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‘Collage’ Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Through Poetry, Song

Last night the words and spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. filled the African Community Theatre in Oscar Ritchie for the concert “Collage: Poetry and Music.” The concert was the Center of Pan-African Culture and the Department of Pan-African Studies’ annual program to celebrate the [...]

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Cavani Interviewed for the American Suzuki Journal

“It was a pleasure to interview the Cavani String Quartet for the SAA Board’s series “Meet Our Honorary Board Members.” We had an engaging hour filled with intellectual conversation, passion towards music and music education, as well as tons of laughter. This is a quartet that lives its craft [...]

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Cavani Performs and Teaches at Ruffing Montessori

Ruffing continues its arts integration focus with a special collaboration with the Cavani Quartet and their award-winning Collage (Music and Poetry with Mwatabu Okantah) and M.A.P. Programs (Music, Art & Poetry). The Cavani Quartet is a professional quartet based in Cleveland, with two of [...]

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The Cavani String Quartet The Cleveland Plain Dealer Lauds Cavani

“Together, these players make music with passionate conviction, as if their lives depended on interaction. Expressive intensity, shapely phrasing and ultra-sensitive attention to nuances have become Cavani hallmarks. …this powerful and poetic performance was an example of the special joy [...]

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