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SUMMARY:Youth Poetry Contest Winners at The Langston Hughes Project
DESCRIPTION:Four Swift Youth Writers poets were chosen from a “blind read” contest after attending three poetry writing workshops led by Caleb “The Negro” Poet Rainey in January. The poetry contest winner’s poems will have original score written to them by Dr. Ron McCurdy\, who is the composer of the Langston Hughes Project. To kick off the performance at Stephens Auditorium on February 8th at 7 PM\, Rainey will perform the selected poems\, accompanied by Dr. McCurdy’s music. \nAdela Solano Osmundson\, Vienna Rossmanith\, Sophia Driest & Nora Nobushawo\n\nARTIST BIOS \nDr. Ron McCurdy\,  is a Professor of Music in the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California\, where he served as chair of the jazz department for 6 years. Dr. McCurdy is a consultant to the Grammy Foundation educational programs including serving as director of the National Grammy Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Guest artists he has worked with include Joe Williams\, Rosemary Clooney\, Leslie Uggams\, Arturo Sandoval\, Diane Schuur\, Ramsey Lewis\, Mercer Ellington\, Dr. Billy Taylor\, Maynard Ferguson\, Lionel Hampton\, and Dianne Reeves. \nCaleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey is an author\, performer\, and producer. He hails from Columbia\, Missouri\, and holds a B.A. in English (Creative Writing) from the University of Iowa. His debut book\, Look\, Black Boy\, became Amazon’s #1 new release in African American poetry\, and was awarded first prize in the North Street Book Prize. His second book\, Heart Notes was published in 2019 and featured on Iowa Public Radio. He released two spoken word albums\, a studio version of Look\, Black Boy\, and a performance album titled\, Heart Notes Live! He co-founded the literary magazine Black Art; Real Stories\, was published in Iowa’s Best Emerging Poets – 2019\, the Little Village Magazine\, and wrote a monthly column for The Real Mainstream. For three years in a row he was named Best Poet/Spoken Word Performer in Cedar Rapids & Iowa City. \nTHE AMES WRITERS COLLECTIVE\nthanks the following organizations for their support: \n \n \n \n\n 
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/youth-workshops-concert-the-langston-hughes-project/
LOCATION:Stephens Auditorium\, 1900 Center Drive\, Ames\, Iowa\, 50011
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ames Writers Collective in Partnership with Stephens Auditorium":MAILTO:ana@ameswriterscollective.org
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