2010 DeBose Fine Arts Series·National Piano Competition

This program is made possible in part by Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009, Louisiana Division of the Arts: State Arts Council Decentralized Arts Fund, Community Fund for the Arts, and support from The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge: Local Project Assistance and Multicultural Organization funded by the Mayor-President and Baton Rouge Metro Council.

~AT~ A~ GLANCE~
35TH ANNIVERSARY
2010 DEBOSE FINE ARTS
~SCHOOL & COMMUNITY~
Historical Site: Southern University~Baton Rouge

~A Louisiana Celebration~

35^th Anniversary

April 11, Sunday: 3:00 PM

Honoring

“DEBOSE HUMANITARIANS & LUMINARIES”

~COMMUNITY CABARET CONCERT~RAFUL “L’IL RAY” NEAL

Spirit of the Blues~Louisiana

Boudreaux’s of Baton Rouge

Legacy Program

DeBose National Piano Series, Op. 35

Southern University (Historical Site)

April 17-Saturday, 8AM-5PM

PRE-COLLEGE COMPETITION

DEBOSE FOUNDATION COORDINATORS

DeBose Music Building/Selected Studios-CLOSED

April 17-Saturday, 9:30AM

WILLIS DELONY, PIANIST~

MUSIC COLLABORATIONS~TWENTIETH CENTURY STYLES

MASTER CLASS: OPEN DIVISIONS

Co-Coordinators: Myrtle E. David, Rebecca T. Cureau

DeBose-Recital Hall- FREE & OPEN FREE & OPEN

April 17-Saturday, 11 AM

“ANNIVERSARY~STELLAR MOMENTS”

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR ALUMNI ENSEMBLE

Co-Coordinators: Charles Lloyd, Jacqueline Paige Green, Richard Hobson, Myrtle E. David,

DeBose Recital Hall or Hayden Fine Arts Theater-FREE & OPEN

April 17-Saturday, 1PM

KEYBOARD FESTIVAL COMMUNITY PIANO STUDIO RECITAL:

JUDY GUILBEAUX JAMES, COORDINATOR

Co-Coordinators: Velta J. Cross, Elizabeth Cobbins, Audrey D. Jackson

DeBose Recital Hall- FREE & OPEN

April 17-Saturday, 3PM

DEBOSE ARTIST RECITAL~WILLIS DELONY, PIANIST

Co-Coordinators: Myrtle E. David, Frank E. White, Rebecca T. Cureau-Original Competition Committee

Hayden Fine Arts Theater or Scotland Magnet High School Auditorium-FREE & OPEN

April 17-Saturday, 5PM

DEBOSE HONORS STUDIO RECITAL: 2009 WINNERS

THAIS PERKINS, COORDINATOR

Co-Coordinators: Judy Guilbeaux James, Myrtle E. David

Hayden Fine Arts Theater or Scotlandville Magnet High School Auditorium- FREE & OPEN FREE & OPEN

April 17-Saturday, 7:30 PM

DEBOSE AWARDS RECITAL CEREMONY: 2010 WINNERS

DEBOSE FOUNDATION BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Hayden Fine Arts Theater or Scotlandville Magnet High School Auditorium- FREE & OPEN

Louisiana Heritage: Embracing The Arts

McKinley Middle Magnet School, Host

Herman R. Brister, Jr.-Principal

Marie Flowers, Project Director

East Baton Rouge Schools

DeBose Fine Arts Series

April 1^st -30^th : 10 AM-6PM

“EMBRACING THE ARTS”: ARTWORKS & POSTER EXHIBITION

EBR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ART EXHIBITION

ALAN LEE MORTON, COORDINATOR

Volunteer Team Coordinators: Betty Chambers, Cynthia Oby, Randell Henry, Ronald Kennedy

Elementary Schools Exhibitions: East Baton Rouge Library Branches

Middle Schools Exhibitions: Baton Rouge Community College

High School Exhibitions: Baton Rouge Gallery

Adjudication: Irene M. Tucker, Cheryl McKay Dixon, John Williams

April 20-Tuesday, 9AM

“EMBRACING THE SPIRIT ~ EMBRACING THE ARTS”

EAST BATON ROUGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SHOWCASE~

MARIE FLOWERS, COORDINATOR

Volunteer Team: Sue Chernetz, Vonda Rogers Cooper, Jimmy Fleming, Cathy McManus

McKinley Middle Magnet School- FREE & OPEN

April 22-Thursday, 9AM

“EMBRACING THE SPIRIT ~ EMBRACING THE ARTS”

EAST BATON ROUGE MIDDLE SCHOOLS~FINE ARTS SHOWCASE

DORETHA WILLIAMS, COORDINATOR

Volunteer Team: William Koren, Walter Perry, Heather Owens, April McKell, Talia Aull

McKinley Middle Magnet School- FREE & OPEN

April 23 -Friday, 9 AM

“EMBRACING THE SPIRIT ~ EMBRACING THE ARTS”

EAST BATON ROUGE HIGH SCHOOLS ~ FINE ARTS & JAZZ SHOWCASE

MIKE ESNEAULT & B. J. MC GIBNEY, COORDINATORS

Volunteer Team: B. J. McGibney, Shea Tully, Elizabeth Cobbins, Audrey D. Jackson

McKinley Middle Magnet School- FREE & OPEN

April 24-Saturday, 11 AM

SECOND ANNUAL DANCEFEST

“EMBRACING MOVEMENT”

ROBBYE LYNNE THOMAS, COORDINATOR

Volunteer Team: Laura Darensbourg Jackson, Evan Smith, McKinley Middle Magnet Ensemble

McKinley Middle Magnet School-FREE & OPEN

November 21, Sunday: 4:00 PM

~SAY A-MEN~

“GIVING THANKS”

GOSPEL HERITAGE CONCERT~

Featuring

VANESSA BELL ARMSTRONG, HEADLINER

4:00 PM

The Echelon Center

6220 Florida Boulevard

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Parking: Site and BREC Facility

Reserved Seating Tickets: $20.00

924-3541

Door Sales Available: 2PM

The Echelon Center~Monica Butler, Program Coordinator

DeBose Steering Committee: Melba Moye`, Patricia Sterling, Geraldine Edwards, Cheryl Hall DeRouen,

Connie Hicks, Helen M. Gist, Faye Burns Barnes, Velta J. Cross, Rhea Hollins, Anne B. Wright,

Marie Flowers and Myrtle David

DeBose Artist 2010: Willis Delony, Pianist

Delony has won national and international acclaim as a jazz and classical pianist, conductor, chamber player, commercial composer and arranger. His concert explorations of the jazz and classical piano worlds have been showcased in a recording entitled, "A New World A'Comin"-Classical and Jazz Connections, which was released on the Centaur label and is now in worldwide distribution. In a review published by Fanfare magazine, Peter Burwasser writes: "(Delony) plays with gusto and finesse, and with an especially nimble rhythmic sensibility, a proper combination of attributes for jazz, or any other kind of music-making, for the matter." Previous album credits include a recording of sonatas by Samuel Barber and Sergei Prokofiev, also on the Centaur label, and a jazz album entitled Civilized Conversations, featuring Delon and bassist Bill Grimes. His newest release is collaboration with bassoonist William Ludwig entitled Rhapsody in Bassoon on the Mark Records label, which features the world premiere recording of Andre Previn's Sonata for Bassoon and Piano.

During recent concert sessions, Delony has appeared as piano soloist or conductor with orchestras in Wichita, Pittsburg, Detroit, Toronto, Madison (Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra), Spartanburg (South Carolina), Rochester, Omaha, Nashville, Fort Worth, Shanghai and New Orleans (Louisiana Philharmonic). More recently, he has appeared as guest soloist with the Columbus (GA) Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic and Toledo symphony, and as guest conductor/pianist with the Fort Worth Symphony, the Lexington (KY) Philharmonic and the Midland (TX) Symphony. He continues to be a frequent recitalist in many national venues, and presents master classes in both classical piano and jazz at schools and universities throughout the U.S. An experienced arranger, Delony's scores have been performed by pops orchestras nationwide. His work as pianist, arranger and conductor is currently featured in Club Weing, the popular orchestral show featuring the Minneapolis-based vocal group Five by Design. He is also the conductor/pianist on the CD recording of Club Swing, which was released in January 2002.

Rear: Myrtle David, Exe. Dir.; Carlos Sam, Magnet Programs Dir.; Ken Jenkins, Student Activities Dir, ; John Dilworth, Superintendent, EBR Schools; Wayne Talbot, Fine Arts Director; Front: Theresa Porter, Magnet Programs; Jo Garner, Gifted & Talented Programs; Sherry Scardina, Supervisor, Gifted & Talented Programs.

"Education Connections~
Embracing the Arts"
East Baton Rouge Schools
John Dilworth,
Superintendent
Ken Jenkins, Director
Student Activities
Wayne Talbot, Director
Music & Fine Arts
Carlos Sam, Director
Magnet Schools & Innovative Programs
Sherry Scardina, Supervisor
Gifted & Talented Programs
Jo Garner,
Curriculum Specialist
Theresa Porter,
Magnet Schools Recruitment

www.ebrschools.org