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On February 10, 2015 AfriClassical posted a news release from Brooklyn College:
Composers Now, a
month-long, New York City-wide festival that features diverse works by
living composers, recently received a grant from the Rockefeller
Brothers Fund Distinguished Professor Tania León of the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music is the artistic director of the festival.
The February 2015 Composers Now Festival includes a tribute to composer Alvin Singleton:
On February 26, the Kings County Family Court pays special tribute to
Alvin Singleton as part of its second annual Celebration of Black
History Month. The celebration, which takes place in Singleton’s
birthplace, Brooklyn, New York, honors the achievements and skills of
African Americans throughout the country. Created by the Honorable
Jeanette Ruiz (Deputy Administrative Judge, NYC Family Court, and
Supervising Judge, Kings County Family Court), the event also includes a
keynote address by Honorable Sheila Abdus-Salaam, Associate Judge of
the New York State Court of Appeals.
The tribute to Alvin Singleton includes a performance of his Mookestueck for
five-string electric viola performed by Martha Mooke, to whom the work
is dedicated. This musical tribute is presented in collaboration with
Composers Now as part of the February 2015 Composers Now Festival.
For more information on Alvin Singleton, visit schott-music.com.
Details on the Composers Now Festival can be found at composersnow.org.
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