Conductor Charles Dean Dixon was the first major African-American orchestral conductor in American classical music. As a young man he was not only talented but innovative, creating new ensembles that brought classical music closer to the communities it served. His efforts on the podium won critical praise and even the support of the First Lady of the United States. In spite of these successes, he was unable to land a position as music director of an American orchestra, and, like African-American musicians in other genres, he found a more appreciative market for his talent in Europe than he could at home. Dixon often said that early in his career he was known as "the Negro conductor Dean Dixon" (to use the wording of the time), then as "the American conductor Dean Dixon," but he was proudest when he was simply described as "the conductor Dean Dixon." / Born: January 10, 1915, Harlem, New York, NY Died: November 3, 1976, Zug, Switzerland Genre: Classical Albums: Mendelssohn: Le songe d'une nuit d'été, extraits (Mono Version), More Education: DeWitt Clinton High School, Columbia University, The Juilliard School Record labels: Naxos, BNF Collection, Ina, musique(s) . . . . . #art #arts #artist #black #american #africanamerican #music #musician #negro #charlesdixon #conductor #history #blackhistory #musichistory #americanhistory #today #todayinhistory #dewittclintonhighschool #julliard #columbiauniversity #classical #classicalmusic #inspiration #harlem #orchestra #westindian #naxos #philharmonic #symphony #mendelssohn https://www.instagram.com/p/B7KWrwuFozP/?igshid=10igd4n20rtut
