Edward Waters College News September 16, 2015 HBCUs Collaborate to Honor African-American Classical Composers JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Edward Waters College Department of Music hosted faculty from Claflin University for a unique presentation that honored some of South Carolina's most dynamic classical composers. Faculty, staff and students filled the Milne Auditorium Monday, September 21st for "Contributions of Contemporary African-American Composers' of Classical Music" presented by Dr. Laura Keith, Dr. Lori Hicks and Dr. Eunjung Choi of Claflin University. "This lecture documents and examine the critical contributions of African-American composers from South Carolina. We hope this will expose our audience to the genre of classical music through this interactive lecture and recital," said Dr. Eunjung Choi, primary principal investigator and assistant professor of piano at Claflin University. Claflin University is a comprehensive institution of higher education affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The historically black university was founded in 1869. The following African-American composers were highlighted: Dr. John Lane Lane is the associate vice president for academic affairs at Allen University, where he was formerly the coordinator for their Department of Music. He also taught at Wheaton College in Illinois. He received degrees from the University of South Carolina and Harvard University, in addition to studying in Vienna, Aspen, Greece and Turkey. He has performed with orchestras in Chicago, Europe, South America and Canada. Dr. Cederic Adderly Adderley is currently the dean of the college and professor of music at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He was previously associate vice president for academic affairs at Claflin. He has won the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's annual composer search for the top symphony and also captured the Composer of the Year Award for South Carolina. He has performed all over the nation and world and with legends such as Ray Charles, Olivia Newton-John and Louie Bellson. Adderley holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Trevor Weston Weston is an associate professor of music at Drew University in Madison, N.J. As a Ph.D. student at the University of California-Berkley he was awarded the lauded George Ladd Prix de Paris fellowship, which allowed him to live and compose music in Paris. He has performed in New York, France, Canada, Hungary and The Netherlands, among many other locations. In 2003, he was the recipient of the prestigious Goddard Lieberson Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has taught at Wabash College and the College of Charleston. This presentation was the first performance of the 2015-2016 Edward Waters College Concert Series. These concerts feature high-level performances by professional musicians from across the country. Upcoming Concerts Include: Dr. Lucy Chen Piano Recital Featuring solo piano works by Schubert, Liszt, and Copland Monday, October 5th Milne Auditorium 3:00 p.m. Dr. Scott Watkins Leture Recital Howard Hanson Piano Sonata Monday, November 16th Milme Auditorium 3:00 p.m. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.