Natalie Hinderas
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Biography
Natalie Leota Henderson Hinderas (born 1927) was an American classical pianist and composer from Oberlin, Ohio. Hinderas earned a degree from Oberlin Conservatory at age 18 before completing post-graduate work at the Juilliard School of Music and the Philadelphia Conservatory. In 1954, Hinderas made her debut at Town Hall and subsequently toured Europe, Africa, and Asia. She signed a contract with NBC in the mid-1950s to perform recitals and variety shows. In 1971, Hinderas became the first Black musician to perform a subscription concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra. She promoted works by Black composers, including William Grant Still and George Walker, and recorded the album Piano Music by African-American Composers (1971). Hinderas served as a professor at Temple University and Howard University. She received an honorary doctorate from Swarthmore College. Hinderas died on July 22, 1987.
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- Three Visions: II. Summerland
- Three Visions: I. Dark Horseman
- Easter Monday Swagger, Scherzino
- In the Bottoms: V. Dance
- Scuppernong: III. Visitor From Town
- Scuppernong: II. Ring Game
- Scuppernong: I. At a Certain Church
- Three Visions: III. Radiant Pinnacle
- Engrams'
- Sonata no. 1: III. Allegro con brio
- Sonata no. 1: II. Theme & Variations
- Sonata no. 1: I. Allegro energico
- Piano Piece for Piano and Electronic Sound
- Evocation
- Sound-Gone
- In the Bottoms: IV. Barcarolle
- In the Bottoms: III. Honey
- In the Bottoms: II. His Song
- Evocation for piano by Natalie Hinderas
- In the Bottoms: I. Prelude
