Montague Ring AKA Amanda Aldridge's First Movement, "Prayer Before Battle," from her Eastern Suite, "Four Moorish Pictures," from 1927. Performed by Siobhan O'Neil for Tufts University, Dec. 2016. Woman composer,women,woman,black,composer,montague ring,amanda aldridge,four moorish pictures,prayer before battle,siobhan o'Neil,piano … [Read more...]
The Story of Amanda Aldridge, aka “Montague Ring”
NEVER-BEFORE-RECORDED SONGS!!! And, NOTE: I refer to Amanda as "African-American and Swedish" as a quick way to describe her heritage. I'm not saying she's American or that she's not a Brit! She was very British indeed. My book, with its chapter on Amanda Ira Aldridge: https://www.valleypressuk.com/book/126/she_wrote_the_songs A story and a filmed read-through featuring Andrea … [Read more...]