Showing posts with label 12 African American Composers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 12 African American Composers. Show all posts

Thursday, September 8, 2011

“Cheryl Lynne Skinner 'Toots That Flute' at SHRINE in historic Harlem, NY 9/18/11”

[Cheryl Lynne Skinner]

Composer and flute player Cheryl Lynne Skinner sends this news to AfriClassical:

A fall evening-cool & breezy
filled with flute sounds-fresh & easy……………………….. Cheryl Lynne Skinner

Not to be missed! On September 18, 2011 Composer-Musician Cheryl Lynne Skinner & Friends will stop by SHRINE Bar/Restaurant World Music Venue to perform contemporary music on the “Toot That Flute Tour”. The set begins at 8:00 PM and there is a $10.00 cover charge. SHRINE is located at 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. NY, NY 10030 (212) 690-7807. Skinner will be premiering a couple vocal selections from her third upcoming release Love Chronicles at the Shrine performance. For more info please visit:

Thanks for supporting independent music!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Raleigh Chamber Music Guild: Music of 12 African American Composers Sunday, July 19

Raleigh Chamber Music Guild
The first concert in the 2009-2010 Sights & Sounds series features soprano Louise Toppin, pianist David Heid, and cellist Timothy Holley in a program entitled More than a Spiritual.

DATE: July 19, 2009, 3 PM

SITE: North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh

PROGRAM

  • Robert Owens (b. 1925): Heart on the Wall

  • Songs by Leslie Adams, H. T. Burleigh, Jackie Hairston, Willis L. James, Hall Johnson, Thomas Kerr, Undine S. Moore, Florence Price, Ralph Simpson, William Grant Still

  • Valerie Capers (b. 1937): Song of the Seasons

TICKETS: $10 General Public; $8 NCMA Members & Students

INFORMATION & TICKET SALES
- NCMA Box Office (919) 715-5923
- Museum website: http://www.ncartmuseum.org
- Raleigh Chamber Music Guild (919) 821-2030

ARTISTS

  • Louise Toppin, soprano

  • David Heid, piano

  • Timothy Holley, cello

[H. Leslie Adams, Henry T. Burleigh, Florence B. Price and William Grant Still are profiled at AfriClassical.com]