Rejected 1950 @CurtisINstituteofMusic*NinaSimone 17 studied under *VladimirSokoloff head of accompanying but at 21 was too old to be admitted in 1954. She felt she was originally rejected for being Black. Wanted to be 1st Black classical pianist
Rejected 1950 @CurtisINstituteofMusic*NinaSimone 17 studied under *VladimirSokoloff head of accompanying but at 21 was too old to be admitted in 1954. She felt she was originally rejected for being Black. Wanted to be 1st Black classical pianist
@MidtownBarandGrill 1954 *NinaSimone (1st time in bar, for 100) told to sing or she could not stay. She got rejected @CurtisInstituteofMusic 1950 aspiring to be 1st Black classical pianist in US. She gigged here 3 summers 1954-57. 1st time singing
Valedictorian *NinaSimone grad @AllenHighSchoolforGirls@Asheville via @TryonNC scholarship funds. Summer 1950 *JulliardSchoolofMusic@Claremontand123St to prep as 1st Black classical pianist. Rejected for being Black @CurtisInstituteofMusic
*NinaSimone moved to @Philadelphia 1950 and got rejected by @CurtisInstituteofMusic for being Black she believed. She gigged @MidtownBarandGrill to pay for her piano lessons, the ow
*NinaSimone moved to @Philadelphia 1950 and got rejected by @CurtisInstituteofMusic for being Black she believed. She gigged @MidtownBarandGrill to pay for her piano lessons, the owner insisted she sing. She became *NinaSimone in 1954.
