American composer Roy Harris Symphony ‘1933’ was the 1st commercially recorded symphony in the United States. Roy Harris 5th Symphony was commissioned by the Boston Symphony conductor Serge Koussevitzky, a close friend of Dmitri Shostakovich. Roy Harris dedicated his 5th Symphony to the Russian soldiers who were our allies during WWII. The work premiered Feb…
Judith Still, daughter of composer William Grant Still, shared: “I might mention that the Metropolitan Opera gave him (William Grant Still) an appointment to show them a score of TROUBLED ISLAND, but when he arrived and they saw he was the “wrong color” they left him in the outer office for four hours but would…
Soprano Latonia Moore scheduled return to Los Angeles and debut at the Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert, June 29, 2020 rests with issues surrounding the coronavirus disease. In 2012, with one days notice, Latonia Moore made her spectacular debut at the Metropolitan Opera in the leading role of Verdi’s AIDA. Latonia Moore is schedule to…
Solo and collaborative pianist James Lent is scheduled to perform solo and with violinist Annelle Kazumi Gregory during POLITICS of MUSIC concert June 29, 2020, Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pianist James Lent is Lecturer and Coordinator of Instrumental Collaborative Piano at UCLA in addition to serving as a coach and accompanist for…
Please see Metropolitan Opera soprano Latonia Moore international schedule https://prometheanartists.com/new-events-1. Latonia Moore is also scheduled to sing June 29, 2020, Los Angeles Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Ambassador Ido Aharoni serves as a global distinguished professor at New York University’s School of International Relations in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Ambassador Aharoni is a 25-year veteran of Israel’s Foreign service, a public diplomacy specialist, founder of the Brand Israel program and a well-known nation branding practitioner. Ambassador Aharoni, who served as…
Pianist Polli Chambers-Salazar is scheduled to perform ‘Summerland’ by William Grant Still during POLITICS of MUSIC concert June 29, 2020, Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. ‘Summerland’ is a popular vision of beauty in the afterlife. Polli Chamber-Salazar recorded solo piano music by Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Boulanger and Afro-European Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in her CD,…
Violinist Annelle Kazumi Gregory will perform with pianist James Lent during POLITICS of MUSIC concert scheduled June 29, 2020, the Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. Please see photo of mixed race (Japanese/African American) Annelle and mother Raiko. Also see Annelle’s latest project playing piano and violin.
Metropolitan Opera soprano Latonia Moore returns to Los Angeles and her 1st performance at the Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, June 29, 2020 is part of a fast growing 2020-21 schedule. Latonia Moore also added the part of Musetta in Puccini: La Bohème with the Philadelphia Orchestra 5-13 & 5-15-2021. More information at philorch.org
Violinist Annelle Kazumi Gregory and pianist James Lent will perform during 1st half “POLITICS of MUSIC” concert scheduled June 29, 2020 at Walt Disney Concert Hall. American violinist and violist Annelle Kazumi Gregory is a laureate of international competitions, concert soloist, and recording artist. She is 1st Prize & Audience Choice Award winner of the 2017 National Sphinx…