User:Cellolizardschool/Margaret Rosezarian Harris

Family[edit]
Her mother was a dressmaker in Philadelphia when Harris went to Philadelphia to go to Curtis. Her father didn't come to Philadelphia, and he stayed in Chicago. Harris and her mother visited him. Her parents were named Dewey and Clara.

Career[edit]
She passed away on March 7th. In one of the Hollywood Bowl Concerts, she conducted the orchestra. In 16 different cities she has conducted orchestras. The Pennsylvania Academy of Music is one of the places she worked, and she was associate dean there. She worked with Ruby Dee, who was an actress. She spent six weeks when she want to Uzbekistan. She has been a host of a radio show. Her audition for a Schepp Scholarship was in 1964. At colleges, she has been a lecturer.

Quotes[edit]
" 'When people get to know me,' she said, 'they understand that, deep down, I don't really represent a race or a sex. Not significantly, anyhow. I just represent me.' "

" 'Women must keep applying themselves and be persistent, no matter how many refusals they receive,' says Harris. 'Now, I must pass that torch on..' "

Compositions[edit]
"Concerto No.1". The instrumentation is for piano and orchestra.

"Concerto No.2". The year for the piece is 1971, and the instrumentation is for "piano, electric bass, drums, orchestra".

"Introspections" The year for the piece is 1993 and the instrumentation is for violin and orchestra.

Bibliography[edit]
“25 YEARS AGO the Files of the CALL & POST Subheading; Negro Players Make World Series History.” Black Studies Center, Cleveland Call and Post (Oct 14, 1972) P.2B, Col.3, bsc.chadwyck.com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/search/displayRecordbyId.do?area=cdef. Oct 14, 1972http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:bsc:&rft_dat=xri:bsc:rec:newspaper:HNP_84296_19721014_0129 Copyright © 2004-2020 ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

"Black firsts: 4,000 ground-breaking and pioneering events". Choice Reviews Online. 40 (11): 40–6129-40-6129. 2003-07-01. doi:10.5860/choice.40-6129. ISSN 0009-4978.

Brass Music of Black Composers: A Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1996. ISBN 978-0-313-29826-4.

"Brass music of black composers: a bibliography". Choice Reviews Online. 34 (06): 34–3087-34-3087. 1997-02-01. doi:10.5860/choice.34-3087. ISSN 0009-4978.

“Chicago Girl To Play With Symphony Orchestra Subhead: Margaret Harris Set For 2 Performances.” Black Studies Center, Chicago Defender (Nov 14, 1953) P.8, Col.1, bsc.chadwyck.com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/search/displayfulltext.do?SearchEngine=Opentext.Nov 14, 1953 Section: Billikenhttp://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:bsc:&rft_dat=xri:bsc:rec:newspaper:HNP_68419_19531114_0129 Copyright © 2004-2020 ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

"Drama, Dramatists, and Theater." Black Firsts, edited by Jessie Carney Smith, Visible Ink Press, 3rd edition, 2013. Credo Reference, https://login.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/blackfirsts/drama_dramatists_and_theater/0?institutionId=1154. Accessed 07 Dec. 2020.

"Margaret Rosezarian Harris, Musician and Educator, 56."ProQuest, Mar 22, 2000, https://www-proquest-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/blogs,-podcasts,-websites/margaret-rosezarian-harris-musician-educator-56/docview/2233653348/se-2?accountid=13567.

Oliver, Myrna. “Margaret R. Harris; Pianist, Pioneering Conductor.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2000, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-23-mn-11896-story.html.

Person. “Margaret Rosezarian Harris.” SFGATE, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 July 2018, www.sfgate.com/news/article/Margaret-Rosezarian-Harris-2793438.php.

Tommasini, Anthony. "MARGARET ROSEZARIAN HARRIS CONDUCTED MAJOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS: [REGION EDITION]." Pittsburgh Post - Gazette, Mar 26, 2000, pp. E-5. ProQuest, https://search-proquest-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/newspapers/margaret-rosezarian-harris-conducted-major/docview/392086662/se-2?accountid=13567.

"Women's Activism NYC". www.womensactivism.nyc. Retrieved 2020-12-03.