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"Gem of the Ocean" Delivers Laughter, Tears and Redemption, Navigating the Rough Waters of African-American History
Donald Gilpin
August Wilson, who died of liver cancer on October 2, once recalled: "Growing up in my mother's house at 1727 Bedford Ave. in Pittsburgh, Pa., I learned the language, the eating habits, the religious beliefs, the notions of common sense, attitudes towards sex, concepts of beauty and justice, and the responses to pleasure and pain that my mother had learned from her mother, and which you could trace back to the first African who set foot on the continent. It is this culture that stands solidly on those shores today as a testament to the resiliency of the African-American spirit."
Princeton Pro Musica Opens Season With Musical Tribute to Princeton Composer
Nancy Plum
Princeton Pro Musica opened its 2005-2006 season with a tribute to the past. Most of Princeton knew composer and professor Edward T. Cone because of his long affiliation with Princeton University and his extensive compositional output. However, Princeton arts organizations particularly revered Mr. Cone for his philanthropy; indeed some of these activities would not have been around today if it were not for the generosity of Mr. Cone. On the first anniversary of his death, Princeton Pro Musica presented a Sunday afternoon musical memorial to the composer in Richardson Auditorium, which included two of Mr. Cones shorter works and two choral classics.
