March 8, 2017
Korland Simmons
Praised for his ringing voice and easy stage presence, Korland Simmons is quickly making a name for himself. A social justice advocate, Korland has been actively engaged in music that speaks for those who...
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August 6, 2016
Margaret Simmons
Margaret Simmons serves as vocal coach/pianist in the SIUC School of Music. Associated with the Marjorie Lawrence Opera Theater and McLeod Summe
June 28, 2020
Carlos Simon
Carlos Simon is a native of Atlanta, Georgia whose music ranges from concert music for large and small ensembles to film scores with influences of jazz, gospel, and neo-romanticism. Simon’s latest album, MY ANCESTOR’S...
June 30, 2020
Eugene Thamon Simpson
Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, a graduate of Howard, Yale and Columbia Universities, performed widely as a concert pianist before discovering and developing his vocal gifts. As NCOIC and Choral Director of the Department of...
August 6, 2016
Alvin Singleton
Composer Alvin Singleton was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended New York University and Yale. As a Fulbright Scholar, he studied with Goffredo Pe
August 16, 2017
Karen Slack
August 6, 2016
Undine Smith Moore
b. 1904 - 1988 Undine Smith Moore began publishing relatively late in her career and belongs to that group of Black composers who had long teaching careers at Black colleges in the South. She...
August 6, 2016
Byron Smith
Byron J. Smith is a native of Los Angeles and received his degrees from California State University, Long Beach. He is an associate professor of music
August 6, 2016
Hale Smith
1925-2009 Hale Smith, free-lance composer, arranger, and teacher, received his B.M. (1950) and his M.M. (1958) from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Marcel Dick, Wark Lewis, and others. He has...
July 2, 2020
Damien Sneed
Damien Sneed is a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, producer, arranger, and arts educator whose work spans multiple genres. Sneed has worked with jazz, classical, pop, and R&B legends including the late Aretha Franklin, Wynton...