Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts” 

“Bringing Color to the Classics!”

 

 

 

IF YOU or YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS A CLASSICAL MUSICIAN AND WOULD TO APPLY FOR FUNDING FOR YOUR RECITAL, CONCERT OR PERFORMANCE, CONTACT CAAPA TODAY! 

We are here to help YOU!  info@4caapa.org. Briefly describe your event, proposed date and financial needs.

 

JOIN US!!!  Click Here for Melody of Art 2010 Press release

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Contact:  T. Allen

Office: 301-203-0929

Fax: 301-203-4405

Email: info@4caapa.org

Website: www.4caapa.org 

   

Eve of Congressional Black Caucus Event Offers Obama’s Agenda of Creative Expression

 

“Melody of Art” offers music, art, poetry, food and a mixed drink called the “Operatini” on the eve of one the nation’s most exciting conventions on Capitol Hill.  
 

(WASHINGTON, DC – September 14, 2010) Walk the Red Carpet at this year’s annual Reception & Fundraiser sponsored by the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) http:///www.4caapa.org, as they recognize the 40th Annual Legislative Conference and invites arts lovers and politicos to support African American Classical Musicians, Visual Artists and Poets at a showcase entitled “Melody of Art”. The event takes place on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Bobby McKey’s, 172 Fleet Street, National Harbor, Maryland, 10 minutes south of Washington, DC, 1 block from the Gaylord Hotel.

The free business attire evening also includes a cash bar featuring CAAPA’s signature drink, the “Operatini” which, when ordered, benefits the coalition in support of African American classical musicians. This year’s event also features nationally acclaimed visual artists Frank Frazier, Larry Poncho Brown and others, door prizes and gifts and pays tribute to music supporters Dr. J. Weldon Norris, Conductor of the Howard University Choir and Rev. Dr. Delores Carpenter; General Editor of the African American Heritage Hymnal. The reception will also feature classical musicians including Metropolitan Opera soprano Angela Simpson, Washington National Opera tenor Wayne Jennings, Oprah Winfrey’s “The Color Purple” Associate Conductor Victor Simonson and mezzo Yolanda Bryant, as well as jazz musician Vaughn McClarrin. RSVP for complimentary tickets and name on Guest List to info@4caapa.org or caapa@aol.com. Donation and membership information may be obtained on the organization’s website.

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‘This wealth of information should be mandated to be in the public school curriculums across the United States!’ Posted: 25 Jul 2010 12:25 PM PDT [John Blanke, Trumpeter in the Court of King Henry VIII, Westminster Tournament, 1511 (National Archives, United Kingdom)] The Guest Book at AfriClassical.com has over 600 entries. It continues to be a source of information and inspiration for us and our many visitors. Occasionally, AfriClassical posts a comment. Here is an enthusiastic entry made yesterday in support of the site’s mission: Carol Watford Saturday, 7/24/10, 7:39 PM “What a great and resourceful site. This wealth of information should be mandated to be in the public school curriculums across the United States!” From: New York City Carol Watford makes an excellent point! We appreciate her post very much! Teachers and students should not have to rely on a website to learn that England’s King Henry VIII employed John Blanke, a Black musician, as a Royal Trumpeter! Nor that Beethoven originally dedicated the “Kreutzer Sonata” to George Bridgetower, the Black violin virtuoso who premiered the work with Beethoven in 1803! History textbooks should explain that Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) was a leading fencer, violinist, composer and conductor of Afro-French heritage, with a mother who was a slave owned by his father. We firmly believe such information is essential to the education of people of all races, if they are to have an accurate understanding of humanity’s past and present.

‘NPR Topics’ at NPR.org Links to AfriClassical Posts Posted: 25 Jul 2010 08:57 AM PDT [William Grant Still; Denver Oldham, piano; Koch 3 7084 2H1 (1991)] On Saturday evening AfriClassical posted: “Pasadena Summer Youth Chamber Orchestra Performs ‘Serenade’ of William Grant Still July 27.” Minutes later, a link to the post appeared at National Public Radio’s NPR Topics. Dozens of AfriClassical stories have appeared in the past two months, in keeping with a new NPR policy: “NPR Now Links to News Content on Other Websites The NPR audience has a thirst for news. To provide a greater depth of coverage for each day’s top stories, NPR.org now features links to stories on other news sites. “Automated Display of News Stories NPR has partnered with technology company Daylife to bring you news stories from around the web. Daylife uses automated technology to gather news from thousands of websites and then display a sampling of relevant stories on NPR.org. Google News uses similar automated technology.” Daylife also distributes content from AfriClassical to the website of Madison Square Garden and to Tennessean.com [William Grant Still (1895-1978) is profiled at AfriClassical.com, which features a complete Works List by Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma of Lawrence University Conservatory.] NPR Links To AfriClassical NPR Topics Automated Display Daylife Company Madison Square Garden AfriClassical.com

UPCOMING EVENT DETAILS:

Eve of The Congressional Black Caucus Melody of Art Reception (VIEW FLYER)

Hosted by the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts

Location: Bobby McKey’s on the National Harbor

Location Address: 172 Fleet Street, National Harbor, Maryland

Time & Date: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Attire: Business Casual

This year, the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) recognizes the 40^th Annual Legislative Conference with its annual Reception & Fundraiser and invites you to support African American Classical Musicians, Visual Artists and Poets at a showcase entitled “Melody of Art”.  Engage in recognizing the President’s agenda of appreciating the arts, role and value of creative expression by supporting the CAAPA cause of providing African American youth with resources, finances, performance opportunities and scholarships, by attending a culturally uplifting free event including jazz music, poetry, classical music, and art, with opportunities to network with national and local politicians and business leaders, food and much more.  Your voluntary tax-deductible donation may be made at the door or online at http://www.4caapa.org. RSVP to info@4caapa.org.  Congressional Black Caucus website: http://cbcfinc.org/alc-2010.html         VIEW FLYER

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ANGELA M. BROWN for her production of “Opera from a Sistah’s Point of View” 

SAVE THE DATE!  “Melody of Art” Eve of Congressional Black Caucus event. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 at National Harbor’s Bobby McKeys.  RSVP to info@4caapa.org.

 

Opera in Color

In celebration of Emancipation Day, or Juneteenth, Washington National Opera’s Education and Community Programs Department  is sponsoring an afternoon-long celebration ending with an “Opera in Color” concert, all to take place at Fort Dupont Park in Ward 7 on June 19.

Bruce Taylor, Associate Director, Education and Community Programs, emphasized the importance of WNO’s participation in these kind of events, which brings opera out into the community. “It is the goal of WNO’s Education Department to be a resource for the community; addressing its needs, celebrating its artists, and sharing the timeless qualities of Opera with its residents.”

The grounds will open for picnicking starting at noon. There will be entertainment provided by local performers, students from the Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts and kids from the Boys and Girls Club throughout the afternoon. Wander the grounds to see exhibitions of student artwork, artifacts from the Library of Congress highlighting African-Americans’ contributions to the world of opera, and presentations by local community organizations. 

The concert itself will begin at 3:00 PM, featuring performances by cast members from WNO’s Porgy and Bess. The artists will sing a variety of operatic pieces, including selections by African American opera composers.

For more information, contact WNO’s Education Department at 202.448.3465.

 

COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS!!!!   Join CAAPA at a fabulous celebration of music on this coming Friday, May 21, 2010 at 7:00 pm at Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church in Washington, DC.  The event celebrates Dr. Delores Carpenter, Editor of the African American Heritage Hymnal, through music, featuring many esteemed artists and musicians including, but not limited to Micah Stampley, Earnest Pugh, Samantha McElhaney, Patrick Lundy, Thomas Tyler, Evelyn Curreton, Victor Simonson, and more!     

WEBSITE DETAILS…CLICK or CUT AND PASTE INTO YOUR BROWSER http://www.delorescarpenter.com for more information.

If you are interested in obtaining ANY number of complimentary tickets, simply email your name and a phone number along with the exact number of FREE tickets you will need in the text to info@4caapa.org. 

Your FREE tickets will be at the door on the evening of the event under your name. 

  

CAAPA Fundraiser  “Marching and Mozart; A Musical Tribute in Honor of the Civil Rights Movement & Dr. Dorothy Height” in Atlanta, GA. Details forthcoming. Check soon.  

 

 

LA TRAVIATA OPENS at OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA!!!  Don’t miss this masterpiece! http://www.operaphila.org

 

New York City Opera offering 2010-2011 subscriptions! 

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The 2010-2011 New York City Opera season offers audiences a chance to witness innovative new operatic works, modern takes on traditional repertoire, and a full spectrum of emerging and distinguished singers and composers.

Subscribe by April 30 and be entered to win round-trip air for two anywhere in the continental United States and the Caribbean, courtesy of American Airlines.

 

ATTENTION all CAAPA Supporters and Fans in the Norfolk vicinity!  Through a partnership with the Virginia Opera, CAAPA is offering complimentary tickets to the Virginia Opera’s production of “Porgy and Bess” for this Sunday’s 2:30 pm matinee. Please email info@4caapa.org as soon as possible for details.  FIRST COME-FIRST SERVED!!!

Virginia Opera performs “Porgy and Bess”.  www.vaopera.org  

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Anne Midgette reviews National Opera’s “Porgy and Bess” 

By Anne MidgetteWashington Post Staff Writer
Monday, March 22, 2010

“Porgy and Bess” is a big-picture opera. It’s a love story about two people, but its ultimate goal…READ ENTIRE ARTICLE

An amazing performance by all!  ~  Terri Allen

 

CAAPA THANKS STUDENTS, MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS FOR SUPPORTING  “PORGY AND BESS” AND CAAPA.

NO more CAAPA tickets are available. SORRY!

  

 

Thank you for your support of CAAPA. ENJOY THE OPERA!

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Fort Washington, MD 20744

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