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 29, 2019 | Article, Featured, News, Videos
SING PRAISES: The voices of The Thurston G. Frazier Memorial Chorale, The Asbury United Methodist Church Combined Choirs and The Senior Choir of Shiloh Baptist Church elevated a best-kept facet of the black church music experience on Sunday in a special concert held...
by Patrick D. McCoy | May 22, 2019 | Featured, News, Videos
A GIFT TO THE ARTS: World-renowned soprano Jessye Norman dropped by the Library of Congress for a live conversation with Library of Congress Librarian Carla Hayden in Coolidge Auditorium. by Patrick D. McCoy The stately Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Apr 7, 2019 | Article, Featured, News, Videos
VOYAGES AND VENUES: In addition to its subscription series of concerts of its 2019-20 Season, Baltimore Choral Arts will be led by music director Anthony Blake Clark in a concert tour of England. (PHOTO CREDIT: Music Director Anthony Blake Clark, by Arts Laureate)...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Apr 5, 2019 | Article, Featured, News, Videos
COVER PHOTO: J’Nai Bridges, Harolyn Blackwell and Kenneth Overton congratulating Ms. Quivar after the conversation in NYC. (Photo Credit: Vocal Village, Inc, courtesy of Tyenne Sillekens) STORIED CAREER: Legendary mezzo-soprano Florence Quivar was presented...
by Patrick D. McCoy | Mar 21, 2019 | Article, Featured, News, Videos
CELEBRATING A MUSICAL GENIUS: Today marks the 334th Anniversary of the great Baroque Master-J. S. Bach. by Patrick D. McCoy Happy Birthday to the world’s greatest composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685-July 28, 1750). Whether it is his great...
