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Adolphus Hailstork
The Orlando Philharmonic joins area organizations to present the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s new work, “Zora! We’re Calling You”
On Saturday, November 12, 2011, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, the Zora Neale Hurston Festival for the Arts & Humanities, the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, the “Negro Spiritual” Scholarship Foundation Master Singers and the Florida Opera Theatre Chorus joined forces to present American Voices, a night of authentically American music, poetry and song honoring the legacy of author Zora Neale Hurston......
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Damascus Kafumbe
Damascus Kafumbe documents and studies the musical traditions of Uganda
Damascus Kafumbe teaches courses in world music and ethnomusicology and directs the Middlebury African Music and Dance Ensemble. He holds an M.M. and Ph.D. in Musicology from Florida State University and is a performing ethnomusicologist (multi-instrumentalist and dancer). He performs and composes on various East African musical instruments, many of which he builds and maintains.
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Alzheimer's Project
The Alzheimer’s Poetry Project
By Nancy Squillacioti, Executive Director, Alzheimer Resource Center
The Pabst Charitable Foundation for the Arts and the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation recently joined together to bring a one-of-a-kind program to the Central Florida Community. The Alzheimer’s Poetry Project is the brainchild of professional poet Gary Glazner, who brought his concept to Orlando earlier in the year at the invitation of Margery Pabst......
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Pabst Endowed Fund
Atlantic Center for the Arts
In 2007, The Pabst Charitable Foundation for the Arts established an Endowment for Master Writers at Atlantic Center for the Arts. Writers chosen as "Master Writers" are vetted and selected with specific criteria: a body of work demonstrating excellence and a willingness to mentor and guide fellow writers......
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Pictured to the left: The Pabst Visitor
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The Great Convergence
Liz Lerman discusses the implications and methods for integrating the arts for today's students in her discussion called The Great Convergence: Integrating the Arts Across the Campus and in the Community.
CLICK HERE to view an excerpt of
Liz's presentation.
photo credit JS Rosenthal
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Michael Metzner
Michael Metzner is a fourth year medical student at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. He will be graduating May 2016 with the hope of entering a surgical residency with the intent to become a pediatric reconstructive plastic surgeon.
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