{"id":280,"date":"2012-04-15T03:13:24","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T03:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/testServer\/?p=280"},"modified":"2021-09-03T21:02:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T21:02:01","slug":"150th-anniversary-emancipation-proclamation-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/150th-anniversary-emancipation-proclamation-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"150th Anniversary Emancipation Proclamation Concert &#8211; September 22, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a title=\"MusicUNTOLD.com\" href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-827\" title=\"150th Anniversary EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION Concert.\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2012FreedomConcert1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2012FreedomConcert1.jpg 598w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2012FreedomConcert1-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><br \/>\nMusicUNTOLD<\/a> , <a title=\"Classical KUSC.org | fm 91.5\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kusc.org\/\">KUSC Classical Radio 91.5 FM<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colburnfoundation.org\/\">The Colburn Foundation<\/a> present<br \/>\n<strong>150th Anniversary EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION Concert<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/249635\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/g\/6\/BPT_buy_tickets_large.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"182px\" height=\"92px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>AT&amp;T Center Theatre\/Auditorium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>September 22, 2012<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 1139 South Hill St.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Los Angeles, Ca. 90015<a name=\"1\"><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Pre-Concert Lecture: 6:30pm | Concert 7:30pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">VIP and media request:<\/span> <strong><a href=\"mailto:jmalveaux@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">jmalveaux@gmail.com<\/a> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">or (562) 436-4352<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5x8Flyer071012.pdf\">Download Flyer<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scheduled performers for this historic concert include:<\/strong><br \/>\nTenor George Shirley<br \/>\nBaritone Donnie Ray Albert<br \/>\nSoprano Latonia Moore<br \/>\nViolinist Sanford Allen<br \/>\nViolist Nokuthula Ngwenyama<br \/>\nPianist Althea Waites<br \/>\nComposer-Pianist Richard Thompson<br \/>\nSoprano\u00a0 Jammieca Mott<br \/>\nPianist Polli Chambers-Salazar<br \/>\nViolinist Annelle Gregory<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scroll down the page for artist biographies.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the featured artists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/EmancipationProclamation.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Emancipation Proclamation document<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Meet the <strong>150th Anniversary EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION Concert<\/strong> Artists<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"top\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/George.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-802 size-full\" title=\"George Shirley\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/George.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/George.jpg 250w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/George-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tenor George Shirley<\/strong> <\/a><br \/>\nGeorge Shirley is in demand nationally and internationally as performer, teacher and lecturer. He has won international acclaim for his performances in the world&#8217;s great opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera (New York), Royal Opera (Covent Garden, London), Deutsche Oper (Berlin), T\u00e9atro Col\u00f3n (Buenos Aires), Netherlands Opera (Amsterdam), L&#8217;Op\u00e9ra de Monte Carlo, New York City Opera, Scottish Opera (Glasgow), Chicago Lyric Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington Opera (Kennedy Center), Michigan Opera Theater, Glyndebourne Festival, and Santa Fe Opera.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/HS12819-038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-803 size-full\" title=\"Donnie Ray Albert\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/HS12819-038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/HS12819-038.jpg 250w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/HS12819-038-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Baritone Donnie Ray Albert<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nUpon graduating with Master of Music Degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, Mr. Albert began his operatic and concert career in the summer of 1975 with Houston Grand Opera as Parson Alltalk in TREEMONISHA. Mr. Albert would subsequently go on to perform in ten HGO productions including the award winning tours of PORGY AND BESS and SHOWBOAT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PUBLICITY-PHOTO-credit-Dallas-Kilponen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-795 size-full\" title=\"Latonia Moore PHOTO credit Dallas Kilponen\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PUBLICITY-PHOTO-credit-Dallas-Kilponen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PUBLICITY-PHOTO-credit-Dallas-Kilponen.jpg 250w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PUBLICITY-PHOTO-credit-Dallas-Kilponen-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Soprano Latonia Moore<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLatonia Moore made an 11<sup>th<\/sup>hour surprise debut at The Metropolitan Opera March 3, 2012 as Aida. Her performance was broadcast live on radio and thunderously received by the public and the media. The New York Times wrote: \u201cshe received an ecstatic ovation\u2026her voice was radiant, plush and sizable at its best, with gleaming top notes that broke through the chorus and orchestra during the crowd scenes\u2026Moore has enormous potential\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAllen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-427 size-full\" title=\"SAllen\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/SAllen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Violinist Sanford Allen<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSanford Allen was appointed Director of the Clarion Concerts in Columbia County&#8217;s Leaf Peeper Series after the death of its founder Newell Jenkins. Mr. Allen started his study of the violin at the age of seven and entered the Juilliard School of Music at age ten, continuing at the Mannes College of Music under Mme. Vera Fonaroff. In 1962 he became the first black musician ever to become a regular member of the New York Philharmonic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Violinist Sanford Allen\" href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Darla-040.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-800 size-full\" title=\"Nokuthula Ngwenyama Darla 040\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Darla-040.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Darla-040.jpg 250w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Darla-040-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nRecently featured as a &#8220;Face to Watch&#8221; in the Los Angeles Times. Nokuthula Ngwenyama&#8217;s performances as orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician garner great attention. Gramophone proclaimed Ms. Ngwenyama&#8217;s playing as providing &#8220;solidly shaped music of bold, mesmerizing character,&#8221; and the Washington Post described her as playing &#8220;with dazzling technique in the virtuoso fast movements and deep expressiveness in the slow movements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Violaist Nokuthula Ngwenyama\" href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=364#5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/waites150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-391\" title=\"waites150\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/waites150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Pianist Althea Waites<\/strong><br \/>\nAlthea Waites\u00a0has been acclaimed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a brilliant soloist, chamber musician and collaborative artist. In addition to performing on many of the world\u2019s prestigious concert stages, she has also appeared in recital at major festivals such as Aspen, Tanglewood, the Yale Summer Festival and the Idyllwild Arts Festival. Praised by the Los Angeles Times\u00a0for \u201cprofound musicality and superb technique\u201d, Ms. Waites has a distinguished history of performing new music by American composers and has received several honors and commendations for her work. <a title=\"Pianist Althea Waites\" href=\"http:\/\/altheawaites.com\/\">Visit website<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/rthompson150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-393\" title=\"rthompson150\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/rthompson150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Composer-Pianist Richard Thompson<\/strong><br \/>\nRichard Thompson is a performer and composer whose work resists a single stylistic category. His compositions combine European and African-American styles, so that the formal structures of European classical music develop ideas, which are essentially jazz in nature. Originally from Aberdeen, Scotland, Mr. Thompson made his debut at the Purcell Room, in the Royal Festival Hall in London. He has appeared in live broadcasts for B.B.C. Jazz and Classical Radio, Italian National Television and Radio and also given concerts at La Piccola Scala in Milan, among many others. <a title=\"Richard Thompson\" href=\"http:\/\/jazz.sdsu.edu\/faculty\/thompson\">Visit website<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mott.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-368 size-medium\" title=\"Mott\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mott-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mott-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mott.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong>Soprano Jammieca Mott<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Jammieca Denise Mott, soprano, is a graduate of Jackson State University, Southern Methodist University and received her D.M.A. from The University of North Texas.\u00a0 She has performed the roles of the Queen of the Night in <em>Die Zauberfl\u00f6te,<\/em>\u00a0Adele in\u00a0<em>Die Fledermaus<\/em>, Rosina in <em>Ghosts of Versailles<\/em>, Alceste in\u00a0<em>Alceste\u00a0<\/em>and Sandman in <em>Hansel and Gretel.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Polli-Chambers-Salazar001-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-794 size-full\" title=\"Polli Chambers-Salazar\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Polli-Chambers-Salazar001-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Polli-Chambers-Salazar001-copy.jpg 250w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Polli-Chambers-Salazar001-copy-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Pianist Polli Chambers-Salazar<br \/>\n<\/strong>Pianist Polli Chambers-Salazar has performed across the United States and Canada. Ms. Chambers-Salazar specializes in presenting classical recitals that inform and involve the audience, and originated the Classics Become Eclectic series. She has appeared on KCBS Television and KUSC Radio, and recently completed &#8220;First Flight,&#8221; a compact disc recording of solo piano music by Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Boulanger and Coleridge-Taylor. <a title=\"Pianist Polli Chambers-Salazar\" href=\"http:\/\/webpages.charter.net\/polli\/index.htm\">Visit website<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Annelle19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-799 size-full\" title=\"Annelle Gregory\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Annelle19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Annelle19.jpg 250w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Annelle19-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Violinist Annelle Gregory<br \/>\n<\/strong>Annelle Gregory is a gold medalist of the 2012 National NAACP ACT-SO competition, a laureate of the 2011 National Sphinx String Competition and has received scholarship awards from the League of Allied Arts and the Musical Merit Foundation. In 2010, as part of a national tour, Annelle performed at Carnegie Hall as a member of the Sphinx Virtuosi, a 20-piece string ensemble. <a title=\"annelleviolin.com\" href=\"http:\/\/annelleviolin.com\">Visit Website<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MusicUNTOLD , KUSC Classical Radio 91.5 FM and The Colburn Foundation present 150th Anniversary EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION Concert AT&amp;T Center Theatre\/Auditorium September 22, 2012 1139 South Hill St. Los Angeles, Ca. 90015 Pre-Concert Lecture: 6:30pm | Concert 7:30pm VIP and media request: jmalveaux@gmail.com or (562) 436-4352 Download Flyer\u00a0 Scheduled performers for this historic concert include: Tenor&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":486,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,14,40],"tags":[138,140,145,144,147,141,146,139,148,142,143],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2012-projects","category-emancipation-proclamation-concert","category-event-performance","tag-150th-anniversary-emancipation-proclamation-concert","tag-baritone-donnie-ray-albert","tag-composer-pianist-richard-thompson","tag-pianist-althea-waites","tag-pianist-polli-chambers-salazar","tag-soprano-latonia-moore","tag-soprano-jammieca-mott","tag-tenor-george-shirley","tag-violinist-annelle-gregory","tag-violinist-sanford-allen","tag-violist-nokuthula-ngwenyama","category-46","category-14","category-40","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17469,"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions\/17469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}