Annelle Gregory
Mary Au & John Malveaux
writes:
During a visit to the home of legendary pop music artist
manager and producer Robert ‘Bumps’ Blackwell during his battle with glaucoma
around 2002, he asked me to telephone Quincy Jones and ask Q to rush a quote
about Little Richard that could be used In a forthcoming book titled ‘The Life
& Times of Little Richard’. During the visit, Bumps used the word Quasar. I
had never heard the word before and I asked him the definition. I forgot about
the word and definition until watching violinist Annelle Gregory during a 2012 Georgia
Laster Branch of NANM competition. I subsequently wrote an Africlassical blog that
included “The word/term star is used so frequently, I will distinguish Annelle
Gregory as a QUASAR”.
Annelle Gregory is currently studying under Glenn
Dicterow, retired concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, at USC Thornton
School of Music. She recently released her debut CD titled ‘Annelle K. Gregory
(violin) and Alexander Sinchuk (piano) perform works by Grieg, Mozart, and
Szymanowski.
Annelle Gregory and pianist Mary Au are scheduled
to perform during the classical first half of Free FREEDOM CONCERT to celebrate
the 150th Anniversary End of Civil War & 13th
Amendment to Abolish Slavery on Sunday May 24, 2015, Hall of Liberty-Hollywood Forest Lawn with 6:00PM preconcert
lecture and 7:00PM concert. Annelle and Mary will perform William Grant Still arrangements
of ‘Summerland’ and ‘Here’s One’ plus Samuel Coleridge-Taylor arrangement of ‘Deep
River’. Op. 59 no. 10.
Free FREEDOM CONCERT to celebrate the 150th Anniversary End of Civil War & 13thAmendment
to Abolish Slavery on Sunday May 24, 2015, Hall of Liberty-Hollywood
Forest Lawn is produced by MusicUNTOLD with support from Employee
Community Fund of the Boeing Company, Colburn Foundation, and
Rainey/Pierson Property Management
Thanks
John Malveaux
Comment by email:
Unfortunately I was far wrong estimating 2002 as the year I first heard the word Quasar. Kelly, Bumps daughter, reminded me that Bumps died in 1985. Therefore I first heard the word at an uncertain time prior to 1985. [John Malveauz]
Comment by email:
Unfortunately I was far wrong estimating 2002 as the year I first heard the word Quasar. Kelly, Bumps daughter, reminded me that Bumps died in 1985. Therefore I first heard the word at an uncertain time prior to 1985. [John Malveauz]
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