African Musical Arts
St Louis, Missouri - Prompted by the issues arising
from Michael Brown’s death and the Ferguson
arts organization adopted a new motto, "Music
bringing people together," with a goal to use its
unique genre of
cultural programming to initiate
dialogue and share common interests.
For,
according to the much respected African-American
music minister,
Bryan Johnson, "while Gospel
tends to attract predominantly African
American
audiences and Christian-rock predominantly
whites, African
music always seem to have that
draw on a wider variety of racial groups
and ethnicity."
St. Louis Women's HOPE Chorale
Response from the local arts community has been huge,
with the call
for collaboration drawing singers and
musicians from the St Louis
Children's Choirs, St.
Louis Women's HOPE Chorale, Legend Singers,
University City Symphony Orchestra, IMI Chamber
Players, as well as the
very captivating Voices of
Trinity from Chicago, acclaimed soprano
Alison
Buchanan and renowned African American conductor
Marlon Daniel
from New York. These partnerships
have created a room for dialogue,
mutual
understanding, and along the way helped to build new
friendships.
Voices of Trinity from Chicago
5-movement work composed by Fred
Onovwerosuoke with a commission in 2009 from
the American Music Center (now
renamed New
Music USA), will be performed by a mass choir
of local and
guest singers, and a local orchestra
of classical musicians and royal
Ghanaian
drums conducted by Maestro Marlon Daniel. The
work was
originally conceived as both an homage
to some of Africa’s unsung
cultural heroes and a
rousing celebration of the roots of African
American and other African-derived
musical forms. The two performances
on
Center and Sunday April 17, 3:00PM at the
Trinity Presbyterian Church, respectively, are
guaranteed to be a memorable showcase in cultural
diversity.
Proceeds from ticket sales will go towards funding the
web-based database for preserving and
promoting the
music of African descent composers.
Upon completion the Exchange will
be managed from
African Musical Arts headquarters in the Grand
Center
Arts District and will serve as a music
sharing resource for performers,
educators, students
and the general public.
For more information on African Musical
Arts,
please
contact Wendy Hymes at 314 652 6800 or
by
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Subscribers also receive invitation to the
Private Reception with
Maestro Marlon Daniel, Soprano
Alison Buchanan and Composer Fred
Onovwerosuoke.
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Proceeds from ticket sales will go towards funding the African
resource for preserving and sharing the music of African descent
composers.
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African Musical Arts
3547 Olive Street, Suite 110, St. Louis, Missouri 63103
Phone: 314-652-6800 Email: info@africarts.org
African Musical Arts Organization Overview:
African Musical Arts was founded in
1994 and since then we have managed to advance the organization's
mission to promote diverse music repertoire by African-decent composers.
I've had the honor of collaborating with the music team on actor Robert
De Niro's film, The Good Shepherd (Universal,
2006) and in 2008 partnered with Oxford University Press to publish the
series, Songs of Africa, a much sought choral music collection for
performing groups and music educators across the US, Europe and beyond.
However, the organization’s next project, the Performing Arts Exchange will
become its legacy to the City of Saint Louis, and will be managed from
its offices at the Grand Center Arts District. So far $150,000 has been
raised from the Regional Arts Commission, National Endowment for the
Arts, the Trio Foundation, Boeing and other private donors, but we have a
long way yet to reach our goal of $500,000. To lend support please
visit http://imusici.net/support-us.html.
African Musical Arts
Located at Grand Center Arts District since 1996
3547 Olive Street, Suite 110
Saint Louis, MO 63103
Tel: 314-652-6800
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22 Years of Cultural Programming
"Music Bringing People Together"
Songs of Africa Ensemble
AM Publishers Catalog
Oxford University Press Catalogue
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