Booker Rowe, Trailblazing Philadelphia Orchestra Violinist, Dies at 85 - The Black Chronicle

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フィラデルフィア管弦楽団初の黒人演奏家として知られるヴァイオリニスト、ブッカー・ロウ氏が7月31日に85歳で死去した。ケンタッキー州出身のロウ氏は、テンプル大学とイェール大学で学び、ナッシュビル交響楽団を経て1968年にフィラデルフィア管弦楽団へ参加。1971年に正団員となり、2020年の引退まで50年にわたり活躍した。人種的障壁を乗り越え、教育者としても貢献した。

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(AURN News) — Booker Rowe, the first Black musician to perform with The Philadelphia Orchestra, died July 31 at age 85, according to The Philadelphia Tribune. Born in Kentucky and raised in Philadelphia, Rowe began playing the violin in sixth grade and later served as concertmaster of student orchestras. He earned degrees from Temple University and Yale University, performed with the Nashville Symphony and joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1968 before becoming a full-time member in 1971. During his five-decade career, Rowe broke racial barriers, endured discrimination and performed alongside artists including Sammy Davis Jr., Isaac Hayes, Smokey Robinson and the Supremes. He retired in 2020. Rowe also taught at Tennessee State University and the Community College of Philadelphia. He rec

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