by Patrick D. McCoy | Oct 7, 2019 | Article, Breaking News, Featured, Jessye Norman (1945-2019), News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM AN OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE– Homecoming Service for International Opera Star Jessye Norman Set with 4-Day Week-long Services and Celebrations (New York, NY – October 7, 2019) – The family of international opera star Jessye Norman...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Oct 7, 2019 | Article, Breaking News, Featured, News, Trends, Videos
HER LAST GIFT TO US: The passing of Jessye Norman continues to impact admirers around the world. A new recording featuring the soprano is slated for release November 2019. by Patrick D. McCoy A few years ago, a video began to circulate of soprano Jessye...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Sep 30, 2019 | Article, Breaking News, Featured, News, Videos
A Profound Loss: Agnes Wan Patterson will be remembered as an accomplished concert pianist, professor of music, church musician and above all: a loving mother and wife. by Patrick D. McCoy It is with deeply profound sadness to share the passing of Dr. Agnes...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Sep 27, 2019 | Article, Breaking News, Featured, News, Reviews
The Return of An American Classic “It has been nearly thirty years since the George Gershwin opera “Porgy and Bess” has been performed at The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. In 1985, the first Met performance was headed by an all-star cast which...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Aug 19, 2019 | Breaking News, Featured, News, Videos
IN MEMORIAM: Beloved Jamaican composer Noel Dexter has died at the age of 80. by Patrick D. McCoy If you have sung in a church choir or even sat out in the pews, you may have heard the famous hymn “The Right Hand of God.” Celebrated Jamaican composer Noel...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Jul 16, 2019 | Article, Breaking News, Featured, News, Uncategorized
CRITIC’S CHOICE: The Nation’s Oldest Black Music Organization celebrates 100 years in the Windy City. by Patrick D. McCoy With its initial beginnings in our Nation’s Capitol-Washington, D.C. on May 3, 1919, the first national convention of The...
