Washington National Opera – “Blue”
In a discussion about opera with Latesha Smith, community engagement officer at Spoleto USA, she shared information about “BLUE” and I am looking forward to post pandemic rescheduling of “BLUE”.
Transition of conductor Michael Morgan, Oakland Symphony
Transition of conductor Michael Morgan, Oakland Symphony https://www.ktvu.com/news/longtime-music-director-of-oakland-symphony-dies
8-12-21 reunion with cousin Julienne Malveaux at Hollywood Bowl
8-12-21 reunion with cousin Julienne Malveaux at Hollywood Bowl. Dr. Malveaux relocated to Los Angeles from New York for a new position at California State University Los Angeles-Dean of Ethnic Studies. However, she loves beaches and has not visited Long Beach to date. Maestro Dudamel and the LA Phil opened with living African American composer…
Margaret Bonds’s THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS
Michael Cooper shared this NEW VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE of Margaret Bonds’s gorgeous SATB/piano arrangement of THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS sung by the USC Thornton Chamber Singers, conducted by Jo-Michael Scheibe, with Sky Lee, collaborative pianist.
About The No One’s Rose
About The No One’s Rose Music, poetry, dance and theatre combine in The No One’s Rose—a new, multifaceted, genre-defying piece. PBO, in partnership with the American Modern Opera Company and Stanford Live, is heartened to bring this life-affirming work to the stage after more than six years in the making and a reschedule from its…
2021 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games
The health controversy surrounding the July 23, continues as the USA Olympic trials are in progress. The 1980 Summer Olympic Games faced a very different controversy that led to the United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow. Please see https://africlassical.blogspot.com/2012/04/john-malveaux-music-and-1980-olympics.html Composer Roy Harris was inducted into the American Academy and Institute…
Juneteenth Worldwide /Albinism Awareness Concert REVISIT
Juneteenth Worldwide /Albinism Awareness Concert June 15, 2010 at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center-Terrace Theater featured Salif Keita, “The Golden Voice of Africa”. Salif Keita of Mali, Africa made his first major U.S. breakthrough with “Tomorrow” and “Papa,” songs prominently featured on the original sound track for the 2001 motion picture, “Ali,” starring Will…
Cincinnati Opera Summer
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June 19, 2011 JUNETEENTH Celebration featured a recital by Mezzo-Soprano Denyce Graves
The June 19, 2011 JUNETEENTH Celebration presented by Long Beach Central Area Association/MusicUNTOLD at Long Beach Performing Arts Center featured a recital by Mezzo-Soprano Denyce Graves with collaborator Laura Ward. See https://musicuntold.com/index.php/juneteenth-worldwide-concert-2011/. KABC Leo Stallworth was host and recognized as 2011 JUNETEENTH Father of The Year. Please see Denyce Graves and Laura Ward perform…
Margaret Bonds’s Montgomery Variations (1964)
Margaret Bonds’s Montgomery Variations (1964) will be performed by Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic July 15, 2021 https://cooperm55.wixsite.com/jmc3/post/meanwhile-in-l-a?fbclid=IwAR1kMXIg9XcU5mLj4-ieOE0bJAZMSzY79JTSYw9hWMnEy_h6fRMbobj-O6g