On Sept 22, 2012 MusicUNTOLD, KUSC Classical Radio and the Colburn Foundation presented a concert celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION at the AT&T Center Theatre downtown Los Angeles. The concert included solo and duet performances by violinist Sanford Allen (who became the 1st African American violinist hired by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 1962) and Los Angeles violist Nokuthula Endo Ngwenyama.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic presented the Los Angeles premiere of Nokuthula Endo Ngwenyama’s “PRIMAL MESSAGE” Dec 3, 4, 5 at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Dale Breidenthal has been a violinist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra for over 37 years and a long time friend of Nokuthula Endo Ngwenyama. See Dec 5 pic of violinist Breidenthal with me following the concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Some reports indicate less than 2% of musicians in American orchestras are African American.
Strength in Diversity: Minorities in US Orchestras https://www.thestrad.com/strength-in-diversity-minorities-in-us-orchestras/13109.article
