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Broadway * 3rd Floor * New York, NY 10003 212-598-4000 * Fax: (212) 505-6622
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 29,
2005
Contact: Cyril Boynes, Jr. (212) 598-4000
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New York, New York - Cyril
Boynes Jr, Director, International Affairs of the Congress of Racial
Equality (CORE) announces the Marian
Anderson String Quartet will receive the coveted CORE award for
Arts & Culture at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in New York City
for their outstanding contributions to classical music.
Cyril Boynes Jr. resoundingly expressed that the Marian Anderson String
Quartet will play an integral role in CORE’s January 16, 2006 annual
celebration of the national holiday in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s
honor. The event is officially known as CORE’s Annual Dr. Martin Luther King
Ambassadorial Reception and Awards Celebration. A highlight will
be the Marian Anderson String Quartet performance/tribute to slain CORE
activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner.
For over a decade the Marian Anderson String Quartet has brought
inspiration and hope to every segment of American society, with
performance venues ranging from the concert stage to the soup kitchens
and from presidential inaugurals to juvenile correctional facilities.
The Marian Anderson String Quartet continues to uphold its mission: To
create new and diverse audiences for the field of chamber music.
They are currently the Ensemble in Residence at Texas A&M
University and Quartet in Residence with the Brazos Valley Symphony
Orchestra in Bryan/College Station, TX.
For further information please visit our website at www.core-online.org or contact
Kevin O. Young, Project Coordinator, International Affairs at (212)
598-4000.
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Sixty-three years and counting, the
Congress of Racial Equality is the third oldest and largest civil
rights organization in the country. CORE seeks to advance civil and
equal rights for all people.