Saturday, August 18, 2012

University of Southern California: 'Classical KUSC to help celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation' Sept. 22, 2012

[Latonia Moore (Dallas Kilponen)]

John Malveaux of www.MusicUNTOLD.com sends this link to a USC News release:

Classical KUSC to help celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation


August 15, 2012

How is Classical KUSC helping to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation? By hosting some of the most beloved singers of our time in the AT&T Center Theatre for an Emancipation Proclamation Concert on Sept. 22.

Soprano Latonia Moore, baritone Donnie Ray Albert and tenor George Shirley are among the stellar artists who will be featured at the concert in the 485-seat performance hall of the AT&T Center at 1139 S. Hill St. in downtown Los Angeles. The center is also the location of the offices and studios for the classical music station.

The concert is being organized by John Malveaux, president of the Long Beach Central Arts Association, through MusicUntold, the association’s affiliate.
MusicUntold presents arts and education programs and in years past has organized an annual Juneteenth concert in Long Beach that has been supported by Classical KUSC. This year, Classical KUSC and the Colburn Foundation are partnering with MusicUntold to support the Emancipation Proclamation concert, which will include 11 classical artists, most of whom are not regularly seen on Los Angeles stages. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., preceded by a lecture about the music and the Civil War era at 6:30 p.m.

“It’s been thrilling to watch this concert come together,” said Gail Eichenthal, Classical KUSC’s program director, who will serve as host for the event. “The talent that John has assembled is mind-boggling. KUSC is so proud to be involved, having musicians of this caliber performing in our beautiful, neighboring concert hall.”

The featured artists, in addition to Moore, Albert and Shirley, include violinist Sanford Allen, violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, pianist Althea Waites, composer-pianist Richard Thompson, soprano Jammieca Mott, pianist Lukas Swidzinski, pianist Polli Chambers-Salazar and violinist Annelle Gregory. These artists, who represent a range of styles, have appeared on the stages of great opera houses and concert halls worldwide. Biographies of each artist can be found at musicuntold.com

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