Saturday, March 5, 2011

Wicked Local: Jubilee Trio blends 'the poetry of Langston Hughes and the music of Florence Price' in Winchester, MA March 6

[FROM LEFT: Leslie Amper, Marion Dry, Robert Honeysucker]

Florence Beatrice Smith Price (1887-1953) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a complete Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma of Lawrence University Conservatory. The Jubilee Trio, http://www.jubileetrio.org/, will combine her music with the poems of Langston Hughes:

Wicked Local
With News from The Winchester Star

WHO Jubilee Trio
WHEN 3 p.m. On Sunday, March 6
WHERE Sanctuary of the First Congregational Church
INFO office@wmcn.org

Winchester, MA – The Jubilee Trio – Marion Dry, contralto, pianist Leslie Amper, and baritone Robert Honeysucker – has selected traditional spirituals, as well as songs, poetry, and other musical works by women composers for their concert in Winchester March 6.

“Our program, which honors both Black History Month and Women's History Month, provides special focus on the poetry of Langston Hughes and the music of Florence Price, both African American artists.” “This is a wonderful way to usher in the Multicultural Network's 20th year of building inclusive community.

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