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Performing Arts: The Mountaintop
REVIEW: Arena stage presents commemorative, yet provocative, look at Martin Luther King Jr.&#;s life.
By Patrick D. McCoy
Bowman Wright as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Joaquina Kalukango as Camae in Arena Stage&#;s production of &#;The Mountaintop.&#; (Photo bygd Scott Suchman)
Perhaps it was divine intervention that the opening night performance of Arena Stage&#;s current production &#;The Mountaintop&#; occurred on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&#;s tragic assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. Nevertheless, many notables were in attendance for the celebration that centered around the commemorative, yet provokativ, work. Spotted were Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Rep. Donna Edwards, opera singer Carmen Balthrop with her husband Patrick Delaney, former congressman Harold Ford and the Smithsonian&#;s Dr. Lonnie Bunch, among others.
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International Art Song Competition: &#;Lied &#; Mehr / Song &#; More&#;
Open workshop on the songs of American composers Margaret Bonds and Florence Price with Dr. Louise Toppin (University of Michigan) and Christie Finn (Hampsong Foundation)
Part of the Internationale Hugo Wolf Akademie's renowned competition
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Hampsong Foundation Event
&#;Singing Down the Barriers&#; Institute (Week 2, In-Person)
The "Singing Down the Barriers" Institute is an intensive exploration of the repertoire of African American, African and African Diaspora concert composers for the university student, apprentice, teacher (private, high school or university), coach, choral conductor, church musician, professional singer, or organization administrator.
The "Singing Down the Barriers" Institute is an adult summer intensive of the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and is offered in partnership with the
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