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2005
SVCC
Festival of the Arts
This year's logo is a composite design created by Miranda Riffe and Cindy Lambi
in the art classes of Doug Branton and Ellen Elmes.
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More Information:
Biographies of Performers
Exhibit Listing/Descriptions |
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Dick
Hyman
 Throughout
a busy musical career that got underway in the early '50s, Dick Hyman has
functioned as pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and,
increasingly, as composer. His versatility in all of these areas has
resulted in well over 100 albums recorded under his own name and many more
in support of other artists. While developing a masterful facility for
improvisation in his own piano style, Mr. Hyman has also investigated
ragtime and the earliest periods of jazz and has researched and recorded the
piano music of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Zez
Confrey, Eubie Blake and Fats Waller which he often features in his frequent
recitals. For more information visit
www.dickhyman.com .
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April 15: Master Class on Improvisation
with Dick Hyman, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
History of Jazz Piano and Improvisation on American
Songbook, featuring Dick Hyman, piano, 7:00 p.m., SVCC Community Center
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Knoxville Symphony
Orchestra
Pavlina Dokovska & Vladimir Valjarevic, piano: Michael Rodgers, baritone;
Mike Seeger, banjo; and the SVCC Community Chorus.
Premiere of three musical compositions by Dick Hyman, Mike Seeger and
Jonathan Romeo.
Click here for Biographies of Performers |
April 17:
Festival Fanfare! Knoxville
Symphony Concert, 4:00 p.m., THS
SVCC and Knoxville Symphony Present Three
Premiere Performances
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The Life of Nat "King" Cole
 UNFORGETTABLE is a
portrayal of Nat "King" Cole's™ phenomenal life story.
... the son of an Alabama preacher
... the soft spoken jazz pianist who becomes a worldwide singing sensation
... the first performer of color to star in his own national TV program.
Nat "King" Cole™ was a beloved superstar whose appeal transcended the
boundaries of race, culture, and geography.
Visit
website for more information... |
April 18:
Unforgettable
The Nat "King" Cole Story™
Starring Monroe Kent III, 7:30 p.m. SVCC Community Center |
Mansah
Prah, Keynote Speaker
 Mansah
Prah is currently an associate professor, sociology, at the university of
Cape Coast in Ghana. Originally from Ghana, she went to university in
Germany (universities of Heidelberg and Frankfurt). She has been a
university teacher for 19 years, teaching sociology and gender studies. She
has taught in Lesotho, Austria and the US. In 2000 she became head of the
Sociology Dept at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. She became the Vice
Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences 2003. She has been appointed William
F. Quillian Visiting International Professor at the Randolph Macon Woman's
College, in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 2004/2005 academic year. |
April 19:
Festival Keynote Address: Mansah
Prah
11:00 a.m.
SVCC Community Center
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 Nicholas
Sironka
Nicholas was born in Narok, Kenya, a Maasai by tribe.
Sironka first discovered his artistic abilities as a child, and through the
years he came to understand that his talent was a valuable resource from
which he could launch his visions of community change and cultural awareness
education. It was his talent as an artist that first brought him to the
United States as a Fulbright art scholar. (The
Fulbright Gallery: Nicholas Siranka )
In the United States, he met individuals who were sympathetic to his
vision of bringing change, opportunity, and empowerment to his home
community, thus enabling him to begin his first tour with the Friends of
Sironka dance troupe.
To learn more about this artist and his work, visit the website:
About Mr.
Nicholas Sironka |
April 19:
Reception for Festival Exhibit: Nicholas Sironka, batik
artist, 12:15 p.m. SVCC Community Center
 The
Greeting
(painting, 35" x 36") |
Friends of Sironka Masaai
Dance Troupe Website
 Seleina
and Seke
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April 19:
Maasai Workshops: Hairbraiding, Beadmaking, Song and
Dance 1:00-3:30 p.m. (CANCELLED)
“Friends of Sironka” Massai Dance Troupe, 7:30
p.m. SVCC Community Center
(CANCELLED) |
Shelley Ensor
 Shelley
Ensor comes from a highly gifted musical family and possesses a rare,
beautiful and powerful voice as well as a generous and indomitable spirit.
Shelley is also the vocalist with the Howard Burns Quintet, appearing on
their CD Lucinda’s Serenade. She directs the Trinity Baptist Gospel
Choir, the Voices of Faith of First Baptist Church of Baltimore, the Men’s
Choir of St. Luke’s UMC and the Bertinna Randall Gospel Choir of St. Mark
UMC. |
April 21-24: Gospel Singing Residency with Shelley EnsorApril 21: African Café, 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., SVCC
Community Center
Gospel Concert Rehearsal, 7-9 p.m.,
SVCC Community Center
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(Substitution for Queen Nur)
Queen Nur's Sweet Potato Pie and Such
 An incomparable
storytelling production, this show features stories, song, and dance
celebrating African-American heritage accompanied by African instruments.
The highly energetic and interactive performance will delight as well as
enlighten.
Karen Nur El-Amin tells the story `Sweet
Potato Pie,' in which Queen |Nur teaches children never to lie, cheat or
steal.
KWANZAA
is an hour-long presentation featuring stories and songs about the African
holiday, to the accompaniment of live percussion on traditional instruments.
This highly energetic and interactive performance utilizes traditional
storytelling techniques and African song structure (ie: call and response,
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April 22: Queen Nur presents Sweet Potato
Pie and Such, 11:00 a.m.
Queen Nur presents KWANZAA, 7:30 p.m., SVCC
Community Center
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KALAJOJO
 Kala is a folklorist, educator,
and musician. He performs sensitive, interactive and thought provoking
compositions. Weaving songs and ditty's born of African heritage into
stories of cultural diversity, healing, conflict resolution, and
side-splitting humor.
Kala has delighted audiences
throughout the U.S. He has an enviable approval rating among younger and
older fans alike. He has inspired and delighted audiences throughout the
United States including:
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National Association of Black
Storytellers Festival and Conference
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National Storytelling
Festival @ Jonesborough, Tenn.
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The Kennedy Center
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The Philadelphia Academy of
Music
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The Philadelphia Kemmel
Center
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The Ritz Theater and Lavilla
Museum
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Timpanogos Storytelling
Festival 2000
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April 22: KALAJOJO
folklorist, educator and musician 11:00 a.m.
KALAJOJO presents KWANZAA, 7:30 p.m., SVCC
Community Center
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April 23:
SPOTLIGHT ON TALENT,
3:00 p.m., SVCC
Community Center
Gospel Concert Rehearsal, 10:00 a.m., SVCC Community Center
SVCC invites you to join Shelley Ensor and A. J. Bodnar in a “community
gospel sing.” To participate, all that’s needed is a “love-to-sing” heart,
your attendance at two rehearsals and the public gospel sing. All music will
be provided and you don’t have to read music to participate. Church choirs
and gospel groups are encouraged to participate as well as individual
singers. Just come and HAVE FUN!!! REGISTRATION REQUIRED. For more
information click here to complete the registration,
print and mail to the address below.
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April 24: The Gospel Spirit: A
Legacy from Africa, 3:00 p.m., SVCC Community Center
Join Shelley Ensor and area singers in this Gospel Sing. |
April 25:
Jazz-America’s Music: Rooted in
Africa, 7:30 p.m., Lebanon High School
Click here for more information..... |
Camerata Virtuosi
New York
The popular chamber ensemble, Camerata Virtuosi New York, will be
featured in three performances during the Festival. Concert locations are
Mountain Mission School, Grundy, Honaker Baptist Church, Honaker and First
Presbyterian Church, Bluefield WV.
This ensemble is comprised of six nationally and internationally acclaimed
musicians. ViolinistsYuri Vodovoz and Rob Taylor, violist Kenji Bunch,
cellist Diliana Momtchilova and pianists Pavlina Dokovska and Vladimir
Valjarevic will perform in three different programs in various chamber
ensemble combinations.
Click here for Biographies of Performers |
April 26: Jeopardy: Africa and Her
Legacy, 12:15 p.m., SVCC Community Center
Camerata Virtuosi New York: A Musical
Journey-Africa and America 7:30 p.m. Mountain Mission School, Grundy
Composers: Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor, Kevin Volans, George Gershwin, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington
and Scott Joplin
Jazz-America’s Music: Rooted in Africa, 1:00
p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Jettie Baker Center, Clintwood
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Sankofa Dance Theatre
The Sankofa Dance Theatre makes its home in Savannah, Georgia. An exciting
program of traditional dance, music and folklore is achieved by “reaching
back” into the rich legacy of African culture and history. Kauna Mujamal and
Kibibi Ajanku, a husband and wife ethnic dance team, founded the Sankofa
Dance Theater with the firm belief that Afrocentric culture is a way to open
the doors of love to all mankind. “Sankofa” means “Reaching back … to move
forward.”
 Sankofa, which
consists of dancers, singers and actors, has emerged as a premier theatre
ensemble. The group's philosophy is one of respect, encouragement,
possessiveness, increased self-esteem and an understanding of one's history. |
April 28-30: Sankofa Dance Theatre Residency
April 28: Sankofa
Dance Theatre, 9:00
a.m. and 10:50 a.m., SVCC Community Center
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Frank X. Walker
The work of Frank X. Walker is an eclectic, powerful
 mixture
of liberating style, profound insight, and unwavering organic connection to
the intellectual, political, and cultural struggles of a people. He stands
in the tradition of DuBois, McKay, Robeson, Hughes, and other great writers,
poets and performers whose contributions have transcended time and space to
give generation after generation pause and hope. From Affrilachia to Africa
and beyond, Frank X. Walker is a laborer for, and lover of, the people who
should and will be remembered as one of our most talented, dedicated and
visionary sons. Anyone who has not read his work or heard him speak should
make it a priority to do both as soon as possible.
Ricky L. Jones, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair-Elect,
University of Louisville |
April 28: Frank X Walker, Affrilachia Poet, 10:50 a.m.,
Buchanan Hall
1:00 and 2:00 p.m., RHS
Camerata Virtuosi New York: Composers of
African Descent - From the Classical Era to the Jazz Era,
7:30 p.m., First
Baptist Church, Honaker
Composers: Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Ray Charles,
William Grant Still, Duke Ellington and Scott Joplin
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Friday, April 29:
1-10:00 p.m. - Saturday, April 30: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 1: 1:00
p.m.-6:00 p.m.
African Market Place/Bazaar, SVCC
Community Center - Admission: FREE
Proceeds from the sale of most items will be returned to the villages and
peoples of Africa to support education and vocational training, medical care
and clinics, orphanages and development of cottage industries.
Click here to download a brochure with more
information.
April 29:
Frank X Walker Public Teacher
Writing Workshop, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, SVCC Community Center
Sankofa Dance Theater: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.,
Residency at Raven Elementary School
Sweetgrass Basket Workshop-The African Art of Coil
Basketry Workshop, (Mary Graham-Grant) 12:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m., Art Lab, Buchanan Hall
Registration Required.
Click here to download a brochure and registration
form. Fill in form online, print and mail to address below with registration
fee.
Reaching Back to Move Forward:
Sankofa Dance Theater, 7:30 p.m. SVCC Community Center
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April 30:
African Art is Fun Day, 10:00
a.m.-3:00 p.m., SVCC Community Center
 Ages 5-12, Presented by Sankofa Dance Theater
Workshops: Dance and Drumming, Mask Making and Storytelling
$10 per person pre-registration requested.
For more information, click here
to download a brochure, complete registration, print and mail to the
address below.
The African Musical Influence : Camerata Virtuosi New York, Bluefield (WV)
First Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p.m.
Composers: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Fritz Kreisler,
Claude Debussy, Kevin Volans, E. Puzz, Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin and
William Grant Still.
Click here for performer information.
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May 1: Festival Finale: Piano Times
Three, 3:00 p.m.
Pavlina Dokovska, Vladimir
Valjarevic and Joseph Trivette
Composers: Zez Confrey, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Scott Joplin.
Sponsor’s and Patron’s Reception, SVCC
Community Center
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