[Eleanor Alberga]TimesOnline.co.ukFrom The Sunday Times"Passion, betrayal and love in a hot climate. Colombian landscapes and Jamaican rhythm combine in a new operaIt’s takes a certain creative chutzpah to rewrite a short story by Isabel Allende, a writer widely regarded as the genre’s foremost living female practitioner, and then ask her what she thinks. It was with some trepidation, therefore, that the writer and director Donald Sturrock adapted her tale, Letters of a Love Betrayed, from Th... Read Full Story

[Samson Diamond, photo by Suzy Bernstein]After AfriClassical posted an article about Samson Diamond playing for Nelson Mandela, Sophia Welz of the South Africa National Youth Orchestra alerted us to a subsequent award. In this article Samson Diamond speaks eloquently of having been "wholly liberated by music":ArtLink.co.zaNational Arts Festival11/05/2009“Samson Diamond is an internationally acclaimed violinist with a string of awards to his name.His latest accolade, ushering in his return to... Read Full Story

[Raymond Harvey, Music Director and Conductor, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra]The African American conductor Raymond Harvey is Music Director and Conductor of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. He is also Artistic Director of the El Paso Opera, in Texas. Raymond Harvey received B.A. And M.A. degrees from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and graduated from the Yale School of Music with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree.Sacred Seasons Friday, November 20– 8pmMiller AuditoriumDiana Cohen, Edith Hines, ... Read Full Story

[Samson Diamond and Nelson Mandela]South Africa National Youth OrchestraMy NYO Experience“Invited to play for Nelson Mandela19 September 2009Samson Diamond, violin tutor at this year’s Sasol National Youth Orchestra Course, and Sophia Welz, SANYOF Chief Operations Officer, were invited to visit Nelson Mandela on 15 September. What an honour to be in the presence of our very own Madiba and for Samson to play for him! Samson performed Meditation by Jules Massenet from the opera Thais and IV Toc... Read Full Story

[Quinton Morris]For Immediate Release November 13, 2009 Jeffrey James Arts Consulting Violinist Quinton I. Morris will be in concert with conductor Paul-Elliott Cobbs and the Tacoma Youth Symphony on Sunday, November 15 – 3 PM at the Rialto Theater, 901 Broadway in Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Morris will perform Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto, Op. 14 Other works on the program are Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 and Sibelius’ Symphony No 2 in D Major, Op 43. Tickets for the November 15 ... Read Full Story

[Amber Mercomes] AfriClassical first featured the African American soprano Amber Mercomes on June 30, 2008: “AfriClassical Comments on Press-Telegram Article 'An Overlooked Sound in Classical Music.'” John Malveaux tells us of her recent performance at the California NAACP Centennial Banquet:On October 17, 2009, John Malveaux organized a performance of LIFT EVERY VOICE by soprano Amber Mercomes at the Long Beach, California NAACP Centennial Banquet. On October 18, 2009, John produced a mult... Read Full Story

[J. S. Mzilikazi Khumalo (b. 1932)]AfriClassical received the following communication on Nov. 13, 2009:"We at the South African Society of Music are happy for AfriClassical to use portions of the interview in question with a link to the SAMRO website where the full interview appears. However, we would like to suggest that your proposed wording be amended as follows: This interview was published in the academic journal SAMUS: South African Music Studies, Volume 28 (2008), pages 155-168. Copyri... Read Full Story

[“The Toledo Clarinets”; Greg Klaas, clarinet; Jocelyn Langworthy, clarinet; Shannon Ford, clarinet; Kevin Schempf, clarinet; Chelsea Tipton II, clarinet; Elliott Ross, clarinet; Greg Kostraba, piano; “Sonatina for Clarinet Choir” (11:38), Jerome Moross; “Lyric Quartette” (15:18), William Grant Still; “Quartet for Four B-Flat Clarinets” (10:28), Sean Osborn; “Christmas in the Western World (Las Pascuas)” (18:51), William Grant Still; “De Profundis” (10:43), Christopher Dietz; Cambria CAMCD-11... Read Full Story

[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman; Cedille 90000 055 (2000)]“Woodstock Chamber tackles legends By JOSEPH DALTON, Special to the Times UnionFirst published in print: Thursday, November 12, 2009For at least two decades now multiculturalism has been a buzzword in the arts, as institutions have sought to present the works of artists of varied heritages and backgrounds. The message has been, in other words, that opportunities should go to others besides just white males. ... Read Full Story

[Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman; Cedille 90000 055 (2000)]“Woodstock Chamber tackles legends By JOSEPH DALTON, Special to the Times UnionFirst published in print: Thursday, November 12, 2009For at least two decades now multiculturalism has been a buzzword in the arts, as institutions have sought to present the works of artists of varied heritages and backgrounds. The message has been, in other words, that opportunities should go to others besides just white males. ... Read Full Story