Morehouse College Glee Club's 100th Anniversary, 7pm Sept. 30 Hosted by WQXR's Terrance McKnight

[Terrance McKnight (Marco Antonio); Morehouse College Glee Club (The News & Advance, March 16, 2011)]

Rosalin Luetum of New York Public Radio announces:

The Greene Space at WNYC and WQXR presents

Morehouse College Glee Club’s 100th Anniversary

Weekend Kick-Off Event

A Conversation with and Performance by Members of

THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB

Hosted by WQXR’s TERRANCE MCKNIGHT

September 30, 2011 at 7pm

Tickets on Sale Now

(September 19, 2011, New York, NY) – On Friday, September 30 at 7pm, the Morehouse College Glee Club will visit The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, WNYC and WQXR’s innovative, street-level broadcast studio and performance space, to share a preview of its Centennial Anniversary Benefit Concert happening two nights later at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center.

Award-winning WQXR host TERRANCE MCKNIGHT, a Morehouse Glee Club Alumnus and a former music professor at Morehouse, will welcome DAVID MORROW, Director of the Morehouse College Glee Club, for a lively conversation that moves through and beyond the music to explore the choir’s rich history. Morrow will take the in-studio and online audiences on a deep dive into the social context of the Glee Club’s background: from its humble, yet significant beginnings during an era when African Americans were denied public educational resources and had to strengthen communities on their own, to the challenges and obstacles the group faced as an all-male, all-black choir in the South, to developing its present-day reputation for excellence in vocal, instrumental and conducting performance artistry.

Additionally, members of the MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB will perform original repertoire, including “Who’ll Join?,” written for the choir’s 100th anniversary.

The entire evening will be available via live video webcast at http://www.thegreenespace.org, and taped to air on All Ears with Terrance McKnight – McKnight’s cross-genre program that explores connections between the European classical tradition and music of the African Diaspora – on Saturday, October 8 at 10pm on Classical 105.9 FM WQXR and http://www.wqxr.org

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The October 2, 2011 Centennial Anniversary Benefit Concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center is hosted by The Maroon & White Fund (a 501 (c) 3 support organization of Morehouse College). The event will officially launch the Power of Ten Scholarship Initiative for current Morehouse students. Morehouse is America’s oldest all-male collegiate glee club under professional directorship, with alumni including Martin Luther King, Jr., former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, Congressman Sanford Bishop, former U.S. Secretary of Health Dr. Louis Sullivan, Presidential hopeful Herman Cain (R) and Nigerian drummer Michael Babatunde Olatunji, among others. The Morehouse College Glee Club has performed at numerous places, from The White House to famed venues across the country to acclaimed stages around the globe.

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB 100th Anniversary

New York Centennial Preview Performance

When:
Friday, September 30 at 7pm

Where:

The Greene Space

44 Charlton Street (at Varick Street)

New York, NY 10014

Tickets: $25 general admission; $40 for pre-performance wine and cheese reception, beginning at 6pm, available at http://www.thegreenespace.org

Live Video Webcast: http://www.thegreenespace.org

All Ears with Terrance McKnight airs on Saturdays at 10pm on Classical 105.9 FM WQXR and http://www.wqxr.org. For encore broadcast information and more, visit http://www.wqxr.org/programs/allears/.

New York Public Radio is New York's premier public radio franchise, comprising WNYC, WQXR, and The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, as well as http://www.wnyc.org, http://www.wqxr.org and http://www.thegreenespace.org. As America's most listened-to AM/FM news and talk public radio stations, reaching 1.1 million listeners every week, WNYC extends New York City's cultural riches to the entire country on-air and online, and presents the best national offerings from networks National Public Radio, Public Radio International, American Public Media, and the British Broadcasting Company. WNYC 93.9 FM broadcasts a wide range of daily news, talk, cultural and music programming, while WNYC AM 820 maintains a stronger focus on breaking news and international news reporting. Classical 105.9 WQXR is New York City's sole 24-hour classical music station, presenting new and landmark classical recordings as well as live concerts from the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, among other New York City venues, immersing listeners in the city's rich musical life. In addition to its audio content, WNYC and WQXR produce content for live, radio and web audiences from The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, the station's street-level multipurpose, multiplatform broadcast studio and performance space. For more information about New York Public Radio, visit http://www.nypublicradio.org.

Comment by email:
Hello Bill, Thank you so much! How nice of you to include that lovely photo of Terrance, too. All best wishes, Rosalin

Classical 105.9 FM WQXR’s Terrance McKnight on 'Music and Life of Groundbreaking Singer/Activist Hazel Scott'

[Terrance McKnight]

AfriClassical has written of classical music radio host Terrance McKnight, who is at WQXR in New York City. Jennifer Houlihan writes to us about Terrance McKnight's Celebration of Black History Month with Special Programming:

“Of particular note is his 2 hour musical biography of the underappreciated HAZEL SCOTT – who was admitted to Julliard at just 8 years old and performed on some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. It all kicks off tomorrow, on ALL EARS WITH TERRANCE MCKNIGHT, which airs Saturdays at 10pm ET. It’s available all around the country at http://www.wqxr.org Thanks for your consideration, and thanks for supporting African Americans in the classical world! All best wishes, Jennifer

Classical 105.9 FM WQXR’s Terrance McKnight

Celebrates Black History Month with Special Programming

Including the Music and Life of Groundbreaking Singer/Activist

HAZEL SCOTT and Tributes to BILL T. JONES,

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., and DR. BILLY TAYLOR

In honor of Black History Month, ALL EARS WITH TERRANCE MCKNIGHT, the Classical 105.9 FM WQXR show hosted by the pianist and former Morehouse professor Terrance McKnight, will present a suite of programs celebrating the musical influences of key African American cultural figures.

All Ears, a ‘classical’ music program that surprises and delights its listeners with cross-genre juxtapositions and unexpected connections, kicks off a stellar line-up with a two-hour musical journey with renowned choreographer and dancer BILL T. JONES (February 5). Other specials include a tribute to DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. through the music of his time (February 12), and a warm farewell to LENA HORNE, DR. BILLY TAYLOR and others we lost in 2010 (February 19).

On Feburary 26, All Ears presents Still Swinging, Still Classic: A Musical Biography of Pioneering Pianist Hazel Scott, a two-hour musical portrait of the wife of late Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Julliard-trained pianist who performed in the most prestigious concert halls in the world. Known as the “darling of Café Society,” HAZEL SCOTT became a trailblazer in Hollywood; an outspoken civil rights activist which made her a political target; and ultimately, an outcast, ostracized by the Church community because of her music.

“Though Hazel’s amazing story grabbed me immediately, I was astounded to find she is overlooked and under-appreciated, despite activism and trailblazing positions in the entertainment industry that rivaled Paul Robeson,” said McKNIGHT. “She was so gifted that she was admitted to Julliard as an eight-year-old; she was touring with established female bands and was being mentored by Billie Holiday, Fats Waller and Art Tatum by 14. And before Oprah, there was Hazel – the first African American to host her own television show. It’s my deep hope that this special will shine a light on her astounding accomplishments.”