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Composer Kris Bowers Unpacks the Idea of ‘Black Excellence’: ‘It Exists in the Small Moments of Every Day’
24.02.2022 - 20:39 / variety.com
Kris Bowers “Black excellence” is one of those phrases that might be difficult to explain, but you know it when you see it. It almost instantly pops into my mind — often in hashtag form — when I see images of classic Black icons or beautiful Black bodies dressed to the nines and stunningly captured in photographs; everybody Black at award shows; the Obamas; or anything Beyoncé and Jay-Z do.Black excellence is a feeling.
Any time we see someone Black at the pinnacle of their field, achieving greatness, it’s a form of applause. There’s great pride in calling it out, as if to say, “That’s what we do!”I’ve had the honor of composing the scores for projects that highlight the stories of individuals who embody that feeling of Black excellence: from Aretha Franklin in “Respect” to Billie Holiday in “The United States vs.
Billie Holiday” and most recently, the young Venus and Serena Williams in “King Richard,” a story about two parents, Richard Williams and Oracene Price, who fought with everything they had to cultivate the feeling in their household. We get a small glimpse into how difficult it is to achieve and maintain that level of excellence, the potential side effects of that constant striving, and the support and love needed for that excellence to be nurtured and to thrive.
My father was similar to Richard Williams: Before I was born, he decided he wanted me to play piano, and he and my mother formulated a plan. They started by playing albums of piano music on my mom’s stomach when I was still in the womb, and as soon as I was old enough to reach a key- board, they scoured Los Angeles to find the best music teachers, institutions and environments for me to become the best musician I could possibly be.When I’ve shared
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