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F eb ru ary 12, 1986, Portland O b s e rv e r. P a g e 9 Fourth Annual Black History Special C O M ING INTO FOCUS THE IM AG E OF BLACKS IN A M E R IC A , a one hour special presentation cxainining the development ol the Black jx ib lx image, airs on SupcrStatxxi W IB S on Frxlay. February 28 at 10 20 p m <E T) Ihe SuperStat ion's fourth annual Black Hi stop, month special lixuves on the positive changes in the way Black people are portrayed in the media and arts changes that are making the Black public image a more accurate reflection ol Black society C O M ING INTO l-< K 'l "S looks at the Black stereotype and. through disc ussions » ith Blue k leaders representing the news and entertainment media, w ill probe the idea o f today's roles perpetuating this stereotype Guest* lor the special include singer actress Etta Molen Harnett, who performed in the Broadway production ot "TAirgy and Bess". Karl Graves, the publisher ot Black Enterprise magazine. Harhuru Proctor. President ol Proctor and Gardner Advertising; M icki Grant, one ol the first Black actresses to play a recurring role in a daytime soup opera and the creator ol the hit musical " D o n 't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Also scheduled to participate in this special are award winning actor director choreographer Geoffrey Holder. Bills Rowe, syndicated entertainment columnist and publicist. Captain I eslie A Moms, Eastern Airlines pilot, I)r Anna Giant, sociologist. Sid McCoy. Vice 1‘resident ol Urban Planning. Westwood One. Mai («side. I N correspondent lor the National Black Network and Pluria Marshall. President ol the National Black Media Coalition Xemonu I lay ton. Vice President for Public Affairs for Turner Broadcasting System. Inc and Harvard Medical School psychiatrist l)r A lvin Poussunt. who serves as script consultant lor "The Cosby Show.” co-host the event f M ^L U . ■■ » r - r r Music BLACK COMPOSERS IZ W V M a celebration of the unsung CHORAL ARTS ENSEMBLE Roger O Doyle Music Director & Conductor and THE MOUNT OLIVET CHANCEL CHOIR with special guest Herb Cawthorne Sunday. February 23. 7 30 p m Mount Olivet Baptist Church 1 lb N E Schuyler Admission Free Offerings to the Church Building Fund welcomed pottihUr by a >j»ant from The R S Cbn«t«nwn Foundation z: 1 r y r i -FT- •ZEC THE NORMAN SYLVESTER BAND flRaSI This Friday Et Saturday MEMBER AND GUEST a t th e ROYAL ESQUIRE CLUB 1706 N.E. Alberta Portland. Oregon Choral Arts Ensemble, Herb Cawthorne Will Pre sent Music By Black Composers Urban league President Herb Cawthorne w ill join force* with the Choral Arts I nsemble under Roger Dovle lor an unusual musical event Feb 22 and 23. three performances ot " M usk by Black Composers." featuring a numhct o f songs that are rarely heard The show w ill prsenl a w ide range ot song, including 2tHh century choral works. African songs, and traditional spirituals A highlight w ill he selections from the intricate. |azz inspired "H arlem Suite" by Arthur Cunningham, featuring Caw th orne Cawthorne. who is noted lor the dramatic flair he has brought to a number of Portland productions, w ill narrate (tie entire show I he choir ol Mount Olivet Baptist Church w ill join the I nsemble in a special performance o f the concert Feb 2 ' Ihe infrequency with which much ol this music is performed leads IXiyle, music director ol Ihe Ensemble and assoc late professor ol music at the University ol TMrlland. Io call the event " a celebration o f Ihe unsung "T h is is music lhal needs lo he heard'" IXiyle says the concert is the truil ol Doyle's long lime exploration ol the music ol black composers, an interest awakened in him by an American Bicentennial radio inters tew with black musicians " As I listened to that program, it occurred to me that black composers ol concert music were not being interviewed lhal day. he says " lhal made me wonder what's hajvjx'ncd lo the black musicians wlio have studied at consetvatones ot music and have gone on lo write music inspired hv the Western European tradition *'’ He set out lo learn the answer lo lhal question, and in the process came lo know and consult such esteemed black musicians as I velyn White, music educatoi and scholar at How aid I nivetsilv . and W illiam I Dawson, composer, arranger, and founder ol ihe noted choir ol the luskegee Institute Dawson, now 87, has tx-en an important influence on Doyle At one point, Dovle told Dawson that he wondered whether the -hl voice Choral Arts t nsemble, w hich happens to have no blue k members, could give an authentic performance ot spirituals, which in the upcoming concert w ill piovxle a hold contrast to the concert choral works on the program Dawson's response illustrates his belief in the universality of music " 'll I eonlvne Price can learn how to sing Vercli. a while choir can leant how to sing spirituals,' " he said IXisle believes tlx- upcoming concert w ill provide new musical experiences for Ihe I nsemble as well as lew Portland audiences " As musicians we need to explore all kinds ot music literature, he says " I t s important lor us to learn lo |X'itorm this music And I hope we're learning something about ourselves by preparing this concert I oexpand his singers experience ol black music as lulls as possible. I X»y le w ill present one pettormancc in conjunction with the chon ol the predominantly black Mount Olivet Baptist ( hutch \ i that pertonnance. the Mount Olivet chancel choir, cliiected hv ( ail Hams, w ill present several selections ol its own and w ill loin the Choral Ails Ensemble on several more We ll gam a great deal Irom the crealise sharing ol a m u s i c a l experience w ith tlx- Mount ( »live! c hou said Dos le I in happy that the chon has agreed to join w ith us Among the black coni|x>seis whose works w ill he featured at the concert arc Ulysses Kav. trained at the I astman S. h,x»l ol Music and retired now as Distinguished Piolessoi ot Music at ihe City I niversily ol New York, the I nsem hie w ill sing selections Irom his lyrical suite " I h e Buds Nixd Da Costa, a Nigerian native who studied with the Italian composer I tligl Dallapiccola and now te.ic lies at Rutgers I niversily. whose I Have a Dream.' a setting ol words I ioiii Di Martin I ulhei King's I incoln Me uioii.il speech, w ill he sung I .az Idvv uenx .i Nigerian w ho studied at the Roy al ( ollcgc ol Music in I oiulon and at A ale I iltversitv and who now teaches at the I niversily ot Nigeria. Ills arrangement ol an African welcome carol w ill lx- sung Pix’ ins Irom ' I he I beam kcc|X-i hv b l.u k j x x i I angslon Hughes, set lo music hv the -Austrian Frederick 1’iket are among olhei works to he jx'rlormcd Music hv Black ( om,x*svis w ill lx- pic willed at the First I nilarian Church, I I0 I S W I2lh. I eh 22 at 8 p m and Feb 2 A at 4 p m and at the Mount Olivet Baptist Church. 11 b N I Schuyler. Feh 2 '. i l7 M ) p m Tickets are available at Stevens and Son i l lovd Center). Classical Millenium , and at the dixw Herb ( iivxlhoi iic Community School Carnival Beach Primary Schtxfl, lixaied at I7 |ll N Humboldt, w ill lx- staging a community schixd Carnival We w ill lx- providing hxxl, games and other fun and exc itmg ac 11 v ities that would he enjoy able lot the eiilue family It w ill lx- held on March 7th Irom 5 U) p.m to 8 30 p m on Friday It you need any additional information, please leel tree lo contact me at Beach Sc htxil, 281) 62 36 P o rtla n d N A A C P to H o ld M e e tin g Ihe Portland Branch N A At P w ill hold Us postponed meeting on the third Sund.iv . lebruaiv lb, al 4 l * l al the Morningside Baptist ( hutch. 106 Northeast Ivy Ihe N AACP loined with other Community events lot tlx- observation ol Martin I uther King s birthday in Januarv I here w ill he a report on ACTSO. according to Ora Nunlev. President ol the Blanch AC I SO is the acronym lor Alio American Cultural. Icchnologic.il and Sc leutitic Olympics, the NAACP Special Pioiects program lot high schixd age students Students com,x-le in Ihe aieas mentioned tot prizes, and tlx- winners go to tlx- National Convention ol NAACP lor national competition Ibis is also tune lot annual reports Irom the Committees There are three active committees this year l abor. Legal Redress aixl Education. according lo Mrs Nunley Ihe public is invited AFRICAN MARKETPLACE Come and ex|x-neixe tlx- lively atmosphere ol a real African Marketplace Admission is tree and o,x-n lo all I here w ill he arts At cralts. lotxl colorful lahrics, music. incense, African ck African American games, hand made art pieces, fxxiks on Alrtcan history, children's hooks, paintings, Alricun clothing, etc SI NDAA. TTB. 23, IV86 1644) N.E. AI BER I A iBlack Educational Center's Activity Center) I p.m. In 6 p.m. (g/ORLD ON I \ s For further tnlormaiion. please call 282 9552 A fund raiser lor the Black Educational Cenlcr P ro d u c e d by IR V IN F E L D an d K E N N E TH FELD c B e n e fit C a m p e s in o MUSIC, I USTORY AND CELEBRATION IN FEBRUARY D in n e r a n d C o u n te r - In te llig e n c e C a b a r e t APPEzXKANCFJ Political lolksinger Dave Lippman. and his arch nemesis Geotge Schruhol Ihe Committee to Intervene Any where, w ill perform a Counter Intelligence Cabaret for a benefit Cumpcsino Dinner at the Riverway Inn, 7 (Ml p m Sunday evening. February 23rd Pnxeeds w ill vupjxirt the ongoing work ol the Pori land Central America Solidarity Com mitlce Mr George Sc lim b w ill he sing ing interventionist anthems and anti lolk songs, l.ippman w ill balance Ihe evening's entertainment with songs re fleeting the opposing view The Village Vince has called M i l.ippman across between Tom txhrer and the Clash, a blend ot Helen C aldxolt and Che Guevara " Dinner is served al 7:0») p m . Dave l.ippman at 8:00 p m The Portland Central American Sol idanty Committee is a lix .il group working to end United States interven tion in Central Amenta Ihe Commit tee's work has included support o f Ihe Portland Connio Sister City Pro,eel. local work on the National Campaign lo Stop the Bombing in El Salvador, and m od recently the airport demonsliation protesting the Oregon National ( maid's training mission to Honduras r W ed . FEB . 19 th ru S u n . 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