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**UPDATED INFORMATION AS OF MARCH 2, 2009**

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS HONOR! A CELEBRATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL LEGACY A FESTIVAL CURATED BY JESSYE NORMAN, MARCH 4–23, 2009

01/13/2009

Citywide Festival Features More Than 20 Events Celebrating African American Culture with Wide Array of Performances and Panel Discussions at Carnegie Hall, Apollo Theater, and Venues throughout New York City

Concerts Honor Pioneers Marian Anderson, Duke Ellington, and Others; Additional Highlights Include a Weekend Devoted to the Spiritual and Gospel Music and the World Premiere of Ask Your Mama! Based on Langston Hughes’ Poem

Programs Feature Jessye Norman, Geri Allen, Terence Blanchard, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Angela M. Brown, Shirley Caesar, James Carter, Ron Carter, Ray Chew, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harlem Quartet, Gwen Ifill, Imani Winds, Arthur Mitchell, Toni Morrison, Eric Owens, Toshi Reagon, The Roots, Daniel Bernard Roumain, George Shirley, Richard Smallwood, Anna Deavere Smith, Esperanza Spalding, Russell Thomas, James “Blood” Ulmer, Cornel West, Lizz Wright, and Many More

Six Free Neighborhood Concerts, Carnegie Hall’s National High School Choral Festival, and a Curriculum on African American Song for New York City Middle School Students Comprise Festival’s Education and Community Programs, All Presented by The Weill Music Institute
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HONOR! FESTIVAL OPENS MARCH 4 AT CARNEGIE HALL WITH A SALUTE TO JAZZ, BLUES, AND R&B GREATS AND MARCH 7 AT CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE WITH “SACRED ELLINGTON” FEATURING EXCERPTS FROM DUKE ELLINGTON’S THREE SACRED CONCERTS

01/29/2009

Closing Performance on March 23 Honors the Contributions of Trailblazing African American Classical Vocalists

Special Exhibit At Carnegie Hall’s Rose Museum Pays Tribute to the Extraordinary Artistic Contributions of African Americans Throughout Hall’s 118-Year History
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CITYWIDE HONOR! FESTIVAL OFFERS FREE AND AFFORDABLE CONCERTS AND PROGRAMS FOR NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITIES AND STUDENTS

02/02/2009

Six Free Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts Feature Leading African American Artists at Venues Throughout New York City

“Community Sing” Event at Apollo Theater on March 13 Unites Vocalists of All Ages and Levels

Carnegie Hall’s National High School Choral Festival on March 20 Features Four Choirs Performing with Professional Singers, Conductor Craig Jessop, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Choral Work Inspired by African American Spirituals
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MAYOR BLOOMBERG RECOGNIZES SOPRANO JESSYE NORMAN FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSIC AND CULTURE AT ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT HELD AT GRACIE MANSION

02/03/2009

Ms. Norman Curates Citywide Festival Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy Presented by Carnegie Hall from March 4–23, 2009
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JESSYE NORMAN, THE ROOTS, DE’ADRE AZIZA, AND TRACIE LUCK PERFORM ASK YOUR MAMA! THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A MULTIMEDIA CONCERT WORK BY COMPOSER LAURA KARPMAN ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009

02/05/2009

New Concert Production Based on Poem Cycle by Langston Hughes, Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz, Presented by Carnegie Hall During Three-Week Honor! Festival Curated by Jessye Norman
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THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA, LED BY CHARLES DUTOIT, PERFORMS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 17 AS PART OF CARNEGIE HALL’S CITYWIDE FESTIVAL HONOR! A CELEBRATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL LEGACY

02/9/2009

Eric Owens Performs Songs by Mahler in Tribute to Philadelphia Native and Carnegie Hall Legend Marian Anderson

Russell Thomas Is Featured Soloist in George Walker’s 1996 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Lilacs
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HONOR! FESTIVAL FEATURES SIX PANEL DISCUSSIONS, EACH EXPLORING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

02/10/2009

Panelists Include Leading Performers and Cultural Icons: Maya Angelou, Derrick Bell, Calvin O. Butts III, Michael Eric Dyson, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gwen Ifill, Judith Jamison, Portia Maultsby, Arthur Mitchell, Toni Morrison, George Shirley, Anna Deavere Smith, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Dr. Cornel West, and Many More

Zankel Hall Hosts Three Discussions on March 8 Regarding African American Music and the Personal, Social, and Political Roles and Influence of African American Art, Featuring Performances by Imani Winds, Baritone Robert Sims, and Dance Theatre of Harlem

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Hosts Two Panels on March 12 Exploring the Legacy of Arthur Mitchell and Dance Theatre of Harlem

Apollo Theater Program on March 21 Features Discussion About Spiritual and Gospel Music
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CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS GRAMMY- AND TONY AWARD-WINNING JAZZ VOCALIST DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER IN ZANKEL HALL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

02/11/2009

Performance Is Part of Citywide Honor! Festival Celebrating the African American Cultural Legacy
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CARNEGIE HALL PARTNERS WITH THE APOLLO THEATER TO PRESENT A WEEKEND DEVOTED TO THE SPIRITUAL AND GOSPEL MUSIC ON MARCH 21 AND 22 DURING CITYWIDE FESTIVAL HONOR! A CELEBRATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL LEGACY

02/18/2009

Events To Take Place at the Apollo Theater Include:

Panel Discussion on Saturday, March 21 with Derrick Bell, Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Portia Maultsby, Chapman Roberts, Sweet Honey In The Rock, and Olly Wilson Explores Historical, Political, and Musical Dimensions of the Spiritual and Gospel Music

Performance on Sunday, March 22 Features Musical Director Ray Chew, Gospel Vocalists Shari Addison, Shirley Caesar, Donnie McClurkin, Smokie Norful, and Richard Smallwood, Abyssinian Baptist Church Cathedral Choir, Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Choir, Sweet Honey In The Rock, and Vy Higginsen’s Gospel for Teens
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**UPDATED PROGRAM INFORMATION**

COMPLETE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR HONOR: THE VOICE ON MONDAY, MARCH 23 AT 8:00 PM IN CARNEGIE HALL’S STERN AUDITORIUM/PERELMAN STAGE

02/18/2009

Vocal Concert Concludes Carnegie Hall’s Three-Week Honor! Festival
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**Artist Update: A Celebration of the Spiritual and Gospel Music, 3/22**

VOCALIST BYRON CAGE AND OTHER ARTISTS, HOSTS SOLEDAD O’BRIEN AND JONATHAN SLOCUMB ADDED TO LINEUP OF A CELEBRATION OF THE SPIRITUAL AND GOSPEL MUSIC ON SUNDAY, MARCH 22 AT 5:00 PM AT THE APOLLO THEATER

03/19/2009

Concert, Part of Carnegie Hall’s Citywide Honor! Festival, Features Vocalists Shirley Caesar, Richard Smallwood, and Sweet Honey In The Rock among others
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