Albert Mando Explained

Albert Francis Mando (June 18, 1846 - October 10, 1912) was a musician in the United States. He was a composer, conductor, and educator.^{[1] [2]} The New York Age profiled him in 1907.

Mando was born June 18, 1846, in Schaghticoke, New York, and lived there until he was nine years old when he moved with his family to Lansingburgh. He came to New York in 1868 where he studied violin under John Thomas Douglass and various other musical disciplines under various teachers. Over the years, he authored several musical compositions and conducted concerts in several large cities.^{[3] [4]}

In 1883 he founded the Mando Mozart Conservatory of Music located in New York City, a classical music school for African Americans.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Albert Francis Mando (1846-1912) composer, conductor, and instructor of music. Lansingburgh Historical Society.
2. News: March 28, 1903 . The Greatest Conductor of the Negro Race . 3 . . Newspapers.com.
3. News: August 8, 1907 . Albert F. Mando: America's Most Noted Musical Artist, Instructor and Composer . 2 . . Newspapers.com.
4. News: October 7, 1912 . Prof. Mando Dead . 1 . The New York Age . Newspapers.com.
5. News: October 10, 1910 . The Mando Recitals . 7 . . Newspapers.com.