Abe Cáceres writes with an update on the effort to provide Tanzania with its first concert grand piano:
Brothers
and Sisters,
I
am so excited, I can barely contain myself!
Many
of you will remember that on February 28, 2016, in Cary, NC, I, along with the
adult and youth choirs of Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church, the choir of
Shaw University, and some outstanding local artists performed a concert
featuring my original music with special selections from the Shaw University
Choir. This was the initial fundraising
event for the Piano and Music for Tanzania project which had two goals:
1) to
send the first concert grand piano ever to reach Tanzania, and
2) to provide
scholarship funds for deserving students.
On
February 28, 2017, a year TO THE DATE, Randy Stubbs, head of the Cultural Arts
Centre (CAC) of Tumaini University Makumira, sent me an email. He informed me that the 7’ 2” Hailun concert
grand piano we had sent had cleared customs in Dar Es Salaam and was heading to
its’ new home! Attached
are pictures of the piano being uncrated and set up for use in the newly
constructed Performance Building, as well as pictures of its’ enthusiastic
reception. In a future post I will share some of the wonderful stories behind
these pictures, as well as more about the inauguration of the CAC which took place
a few weeks ago.
I,
World House Music, and the Board of Directors are grateful to the hundreds of
people who contributed to the success of this impressive, feel good story from
Africa. More information to come!
Peblejah!
Dr.
Abe
Abe Cáceres, Ph.D.,
Director
World House Music
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