[Along
The Western Shore;
Althea Waites, pianist; Althea Waites and Mark Uranker, duo-pianists;
Cambria CD-1141 (2003)]
John Malveaux of www.MusicUNTOLD.com comments on a post on AfriClassical on August 21, 2012: "Pianist Althea Waites in Faculty Recital at California State University Long Beach 4 PM Sept. 23, 2012." He writes:
Professor Waites is currently raising funds for studio completed
forthcoming CD to include compositions by African American composers
John W. Work, Duke Ellington, and Jeremiah Evans.
Althea Waites also wrote to us of the recording, on August 20, 2012:
"And finally, after many delays and setbacks, my recording of music by
American composers is done. I am still trying to raise funds for
duplication of the CD, which is a considerable challenge, regardless of
the economic climate. I will fill you in with details soon."
"At this point, I am still trying to raise at least $1700 to cover
duplicating costs for the CD, and if you know of any possible donors who
may be interested in my project, please direct them to my website (altheawaites.com), where they can get information about my work."
On Jan. 22, 2012 AfriClassical posted an interview we had done with Althea Waites on Jan. 16, 2012. Here is an excerpt in which her forthcoming recording is discussed:
Are
there any hints that you'd like to give us about the third
recording?
Yes,
I would be happy to! I can even give you the title! The new CD is
called Celebrations.
It
is an album of music by American composers. This CD includes two
pieces which have been written for me, dedicated to
me.
Wonderful!
One
is by Curt
Cacioppo, who I mentioned before. I've been performing his music a
lot.
Yes!
A
longtime friend... It is called Fantasy
Choruses on This Little Light of Mine. That
is going to be on the album, and the other piece was written by a
Dallas-based composer, a young man named Jeremiah Evans. It's called
Metropolitan
Express;
a short piece using the urban jazz styles and idioms. They are all
pieces which have never been recorded, with the exception of a little
encore piece by Duke Ellington called Single
Petal of a Rose.
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Excited to report that Professor Waites has secured sufficient money to press 1,000 copies of new recording and she is now focused on sources for graphic design. She is targeting an early October release.
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