{"id":6346,"date":"2012-02-03T16:14:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T20:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=6346"},"modified":"2013-02-05T11:12:55","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T15:12:55","slug":"music-professor-receives-award-honored-with-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2012\/02\/music-professor-receives-award-honored-with-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Music professor receives award; honored with concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Composer-arranger and conductor Roland Carter, the Ruth S. Holmerg UC Foundation Professor of Music at UTC, has earned an award for his contributions and accomplishments in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUS) and minorities and rising leaders in the arts.\u00a0 He is also being honored Friday, February 3, by the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

On the stage of the Nashville Grand Ole Opry, Carter was invited to conduct the 1st<\/sup> National Concert Choir for HBCU, \u201c105 Voices of History.\u201d\u00a0 This choir is the first collaboration initiative to bring 105 selected students from the nation\u2019s HBCU to \u201ctrain as leaders to achieve performance excellence on and off world stages,\u201d said Renata Roy, event chair of the 105 Voices of History 2012 HBCU event.<\/p>\n

Roy applauded Carter\u2019s exemplary career, for his many accomplishments and his service as a mentor for students.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour leadership and commitment to creating access and exposure opportunities for minorities is a strong value to assist rising leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Carter has established a career of excellence in the choral arts, for which he has received numerous awards and honors.\u00a0 He has contributed to the performance and preservation of African American music.\u00a0 His list of compositions is included in Our Musical Heritage<\/em>, a catalog published jointly by Carl Fischer Music and the National Association of Negro Musicians.<\/p>\n

Wynonna Judd served as guest artist at the special event.<\/p>\n

Carter is also being honored at The Fourth Annual Black History Month Concert, to be held at the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin at 7:30 p.m. on<\/strong> Friday, February 3<\/strong>.\u00a0 Carter\u2019s music will be performed by the combined choirs of the Butler School of Music, Huston-Tillotson University, and Prairie View A&M University. Read more about live streaming of the event here:<\/strong>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.music.utexas.edu\/calendar\/details.aspx?id=22102<\/a><\/p>\n

The University of Texas website describes Carter\u2019s talents:<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom presidential inaugurations to the smallest church, from scholarly presentations for national gatherings of musicians, educators, and preservationists to private coaching with individual singers, Mr. Carter lends his keen ear, bright mind, and talented hands to projects of every sort.\u201d<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

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Event: Black History Month Concert Date: Friday, February 03, 2012 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Bates Recital Hall Parking: San Jacinto Garage<\/a> Webcast: \u00a0Broadcast will begin a few minutes before the performance.<\/p>\n