Margaret Bonds graduated from Northwestern University with two degrees in music. She started her own music school, and a chamber orchestra that focused on the music of other African-American composers. She is best know for her work with the poet Langston Hughes, setting many of his poems to music. Near the end of her life she composed "Credo" for orchestra and chorus which was performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1972. Here are some examples of her music:
Troubled Waters
The Negro Speaks Of Rivers (Poetry of Langston Hughes)
The Bells
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