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Acclaimed blues, gospel and jazz singer and pianist to perform

Carole
March 8, 2003

Almenta Speaks, a blues/gospel/jazz singer and pianist, will perform in Urness Recital Hall at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 8. Speaks brings a varied program to St. Olaf after an extensive tour that has included visits to Australia and Hawaii. Her musical performances have drawn rave reviews around the world, with critics describing her as "passionate and spiritual," a singer with "a rare, instinctive musical intelligence," and "a gutsy blues singer." This distinctive artist is also an Emmy-award winning television producer. Her accomplishments include the production of a multi-part series on the history of black people in Canada, aired nationally on Canadian television, and she has also been active as an educator. Her program at St. Olaf will cover a wide range of gospel, jazz and blues classics and lesser known works from her wide repertoire. Speaks? performance is part of the Harambe Celebration and Women's History Month events.

Contact Carole at 507-786-3315 or leigh@stolaf.edu.