{"id":11,"date":"2022-07-26T16:11:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T16:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging.francisjohnson.plainsightsound.com\/wp\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2024-02-08T21:02:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T21:02:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.staging.francisjohnson.plainsightsound.com\/wp\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b1b7c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b1b7c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea691f9\" data-id=\"ea691f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ab666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65ab666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staging.francisjohnson.plainsightsound.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HSP-Frank-Johnson_23429_ca_object_representations_media_4060_large-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-6725\" alt=\"Portrait of Frank Johnson on cover of music score\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.staging.francisjohnson.plainsightsound.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HSP-Frank-Johnson_23429_ca_object_representations_media_4060_large-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.staging.francisjohnson.plainsightsound.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HSP-Frank-Johnson_23429_ca_object_representations_media_4060_large-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Portrait of Frank Johnson. Image credit Collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91df97e\" data-id=\"91df97e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e04140 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e04140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In mid-19th-century Philadelphia, Francis \u2018Frank\u2019 Johnson was considered to be one of America\u2019s most fashionable and innovative musicians. Although relatively few know about this African American pioneer today, more recent research has centred on his performances with his band at the height of their popularity across the United States until Johnson&#8217;s death in 1844.\u00a0<\/p><p>A few years prior, in November 1837, Johnson and his band had made a trip across the Atlantic to perform in Victorian London. This was unheard of for a group of American musicians at the time, and uncovering details of their journey presents a rare opportunity to explore the experiences of a visiting group of professional African American musicians in England. This project explores Johnson&#8217;s story and &#8211; hopefully &#8211; raises many more questions about his life than it answers.<\/p><p>This research has been kindly supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/librarycompany.org\/academic-programs\/fellowships-2\/innovation-fellowships\/francis-johnson-fellowships\/#\/\">The Library Company of Philadelphia<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rma.ac.uk\/\">Royal Musical Association<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If you are interested in hearing the audio documentary that was produced alongside this research, you can find <em>Frank Johnson, Queen Victoria and the Black Brass Band (2022)<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m001cgh2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Sounds<\/a> or the main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m001cgh2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC website<\/a>. 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