'The Music of H. Leslie Adams' in 'Back-to-School program of theHistoryMakers®' on YouTube video

[H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932)]

On September 19, 2011 AfriClassical posted: “'The Music of H. Leslie Adams' Sept. 23 at 10 AM in 'Back-to-School program of theHistoryMakers®.'” On Sept. 28, 2011 the American Composers Alliance uploaded a video (1:33) to YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIAXCGg-kjU&feature=related

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“Accomplished composer, pianist, educator, and arts advocate, Dr. H. Leslie Adams appeared at a school in Glendale, OH as part of the Back-to-School 'Historymakers' program. His music was performed for the school assembly, and recorded and broadcast on the Fox channel.” (WJW-TV 8 Newscast)

An Adams composition, L'Exstasy d'Amour, was performed by violist Eliesha Nelson and pianist Dianna White-Gould. The H. Leslie Adams Homepage is: http://www.hleslieadams.com [H. Leslie Adams (b. 1932) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a comprehensive Works List by

Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, http://www.CasaMusicaledeLerma.com]

American Composers Alliance: 'T.J. Anderson's memorial to Hale Smith' in New Music Box

[T. J. Anderson and Hale Smith in Winchester, MA 1977; photo by Lois Anderson (From New Music Box)]

Composers.com
T.J. Anderson's memorial to Hale Smith
Hale Smith (1925-2009), a classical composer who also worked as a performer and arranger with jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Chico Hamilton, died Tuesday at his home in Freeport, L.I. The noted composer and longtime friend of Smith, T.J. Anderson, reflects on the life of Hale Smith in New Music Box.

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This is beautiful - thanks for sharing it. I'm going to forward it on... Suzanne Flandreau