The New York Philharmonic seemed to set the stage for me. Like most New Yorkers, I was approaching this anniversary with a slight sense of trepidation. After 9/11, people throughout the world had been greatly sympathetic and supportive to the citizens of New York, Washington, and that tiny community in Pennsylvania where the fourth airplane …
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“Arcadia”
We New Yorkers take great pride in having so many cultural activities at hand, and truth to tell, thanks to an ever-growing interest in the arts throughout America, New York isn’t all that unique anymore. Some of our country’s best theater performances take place in other places, and certainly New York has its competition when …
Opera Diary: Farewell to Dame Joan Sutherland
Many thanks to the Metropolitan Opera Guild for the beautiful program in memory of Dame Joan Sutherland, presented last Tuesday night (May 17, 2011). Since her death on October 10, 2010, there had been two memorial services, including a State Memorial Service on November 9, 2010 at the Sydney Opera House and a service held …
Guy’s African Family (Complete with Namesake)
As these African notes begin to wind down (after all, it’s now been nearly four months since I left Nairobi and the wonderful friends I got to know throughout Kenya), it seems appropriate to share a few more photographs of my African “family.” While I had noted the relationship in a previous post, there had …
Charles Ombongi Masese Completes SMR Africa’s First Scholarship Program
SMR International has announced that the winner of SMR Africa’s first training program has completed his courses. Inaugurated in 2010 with funding from SMR Africa – SMR’s African affiliate – the program enables African students to learn ICT and KM skills. Charles Ombongi Masese of Nairobi and Nyanguru Village, Kisii was the first SMR Africa scholarship …
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