PHDid you know that Walter Franklin Anderson composed his D-Day Prayer Cantata, commemorating U.S. participation in World War II, at the suggestion of Eleanor Roosevelt?
Walter Franklin Anderson (1915–2003) was a professor of music, classical/jazz pianist/organist, and composer. In 1946 he was appointed as chairman of the music department at Antioch College and the first African-American professor at Antioch. He also led the music programs at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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Walter Franklin Anderson (1915–2003) was a professor of music, classical/jazz pianist/organist, and composer. In 1946 he was appointed as chairman of the music department at Antioch College and the first African-American professor at Antioch. He also led the music programs at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
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