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The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.

mourns the loss of Dr. Don Lee White

 

Dr. Don Lee White, outstanding educator, conductor, composer, and organist died at home in Los Angeles, CA,  on September 16, 2010.

A memorial service is scheduled for November 27, 2010, at Grant AME Church, where he was member and served as minister of music for nearly four decades. Dr. White was life long member of The National Association of Negro Musicians, and served faithfully in several positions including national vice president, board member, and president of the Georgia Laster Branch in Los Angeles. He took great pride the past eight years for being the first person to register for NANM national conference.

Dr. White was nationally recognized for his leadership and contributions to the music and worship in the African American Church. He served many years as music director for the Fifth Episcopal Conference of the AME Church and a member of the Connectional Music Committee.  For 10 years, Dr. White served Associate Director of the Hampton University Ministers Conference and in the year 2000, he received the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Choir Directors and Organist Guild of Hampton University Ministers Conference.  

 Dr. Don Lee White is and will be missed by the NANM, family and we salute his many contributions to our organization!

 

The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.

mourns the loss of one of our own

Past President (1974 - 1980)

Brazeal W. Dennard

January 21, 1929—July 5, 2010

“God has blessed us to have his spirit around us and in us. It is our hope that the beautiful memories of Brazeal will serve to gird up his family and friends and continue to inspire all of us and most certainly the membership of The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.”

David Morrow, President, NANM, Inc.

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NANM mourns the passing of  Marilyn Thompson.

 

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The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. mourns the loss of our Public Relations Manager, Dr. Marilyn Thompson, who passed away on January 10, 2009 after struggling with heart failure. When Past President, Roland Carter brought her on board in this position, along with her many duties, she created two important publications for NANM:  "Reverberations" (a quarterly newsletter/on-line magazine) and "Tempo Prestissimo" (the daily coverage of convention activities). 

A Life Member of NANM, a beautiful soprano, and a fine researcher and writer, her contributions have made our organization significantly more visible.  She along with Dr. Barbara Wright Pryor Williams coordinated our 90th Anniversary convention. We will miss her voice, her hearty laugh, her organizational skills, her scholarship and her constant manifestation of her love for African-American music and for NANM.  The funeral service will be on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Jumping Run Free Will Baptist Church, 4308 Jumping Run Church Road, LaGrange, North Carolina 28551. Marilyn's family is requesting that donations be made to NANM to establish the Marilyn Thompson Scholarship Fund. To God be the glory for a life well lived.

David Morrow, President

 

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NANM mourns the passing of  Raoul Abdul.

 

 

Raoul Abdul: 

Music critic, author, singer, Raoul Abdul (November 7, 1929) died in Manhattan on Friday, 15 January 2010, shortly after bypass surgery. Abdul was a concert baritone and German lieder expert who studied voice with renowned Russian baritone Alexander Kipnis from 1959 to 1962. It was under Kipnis' tutelage that Abdul earned a diploma from Vienna Academy of Music. Abdul also studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Harvard University.

At the time of his passing Abdul was the music critic for the New York Amsterdam News. His column was titled "Reading the Score." Abdul's books include Blacks  in Classical Music; Famous Black Entertainers of Today; and The Magic of Black Poetry. He also edited Alan Lomax's 3000 Years of Black Poetry, following a journalism career launched in his native Cleveland. Abdul's scholarly writings were described by Eileen Southern as the result of "solid, intensive research."

Abdul often shared a valuable lesson he learned from Howard Swanson, 'Be satisfied to serve art without regard for financial rewards-they will come in time.
 

 

 

Dr. Don Lee White, outstanding educator, conductor, composer, and organist died at home in Los Angeles, CA,  on September 16, 2010.

A memorial service is scheduled for November 27, 2010, at Grant AME Church, where he was member and served as minister of music for nearly four decades. Dr. White was life long member of The National Association of Negro Musicians, and served faithfully in several positions including national vice president, board member, and president of the Georgia Laster Branch in Los Angeles. He took great pride the past eight years for being the first person to register for NANM national conference.

Dr. White was nationally recognized for his leadership and contributions to the music and worship in the African American Church. He served many years as music director for the Fifth Episcopal Conference of the AME Church and a member of the Connectional Music Committee.  For 10 years, Dr. White served Associate Director of the Hampton University Ministers Conference and in the year 2000, he received the first Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Choir Directors and Organist Guild of Hampton University Ministers Conference.  

 Dr. Don Lee White is and will be missed by the NANM, family and we salute his many contributions to our organization!

 

 

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