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Morgan State University Choir Embarks On First Tour of Cuba
Alexandria, VA, USA – Classical Movements, Inc. announces the upcoming tour of the Morgan State University Choir, who will travel to Cuba for the first time in the ensemble’s history.
Noted as one of the most prestigious choirs in the USA, and as one of the only university choirs to have performed on six continents, the singers will travel to the cities of Havana, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, and Santa Clara from May 25 – May 30, 2016.
Known for its emphasis on preserving the heritage of the spiritual, the elite ensemble will present audiences in each city with a rich program of Gospel, classical, and contemporary music, and will participate in multiple cultural collaborations with local Cuban musicians.
Under the direction of Dr. Eric Conway, Morgan State University Choir continues to work towards repairing Cuban-American relations thorough music, an effort they first began last June when the choir welcomed renowned Cuban vocal ensemble Coro Entrevoces, led by Digna Guerra, to the university.
“Unfortunately, because of political positions, Americans have been deprived of Cuban culture and Cubans have been deprived of American culture” – Morgan State University Choir director, Eric Conway
During their time in Havana later this month, the two choirs will once again reunite in song, engage in musical exchanges, perform for one another, and act as mutual cultural ambassadors.
Members of Morgan State University Choir are recognized world-wide for their artistic excellence, having sung for numerous dignitaries, toured internationally, and performed with celebrated performers such as American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. At the invitation of First Lady Michelle Obama, The Morgan State University Choir returned to the White House this past April for a special Gospel telecast with Shirley Caesar, Tamela Mann, Lyle Lovett, Darlene Love, Michelle Williams, and Aretha Franklin.
Meet the Director: Dr. Eric Conway is currently the Director of the Morgan State University Choir as well as Chairperson of the Fine Arts Department. He has served as Associate Conductor and principal accompanist for the Morgan State University Choir for the past twenty years under the leadership of the late Nathan Carter.
He received his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University where he majored in Piano Performance and minored in Conducting. While at the Peabody, Conway was a recipient of the prestigious Liberace Scholarship, as well as a winner in the Yale Gordon Concerto Competition where earned the honor of playing Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra.
Some of his significant accomplishments as pianist include, a tour of Eastern Africa, sponsored by the United States Information Agency. One of the highlights of the tour was a solo performance for Madagascan television and radio. He has performed as soloist with several orchestras including, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Concert Artists, Johns Hopkins Symphony Orchestra, Georgetown University Orchestra, and the Millbrook Orchestra in Shepardstown, West Virginia. In January, 2006 he performed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall to wide acclaim.
Dr. Conway is also sought after as a collaborative artist. He has worked with several leading artists including Trevor Wye, Hillary Hahn, Daniel Heifetz, William Brown, Janice Chandler, to name a few. He is also an orchestral pianist for the Baltimore Symphony. In 1994 and 1997, he toured with the orchestra to Eastern Asia.
Dr. Conway's choral accomplishments include working closely with some of the greatest conductors of the 20th Century including Robert Shaw, Sir Nevelle Mariner, and Donald Neuen. In 2001, he was chorusmaster for the Baltimore Symphony Chorus' performance of the Verdi Requiem. He travels around the mid-Atlantic area giving Choral Master Classes and workshops for Collegiate and High School levels. In June of 2006, Dr. Conway was Chorusmaster for performances of Mahler Symphony #2, ending the tenure of Baltimore Symphony's music director, Yuri Temirkanov.
Most recently, he conducted the forces of both the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Soulful Symphony in the Meyerhoff Hall's Annual Martin Luther King Concert. In addition to his musical accomplishments, he holds degrees in both Accounting and Business Management and is also a Certified Public Accountant. Most recently, Conway has been appointed by Governor O'Malley as a member of the MD State Arts Council.
Concert Details:
CIENFUEGOS Wednesday, May 25, 9:00 PM
Teatro Tomás Terry Avenida 56, Cienfuegos With the special participation of the Cantores de Cienfuegos directed by Maestra Honey Moreira Abreu
SANTA CLARA Friday, May 27, 2016, 9:00 PM
Teatro de La Caridad Parque Vidal, Santa Clara With the special participation of the Coro Provincial de Villa Clara directed by Maestra Yolanda Martinez
MATANZAS Sunday, May 29, 2016, 6:30 PM
Sala White Calle 79, Parque de la Libertad, Matanzas
With the special participation of the Coro de Cámara de Matanzas directed by Maestro José Antonio Méndez
LA HABANA Monday, May 30, 2016, 7:00 PM
Sala Lecuona Gran Teatro de la Habana "Alicia Alonso" Calle Prado e/ San Rafael y San José, La Habana Vieja
With the special participation of the Coro Entrevoces directed by Maestra Digna Guerra
Classical Movements, Inc. is one of the world’s leading concert planning and music management companies. Clients include some of the world’s finest orchestras, including the National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, and several other European and American Orchestras. They also are a leader in making concert and travel arrangements for some of the best choruses around the world, including The Collegiate Chorale, Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, VocalEssence, Young People’s Chorus of New York City, and many more! In its 23 years, Classical Movements has worked in over 145 countries on six continents. The company also produces the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program for new music commissions, an international choral series, and four annual international music festivals in Europe, South America, Africa and North America. A winner of the prestigious BCA10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America given by Americans for the Arts, Classical Movements strives to spread global understanding and unity through the universal language of music. ###
Noted as one of the most prestigious choirs in the USA, and as one of the only university choirs to have performed on six continents, the singers will travel to the cities of Havana, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, and Santa Clara from May 25 – May 30, 2016.
Known for its emphasis on preserving the heritage of the spiritual, the elite ensemble will present audiences in each city with a rich program of Gospel, classical, and contemporary music, and will participate in multiple cultural collaborations with local Cuban musicians.
Under the direction of Dr. Eric Conway, Morgan State University Choir continues to work towards repairing Cuban-American relations thorough music, an effort they first began last June when the choir welcomed renowned Cuban vocal ensemble Coro Entrevoces, led by Digna Guerra, to the university.
“Unfortunately, because of political positions, Americans have been deprived of Cuban culture and Cubans have been deprived of American culture” – Morgan State University Choir director, Eric Conway
During their time in Havana later this month, the two choirs will once again reunite in song, engage in musical exchanges, perform for one another, and act as mutual cultural ambassadors.
Members of Morgan State University Choir are recognized world-wide for their artistic excellence, having sung for numerous dignitaries, toured internationally, and performed with celebrated performers such as American Idol winner Jordin Sparks. At the invitation of First Lady Michelle Obama, The Morgan State University Choir returned to the White House this past April for a special Gospel telecast with Shirley Caesar, Tamela Mann, Lyle Lovett, Darlene Love, Michelle Williams, and Aretha Franklin.
Meet the Director: Dr. Eric Conway is currently the Director of the Morgan State University Choir as well as Chairperson of the Fine Arts Department. He has served as Associate Conductor and principal accompanist for the Morgan State University Choir for the past twenty years under the leadership of the late Nathan Carter.
He received his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University where he majored in Piano Performance and minored in Conducting. While at the Peabody, Conway was a recipient of the prestigious Liberace Scholarship, as well as a winner in the Yale Gordon Concerto Competition where earned the honor of playing Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra.
Some of his significant accomplishments as pianist include, a tour of Eastern Africa, sponsored by the United States Information Agency. One of the highlights of the tour was a solo performance for Madagascan television and radio. He has performed as soloist with several orchestras including, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Concert Artists, Johns Hopkins Symphony Orchestra, Georgetown University Orchestra, and the Millbrook Orchestra in Shepardstown, West Virginia. In January, 2006 he performed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall to wide acclaim.
Dr. Conway is also sought after as a collaborative artist. He has worked with several leading artists including Trevor Wye, Hillary Hahn, Daniel Heifetz, William Brown, Janice Chandler, to name a few. He is also an orchestral pianist for the Baltimore Symphony. In 1994 and 1997, he toured with the orchestra to Eastern Asia.
Dr. Conway's choral accomplishments include working closely with some of the greatest conductors of the 20th Century including Robert Shaw, Sir Nevelle Mariner, and Donald Neuen. In 2001, he was chorusmaster for the Baltimore Symphony Chorus' performance of the Verdi Requiem. He travels around the mid-Atlantic area giving Choral Master Classes and workshops for Collegiate and High School levels. In June of 2006, Dr. Conway was Chorusmaster for performances of Mahler Symphony #2, ending the tenure of Baltimore Symphony's music director, Yuri Temirkanov.
Most recently, he conducted the forces of both the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Soulful Symphony in the Meyerhoff Hall's Annual Martin Luther King Concert. In addition to his musical accomplishments, he holds degrees in both Accounting and Business Management and is also a Certified Public Accountant. Most recently, Conway has been appointed by Governor O'Malley as a member of the MD State Arts Council.
Concert Details:
CIENFUEGOS Wednesday, May 25, 9:00 PM
Teatro Tomás Terry Avenida 56, Cienfuegos With the special participation of the Cantores de Cienfuegos directed by Maestra Honey Moreira Abreu
SANTA CLARA Friday, May 27, 2016, 9:00 PM
Teatro de La Caridad Parque Vidal, Santa Clara With the special participation of the Coro Provincial de Villa Clara directed by Maestra Yolanda Martinez
MATANZAS Sunday, May 29, 2016, 6:30 PM
Sala White Calle 79, Parque de la Libertad, Matanzas
With the special participation of the Coro de Cámara de Matanzas directed by Maestro José Antonio Méndez
LA HABANA Monday, May 30, 2016, 7:00 PM
Sala Lecuona Gran Teatro de la Habana "Alicia Alonso" Calle Prado e/ San Rafael y San José, La Habana Vieja
With the special participation of the Coro Entrevoces directed by Maestra Digna Guerra
Classical Movements, Inc. is one of the world’s leading concert planning and music management companies. Clients include some of the world’s finest orchestras, including the National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, and several other European and American Orchestras. They also are a leader in making concert and travel arrangements for some of the best choruses around the world, including The Collegiate Chorale, Dallas Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Pacific Boychoir, VocalEssence, Young People’s Chorus of New York City, and many more! In its 23 years, Classical Movements has worked in over 145 countries on six continents. The company also produces the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program for new music commissions, an international choral series, and four annual international music festivals in Europe, South America, Africa and North America. A winner of the prestigious BCA10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America given by Americans for the Arts, Classical Movements strives to spread global understanding and unity through the universal language of music. ###
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