John Malveaux: Annelle Gregory & Mary Au will perform William Grant Still's ‘Summerland’ & ‘Here’s One’ & Samuel Coleridge-Taylor version of ‘Deep River’ 7 PM 5/24

Annelle Gregory

Mary Au & John Malveaux

John Malveaux of 

www.MusicUNTOLD.com 

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 150^th Anniversary End of Civil War & 13^th 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 150^th Anniversary End of Civil War & 13^thAmendment 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]