I will likely now never sing the final line of The National Anthem - TopicsExpress



          

I will likely now never sing the final line of The National Anthem again. On principle. - Molly Sheridan, Executive Director of New Music Box, in response to The National Anthem Remixed Live on September 14th, 2014... A National Catharsis through Music occurred through the indispensable & award winning exhibit For Whom It Stands curated by Michelle Joan Wilkinson & assisted by Asantewa Boakyewa @ The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture yesterday evening, & Id like to thank all of many brilliant musical minds & souls that helped to bring it all together... Baltimore Boom Bap Society: Music Directors Wendel Patrick & Erik Spangler, featuring audio contributions provided by Eze Jackson, Jamaal Black Root Collier, Ashley Minner, Saleem Heggins, & live stylings from Jasmine Pope... Classical Revolution Baltimore: Music Director Rafaela Dreisin featuring Daniel Trahey, Blair Skinner, Stephanie Ray, Johnny Walker Jr. & Evelyn P... Embody, A Festival of The Vocal Arts: Music Director Shodekeh featuing Alana Kolb, Bfly DeNai, Max Schwartz Bent & Katrina Ford... One of the most beautiful things about last night besides personalizing the Anthem through a new cultural & historical perspective for an entire open minded, yet very discerning audience, was seeing new friendships take shape through Music, that I believe may last a lifetime. Theres still much more to come, & the gallery space is still open for more examination, more hard love, & more discourse... Next stop, completing the album version of The Remixes & Reinterpretations of The Star Spangled Banner through the studios of the incomparable Wendel Patrick...
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:10:19 +0000

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