African Americans in Orchestra: An Evening With Five Master Musicians In Albuquerque

[Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Members Weston Sprott, trombone, at top; Anthony McGill, clarinet, at bottom]

Press Release
African American Performing Arts Center
310 San Pedro Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 222-0777
March 24, 2008
Pamelya Herndon, Chairperson, Board of Directors; Donald A. Jordan, Executive Director

African Americans in Orchestra: An Evening With Five Master Musicians

On Thursday, April 24, 2008, the African American Performing Arts Foundation will host an evening of orchestral music featuring African American Master Musicians from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra at the African American Performing Arts Center and Exhibit Hall, 310 San Pedro, NE, Albuquerque. The program begins at 7:00 PM.

Visiting artists include Billy Ray Hunter on Trumpet, Anthony McGill on Clarinet, and Weston Sprott on Trombone, from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Shea Scruggs on Oboe, from the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; and Richard A. White on Tuba from the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. All are highly accomplished musicians and musical prodigies in their own right. To say their credentials are impressive understates their preparation and performance experiences.

The concert will benefit the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are now on sale at the African American Performing Arts Center box office. Gold Circle tickets are $75 and $100 for preferred seating and include a reception with the performers, prior to the concert. General admission tickets are $50. For more information call Don Jordan at 222-0777. This will be an unforgettable evening of music in New Mexico.

African-American Symphony Members
Anthony McGill
Weston Sprott
Billy Ray Hunter
Shea Scruggs
Richard A. White