Sunday, June 5, 2011

Patrick McCoy: 'Concert also marks the 30th Anniversary of Ben Holt's Carnegie Debut Recital'



[Jessye Norman and Ben Holt (Photo by Christian Steiner)]

On June 3, 2011 AfriClassical posted: “Patrick D. McCoy: 'An Evening at Carnegie Hall: The 92nd Anniversary Concert of Takoma Park Baptist Church.'” Patrick sends us this additional information on the occasion:

“Mr. Zick,
Thank you so much for sharing with AfriClassical the news of the special 'An Evening at Carnegie Hall' concert scheduled to be presented by the musicians of the Ben Holt Memorial Branch of NANM at Takoma Park Baptist Church in Washington D. C. Friday, June 10 at 7 p.m.

“Not only is it in celebration of the church's 92nd Anniversary, but it also marks the 30th Anniversary of Ben Holt's 1981 Carnegie Hall Recital. In 2009, Jessye Norman recognized the achievements of a wide range of African-American performers who appeared at Carnegie Hall in her 'Honor' Festival. In the program, Ben Holt was listed in the 'Roll of Honor' which listed singers chronologically in order of appearance.”

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