Mezzo-Soprano J’Nai Bridges will sing the role of Nefertiti in Philip Glass’s Akhnaten

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Mezzo-Soprano J’Nai Bridges will sing the role of Nefertiti  in Philip Glass’s Akhnaten during FREE Met Opera Live stream Saturday June 20, 2020, 7:30 EDT. The performance will be available on demand for 23 hours on the Met website. The actual performance was recorded November 23, 2019.  See picture of J’Nai Bridges and listen to Met interview https://metopera.org/discover/video/?videoName=jnai-bridges-on-akhnaten&videoId=6109192310001.

Pianist Lara Downes

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    MusicUNTOLD and Long Beach Public Library presented pianist Lara Downes in recital commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billie Holiday at the Long Beach Main Library-Main Library Auditorium on March 7, 2015. . Please see https://africlassical.blogspot.com/2015/02/long-beach-public-library-musicuntold.html. See pictures 1 Lara with Library staff and MusicUNTOLD volunteers, pic 2 Lara signing CD’s June…

JUNETEENTH UNTOLD story

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  Wikipedia: Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger led thousands of federal troops to Galveston, Texas to announce that the Civil War had ended, and slaves had been freed. On June 17, 2004 I shared the UNTOLD Story…

Composer Shelley Washington – Amplifying Voices Program

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New York, NY – New Music USA announces six composers who have been co-commissioned to write new orchestral works through its Amplifying Voices Program, supported by the Sphinx Venture Fund. Composers Valerie Coleman, Juan Pablo Contreras, Tania León, Brian Raphael Nabors, Tyshawn Sorey, and Shelley Washington will each write new works to be premiered during the 2021-22 season and performed by a total of at least…

History of “We Shall Overcome”

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  In April 1960, 126 young civil-rights activists joined together in Raleigh, N.C., for the founding of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, better known as SNCC and sang “We Shall Overcome”. The song probably dates back to antebellum days, when slaves worked in fields making America great. Songs of slaves had roots in African songs…

Report from ‘Future of Sports and Mass Gatherings post-COVID19’ conference

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  June 4, 2020, I witnessed via zoom conferencing, ‘Future of Sports and Mass Gatherings post-COVID19′ moderated by Ido Aharoni: Global Ambassador, Maccabi World Union, from Jerusalem. The expert panel discussed possible scenarios for the resumption of global sporting activities. Donna Orender: Former president of WNBA, CEO of Orender Unlimited, Senior Vice President of PGA, Maccabi USA Officer, Maccabi alumna. Larry Scott: Commissioner, PAC 12 Collegiate Conference, Maccabi…