ShawnCarterPeterson

Mr Ripp in Disney’s Pretty Freekin Scary, Dax in Pitch Perfect 2 actor, singer, director, producer doing it and doing it and doing it well~

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

A thread about the most extraordinary man you've never heard of.
His name was Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. I've spent years trying to figure out how to tell his story. This is where I'm going to do it.

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

November 2024, while I was working in London, I made an appointment at the National Portrait Gallery Archives to see the Mather Brown portrait of Joseph Bologne. The original portrait has been lost to history but they had a print.

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

This month I'm going to write honestly about this project — the work, the research, the process. In real time, from the inside.

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He’s been in my research and in my imagination. That’s why it’s him. And the music is coming.
#JosephBologne #ChevalierDeSaintGeorges #ClassicalMusic #PlayingTheChevalier

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

Someone asked me why I’m so determined to tell the story of Joseph Bologne specifically, when there are so many forgotten historical figures.

The honest answer: because of what I do.

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

Approaching his work as a pianist means finding your way into music not written for your instrument. That process — of working to belong in a space not originally designed for you — feels like exactly the right relationship to have with his story.

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

If you've never heard his name before — welcome. You're exactly who I'm talking to. Follow along. More very soon.
#JosephBologne #ChevalierDeSaintGeorges #BlackHistory

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

A thread about the most extraordinary man you've never heard of.
His name was Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. I've spent years trying to figure out how to tell his story. This is where I'm going to do it.

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

I am an actor, a classical pianist, and a screenwriter. I have been learning his music, researching his world, and writing his story.

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

This man was Mozart’s contemporary.

A better fencer than anyone alive.

A virtuoso violinist.

Conductor of the city’s greatest orchestra.

And then history forgot him.

I’m going to change that.

More soon.

[ShawnCarterPeterson @ShawnTheMaestro]

Ayeee!!! Gotta Keep It Tight and Right!!

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This is the kind of video that makes us hit replay. Check out @ShawnTheMaestro and we promise you will say bravo!

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[Man Labs @ManLabsSkincare]

This is the kind of video that makes us hit replay. Check out @ShawnTheMaestro and we promise you will say bravo!

#SkincareForMen #skincaretruths #skincarelovers