Black Academy of Music Records
Series, 5411-04
- Record Group
- 5400-00
- Dates
- 1973 – 1974
- Description
- The Black Academy of Music was established as a community orchestra in 1970 to provide residents with instruction in Black music, composition, and arranging, and to prepare talented students for music careers. SMCP refused to fund the project because it felt there was little chance the Academy could secure permanent funding. The Department of Housing and Urban Development also had a policy against funding independent entities that had no track record of management and fiscal success. However, in 1973, the City Council overruled SMCP recommendations and funded the project under the auspices of the Central Area Motivation Program. The Academy provided instruction to 385 students, supported an orchestra of 45, and performed for an estimated 20,000 residents.
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