Center Lifetime Achievement Award. Each of these recipients exemplifies outstanding dedication to the field...

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The Distinctive Voice of Thomas H. Kerr

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We would like to thank Susanna Garcia for this article about composer Thomas H. Kerr. To learn more and purchase Thomas H. Kerr Jr.’s Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel?: Concert Scherzo for Two Pianos, Four Hands, click...

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The Distinctive Voice of Thomas H. Kerr

Spring 2025; Vol. 17, No. 1

Thomas Henderson Kerr Jr. (January 3, 1915–August 26, 1988) was an American classical pianist, organist, teacher, and composer. His works were performed by some of the leading African American artists of his era and his spiritual arrangements were performed and recorded by Kathleen Battle and...

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Publication Project: Piano Works of Thomas H. Kerr Jr.

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question We hope you enjoy learning about one of the publication projects of the Frances Clark Center—publishing piano works of Thomas H. Kerr Jr. Please join us for our Publications Launch Party with Susanna Garcia and William Chapman...

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Piano Inspires Podcast: Susanna Garcia

Discovery homeSign up for email updatessubmit a question To celebrate the latest episode of Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Susanna Garcia we are sharing an excerpted transcript of her conversation with Luis Sanchez. Want to learn more about Garcia? Check out the latest installment of the...

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