Ulysses Kay (1917-1995) is profiled
at
AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works
List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma,
http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com.
Donnie Ray Albert
John Malveaux of
writes:
International opera Grammy
bass-baritone and University of Texas assistant professor of voice Donnie Ray
Albert accepted an invitation from John Malveaux to perform the male narrator
in Roy Harris "Bicentennial Symphony", (the score also has female
narrator) and the male solo narrator in Ulysses Kay "Once There Was A
Man" during the 150th Anniversary - 13th Amendment Concert scheduled on MLK Jr. weekend, January 17, 2015, Luckman Fine Arts Complex on the campus of
California State University Los Angeles. See http://butleroperacenter.music.utexas.edu/about/faculty-staff/#albert
Donnie Ray Albert sang a
duet with Metropolitan Opera soprano Latonia Moore and solo performances during
the 150th Anniversary Concert of the Emancipation Proclamation in 2012
co-produced by MusicUNTOLD
and KUSC
Classical radio in Los Angeles with John Malveaux and Gail Eichenthal, KUSC
Classical Radio Executive Producer serving as co-executive producers. The
concert enjoyed a delayed broadcast and 30 days podcast via www.kusc.org
The 150th Anniversary
concert to celebrate passage of 13th Amendment - ending slavery in the United
States is a co-production of California State University-Los Angeles and MusicUNTOLD under the direction of
John Kennedy PhD., professor of music composition and chair of the Department
of Music, Theatre and Dance and John Malveaux, president/founder of MusicUNTOLD.
Performance of the Roy
Harris and Ulysses Kay compositions will be Los Angeles premieres of neglected
compositions speaking to American history and culture through large orchestra, chorus
and narration under the capable baton of Chicago based Maestro Renée Baker. See
http://reneebakercomposer.com/.
This concert will be the
first in the nation to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of ending slavery in the
United States and feature large orchestra and chorus performing music by
American composers. Roy Harris and Ulysses Kay were friends and both were
members of the first cultural exchange with the Soviet Union. John Malveaux was
a personal friend of Roy Harris and Ulysses Kay with current friendships
extending to their descendants.
The 150th Anniversary
concert to celebrate passage of the 13th Amendment will also include
performance of the undeniable Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait under the baton
of Emily A. Moss PhD., Director of Bands and Director of Instrumental Music
Education for the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at California State University,
Los Angeles. Copland, Harris, and Kay were contemporaries and friends. See http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/musictheatredance/emilymoss.php
The large chorus for Harris
and Kay compositions will be under the direction of Sébastien Vallée PhD., Director of Choral Studies at
California State University, Los Angeles. See http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/musictheatredance/sebastienvallee.php
Additional chamber pieces
in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King will be announced in the near future.
MusicUNTOLD is the volunteer
event production arm of the Long Beach Central Area Association
dedicated to presenting arts and educational programs that promote
diversity and human dignity. See website www.musicuntold.com. The Long Beach Central Area Association is a volunteer tax-exmpt 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
John Malveaux
Comment by email:
Hello All. International Grammy and Met alumni! What a wonderful event. After that duet video I know you have a lot to look forward to. Best wishes, Virginia [Virginia Kay]
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