Saturday, November 29, 2008

Updates on FESAAM 2009, An African Chorus and ICMAD Artists Collaboration Feb. 12-15, 2009

Today we received an update from Dr. Fred Onovwerosuoke on the 2009 Festival of African and African American Music (FESAAM 2009): Following are a few FESAAM 2009 updates. As usual you may look up other useful information of the FESAAM 2009 official website at http://fesaam.org Please share and forward widely. See you in Louie!
Orchestra Repertoire:

  1. Anxiety” for Symphony Orchestra by Lettie Beckon Alston

  2. Exodus” for String Orchestra by Jean Rudy Perrault

  3. Song of Harriet Tubman” for Soprano & Orchestra by Nkeiru Okoye

  4. Suite No. 3 for Orchestra” by Fred Onovwerosuoke

  5. Voices Shouting Out” for Symphony Orchestra by Nkeiru Okoye

  6. Tribute to Great African Composers” for Orchestra, Soprano, SATB Choir and Dancers.
    Fred Onovwerosuoke orchestration of J.H. Kwabena Nketia, Ephraim Amu, Ikoli Harcourt-Whyte, Dafuri Lamentations, South Africa Protest Chants, Fon Prayer Chants, and Mandinka Griot Praise Chants!

200-Voice FESAAM 2009 Mass Choir: The FESAAM 2009 Mass Choir is comprised of the Kirkwood Community College Concert Choir (Cedar Rapids, IA), Jazz Transit (Cedar Rapids, IA), St. Louis Children’s Choir (St. Louis, MO), University City High Concert Choir (St Louis, MO), Winneba Youth Choir of Ghana

Special Guest Roster:
Oboist Althea Ifeka (UK)
Pianist Silvia Belfiore (Italy) 
Pianist William Chapman-Nyaho (Renton, WA)
Pianist Susanne Garcia (Lafayette, LA)
Pianist Darryl Hollister (Boston, MA)
Pianist Laura Garritson (Elsah, IL)
Nyaho-Garcia Piano Duo (Seattle, WA) 
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine, (Chicago, IL)
Flutist Wendy Hymes (New Orleans, LA)
Flutist/Pianist Marie Jureit, (Stewart, FL)
Harpist Rashida Black (Chicago, IL)
Soprano Marie Hadley Robinson (Newark, DE)
Soprano Dawn Padmore (New York, NY)
Equinox Chamber Players (St. Louis, MO)  
Conductor Marlon Daniel (New York)
Jazz Transit A Cappella (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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