NBA Champions Toronto Raptors have a Nigerian President NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with The Undefeated’s William C. Rhoden about Toronto Raptors’ General Manager Masai Ujiri’s unlikely path to the NBA and his charity work in Africa. Listen Here: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/13/732480740/masai-ujiris-remarkable-journey-to-the-nba
DetailsHOW SWEET THE SOUND – Gospel in Los Angeles https://www.linktv.org/shows/artbound/los-angeless-role-in-the-rise-and-mainstreaming-of-gospel-music?mc_cid=3de408fe0b&mc_eid=bb219d9a53 Link TV – June 5, 2019 Praise and worship songs stealing the limelight at a secular music festival in Southern California might seem unthinkable, but Kanye West gave a riveting gospel-inspired performance when Coachella coincided with Easter in 2019. He rapped his hit “Jesus Walks,”…
DetailsPlease see/hear violinist Annelle Kazumi Gregory in a mini performance in San Diego! , 2 : Finals of the Musical Merit Foundation Awards performing an arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov’s . Livestream on the Musical Merit channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2r8ZNgzIdIPIl9kG03qySQ
DetailsSaturday May 25, 2019-attended 50th Anniversary Celebration of ST. ELMO VILLAGE – a place of creativity, where artists live, teach, and work The entertainment line-up included the respected Lula Washington Dance Theatre. In addition to company performances, soloist Zenmarah Duruisseau beautifully danced Swan Lake. Despite an uneven stage floor, Zenmarah was on point. Zenmarah has danced with…
DetailsMusicUNTOLD 2018 Composer of the Year is Terence Blanchard. Credits include Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective LIVE (Blue Note), Dance For A New Day (solo violin, solo cello, and string orchestra), and the music soundtrack BlacKkKlansman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As6Mei3h3Ik. Ceremony and concert date featuring Terence Blanchard & E-Collective pending. About Terence Blanchard Since top-tier jazz and multiple Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard embarked…
DetailsCellist Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun performed the world premiere of composer Primous Fountain Suite for Cello Solo at Cello Festival – National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, September 27, 2018.
DetailsOn February 18, 2018, MusicUNTOLD presented composer Michael Abels the 2017 Composer of the Year Award for the original motion picture soundtrack of “GET OUT”. The ceremony included two interviews of Michael Abels covering the film score, as well as his work as a composer of performance music. Following the interviews, the floor was…
DetailsMy motivation to attend the January 21, 2012 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD spirituals concert featuring soprano Kathleen Battle with Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers at UCLA Royce Hall was the final opportunity to hear the quintessential soprano. Ms. Battle had not performed in an opera at the Met since 1994 and was seldom seen in recital. The softness,…
DetailsComposer Michael Abels was honored February 18, 2018 as MusicUNTOLD 2017 COMPOSER OF YEAR at City of Long Beach Michelle Obama Library. Michael Abels composed the sound track for movie GET OUT (Oscar for Best Original Screenplay) The event included special gifts to Michael Abels, separate interviews of Michael Abels by MusicUNTOLD president John Malveaux…
DetailsThe City of Long Beach Public Libraries are not only a resource for information, they are a venue for education, arts and cultural programming. LBCAA/MusicUNTOLD presented a theatrical fundraiser, MULATTO DILEMMA, Juliette Fairley’s one woman show, October 25, 2009, Found Theater to benefit the Long Beach Public Libraries. “Many bi-racial people are caught in between…
DetailsJuneteenth: Celebrating The Bicentennial Of Abraham Lincoln Saturday June 13, 2009 12:00-5:00 PM Martin Luther King Jr. Park 1950 Lemon Ave., Long Beach Emcee: Leo Stallworth, ABC7 West Coast Premiere Composer Roy Harris Bicentennial Symphony MusicUNTOLD ORCHESTRA & CHORALE Joseph R. Taylor, Conductor MIGHTY MO ROGERS THE NEW BLUEZ BOBBY RODRIGUEZ LATIN JAZZ FREE ADMISSION…
DetailsMusic event programming by the Long Beach Central Area Association dramatically changed after the formation of MusicUNTOLD as event production arm of LBCAA in 2007. The previous focus was presenting so-called “Black Music” representing wholesome family entertainment with audience drawing power. Memorable performances included Kool & The Gang, Shirley Caesar, Andre Crouch, Deniece Williams, Evelyn “Champagne”…
DetailsNon-music arts & education event programming by the Long Beach Central Area Association remained basically unchanged after the formation of MusicUNTOLD as event production arm of the LBCAA in 2007. All non-music events are FREE. Here are a few samples. LBCAA presented A LEGACY OF STYLE: Works by Paul R. Williams, Architect (a lecture and slide…
DetailsThe Long Beach Central Area Association (LBCAA) was founded in 1987 as charitable 501(c)(3) unincorporated neighborhood association in the Central Area-Sixth District of Long Beach. This was spearheaded by City of Long Beach Sixth District council member Clarence Smith in 1987, principally to co-sponsor, with the City of Long Beach, the Long Beach Martin Luther…
DetailsI was blessed to attend multiple colleges on a track & field scholarship to eventually earn a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration after several interruptions to participate in the civil rights movement. I heard an interview of Marty Glickman on NPR radio. Marty Glickman was a Jewish American Olympic track athlete who was…
DetailsAs President of the Long Beach Central Area Association, I focus on presenting arts programs that develop understanding, awareness, appreciation of differences, and strengthen bonds of peoplehood. Alicia Dwyer, the daughter, of a close friend, graduated from USC School of Film and was an associate producer for the documentary Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories…
DetailsBridges between people are built on many levels. I chose the arts to embrace cultural diversity. and free expression. I am from a Catholic family of many generations. Around the middle nineties, i befriended Ido Aharoni, Consul for Communications and Public Affairs for the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles. I was already a…
DetailsThe west coast premiere and first performance of the “Bicentennial Symphony” since the 1976 premiere will be held June 13, 2009 as centerpiece of ‘Junteenth: Celebrating the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln‘.
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