At the College of Music, we know that music—as an integral part of our daily lives—binds people together and creates space for artistic exploration. In that spirit, the next Faculty Tuesdays recital ...

George Walker, a composer who broke barriers during a long and distinguished career, including, in 1996, becoming the first black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, died Thursday in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Recordings of Brahms, Haydn, Grieg, Nikolai Kapustin and George Walker are among recent highlights. Frank Dupree, piano; Jakob Krupp, bass; Obi Jenne, ...

The composer, whose music fused many styles with a singular voice, constantly broke new ground. He was the first African-American to win the... Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, pianist and educator ...

Northampton, MA—The Smith College Department of Music presents a series of concerts to celebrate the 100th birthday of George Walker, the critically acclaimed concert pianist and composer and the ...

George Walker, the first black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in music and once a visiting professor at the University of Colorado, has died at the age of 96. Walker died Aug. 23, and a memorial ...

January 19, 2022 • George Walker's final Piano Sonata might be short in length, but it's long on ideas, unfolding in a colorful thicket of textures and episodes.