Thacker Burleigh News Today

Henry Thacker Burleigh was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1866. His grandfather, who taught his grandson to sing traditional spirituals and slave songs, had been born a slave and purchased freedom for his family in 1832.

In A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, Henry David Thoreau described friendship: “They cherish each other’s hopes. They are kind to each other’s dreams.”  So much beautiful music has come to the world through the mutual encouragement of friends. In this post, we will explore some historic friendships in classical music, when great...