John Malveaux tells AfriClassical that the 86-year-old African American soprano Hope Foye will help celebrate Black Music Month in a program at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the California African American Museum, located at 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles. The Museum opens at 11 a.m.; the live program begins at 1 p.m. Admission is free. Parking is at 39th and Figueroa Streets and is $6 per vehicle.
“Join us as we celebrate the voices and harmonious sounds of Black Music Month from a cappella to talented performers of R&B, Broadway and hip hop. We'll have it all! Included in the program will be students from the Culture and Language Academy of Success, spoken word artists Joshua Larnelle and Marcia Parker, soprano Hope Foye, singer Sabrina "Bri" Johnson, classical bass vocalist K.B. Solomon, duo Taniq with their band and Padre Glyn Jemmott.”
Hope Foye was 14 when she won a scholarship to the Hart School of Music, according to an article by Greg Mellen in the Press-Telegram of Long Beach, California on March 20, 2008: “After shining at the Hartt School for four years, a scout from the New York City Metropolitan Opera came to the school, purportedly to audition Foye. When the scout saw Foye was black, he refused even to look her in the eye. Foye's dream of singing for 'the Met' had been dashed.”
California African American Museum
Black Music Month Program June 1
Hope Foye
African American Soprano
86-year-old Soprano
Black Opera Singer
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