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OCTOBER

DALLAS TENORS
Friday, 5 & Saturday, 6 at 8 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
What happens when two dynamic male vocalists, RICHARD ODOM and BRYAN WILSON, take center stage? They’ll run the musical gamut performing standard tunes that are moving and memorable! Hosted by Board Chair Bob Thomas.

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I NEVER LOST MY PRAISE
CONCERT TRIBUTE CELEBRATING TRAMAINE HAWKINS’
FOUR DECADES IN GOSPEL MUSIC

Saturday, 20 at 7 p.m.
Naomi Bruton Main Stage
$20-Orchestra; $15-Mezzanine
Her life is a song! Join guest artists from around the country as they ascend upon Dallas to salute and celebrate 40 years of the life and work of multi-Grammy and Stella Award winner TRAMAINE HAWKINS and her contribution to Gospel Music. Special guests, including THE CARAVANS with the Queen of Gospel ALBERTINA WALKER, DOROTHY NORWOOD, INEZ ANDREWS, DELORES WASHINGTON, ANDRAE CROUCH, SANDRA CROUCH, VANESSA BELL ARMSTRONG and DORINDA CLARK-COLE, will appear in this all-star salute. PRODUCED BY CURTIS KING. In partnership with First Baptist Church of Hamilton Park-Dallas, Rev. Greg Foster, Senior Pastor; St. John Baptist Church, Rev. Denny Davis, Senior Pastor; and Maryland Family Christian Center, Washington, DC, Rev. Jerome Bell, Senior Pastor.

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NOVEMBER

JAZZ AT THE MUSE -VIOLIN FOR TWO
Friday, 9 & Saturday, 10 at 9:00 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
They’re hot and they’ve got the right punch to bring people to their feet. Seeing these two jazz violinists, RICHMOND PUNCH and MICHAEL WARD, is an absolute delight!

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TBAAL CHILDREN’S CHORUS AND YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA DEBUT CONCERT
Saturday, 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Naomi Bruton Main Stage
$10
Some of the most talented and promising youth sizzle and soar in this debut concert performing a wide range of music from classical to pop, Broadway show tunes, jazz, blues, hip-hop and gospel. Chorus conducted by RICHARD ODEM, OSCAR WILLIAMS, PAUL DOUCET and CAROLYN DONNELL. Orchestra conducted by MARZETTA ALEXANDER. Hosted by Board Member Annette Williams.

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DECEMBER 2007

JAZZ AT THE MUSE  FEATURING TONYE SCOTT
AND DJORE’ NANCE

Friday, November 30 & Saturday, December 1 at 9 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
It’s a night when two songbirds, TONYE SCOTT and DJORE’ NANCE, light up the Muse as they chirp and sing original and jazz standards. Hear these two rare, harmonic voices!  Hosted by Board Member Toni Hightower and DFW Chapter of The National Black MBA Association.

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15th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS/KWANZAA CONCERT
Saturday, 15 at 8 p.m.
Naomi Bruton Main Stage
$10
The choirs of ROOSEVELT, A. MACEO SMITH, MADISON, SOUTH OAK CLIFF, LINCOLN, DAVID W. CARTER and UMPHREY LEE ELEMENTERY SCHOOL combined with the incomparable TOWNVIEW HIGH SCHOOL BAND create an awesome musical combination! More than 200 voices from the Dallas Independent School District will highlight the holiday season with hymns, spirituals, gospel and classical music.  Lobby performance by FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HAMILTON PARK HAND BELL CHOIR.

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JANUARY 2008

25th ANNUAL BLACK MUSIC AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSIC CONCERT: A TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Sunday, 20 at 7:30 p.m.
MortonH.MeyersonSymphonyCenter
Downtown Dallas Arts District
2501 Flora Street
$25, $15, $10  
This moving tribute and celebration dramatizes the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s with powerful film footage, narration, music and dance. This 25th anniversary concert features special guest soloists, KAREN CLARK SHEARD and ROZ RYAN, and is narrated by CBS 11 TV personality, IOLA JOHNSON. Conceived and produced by CURTIS KING. Conducted by JOHN MARK TATUM and PAT KESSEE. This concert is dedicated to the memory of YOLANDA KING and JERRY MITCHELL, former TBAAL concert choir organist.
Supported in part by BLOCKBUSTER and CBS 11.
Hosted by TBAAL Board of Directors.

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JAZZ AT THE MUSE FEATURING
SHELLY CARROLL AND ARDINA LOCKHART

Friday, 25 & Saturday, 26 at 9 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
There is no young, sultry jazz singer like ARDINA LOCKHART.  When she teams up with jazz saxophonist SHELLY CARROL and his quartet, it’s a magnificent and exciting evening.  Hear Lockhart and Carrol travel down memory lane performing jazz standards.  Hosted by Board Chair Bob Thomas.

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FEBRUARY 2008

THE HEART OF SOUL CONCERT
AN EVENING WITH OLETA ADAMS

Saturday, 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Naomi Bruton Main Stage
$30-Orchestra; $25-Mezzanine
She’s gifted! She’s a powerhouse vocalist! She’s a rare talent whose music proves to be timeless!  She’s known to knock her audiences dead and then bring them back to life! She’s OLETA! Treat your Valentine sweetheart to a romantic evening with OLETA ADAMS. She’ll thrill your heart and soothe your soul as she performs music from her new album along with some of her number one hits like Circle of One, Rhythm of Life and of course, Get Here! Hosted by Board Member Toni Hightower.

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MARCH

TBAAL CHILDREN’S CHORUS AND
YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT

Saturday, 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Naomi Bruton Main Stage
$10
Some of the most talented and promising youth sizzle and soar, again, in their second major concert of the season, performing a wide range of music from the classical to pop, including Broadway show tunes, jazz, blues, hip-hop and gospel music. The chorus is conducted by RICHARD ODOM, OSCAR WILLIAMS, PAUL DOUCET and CAROLYN DONNELL. The orchestra is conducted by MARZETTA ALEXANDER. Hosted by Board Member Eula Vaughan.

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THE BADUISM CONCERT
AN EVENING WITH ERYKAH BADU

Saturday, 15 at 8:00 p.m.
Naomi Bruton Main Stage
$30-Orchestra; $25-Mezzanine
Dallas’ own Grammy, American Music and Soul Train award winner ERYKAH BADU performs works from her latest CD as well as audience favorites. The queen of neo-soul will close the National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts 72nd conference in her inimitable style! Hosted by Board Member Deborah Peoples.

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APRIL

AN EVENING WITH DONNIE RAY ALBERT
Saturday, 5 at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
Enjoy an evening with DONNIE RAY ALBERT, one of the country’s most powerful operatic baritone voices, as he lights up the Muse with music from his classical and spiritual repertoire and some of Broadway’s most memorable show tunes.

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IN CONCERTAT THE MUSE
T.C. CARSON AND PATRICE RUSHEN

Saturday, 12 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$20
Be mesmerized and entertained by the dynamic duo of T.C. CARSON and multi-Grammy nominated artist PATRICE RUSHEN. If you want to enjoy an unforgettable night of rich, vocal music, don’t miss the former Living Single star crooning with the songbird, Ms. Patrice! Hosted by Board Member Eula Vaughan.

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MAY

A NIGHT WITH TONY AWARD WINNER LINDA HOPKINS
Friday, 16 & Saturday, 17 at 9 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
Seeing LINDA HOPKINS live onstage at 82 will be an experience you’ll never forget! She’s back by popular demand performing one of her show-stopping numbers, “Meet Me with Your Black Draws On.”  Recently receiving her star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, this Tony Award winner is absolutely awesome!! Hosted by Board Member Deborah Peoples.

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JUNE

THE ROOTS AND REGGAE CONCERT
Friday, 6 and Saturday, 7 at 9 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
If you like Caribbean music, then you’re sure to like reggae singer RAS TUMBA and ASHANTI’I. He’ll touch the Rasta in your soul and have you dancing reggae style the Caribbean way! Hosted by TBAAL’s Board of Directors and the DFW Chapter of The National Black MBA Association.

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 “SWINGIN’ WITH MARTHA”
Friday, 13 & Saturday, 14 at 9 p.m.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
$15
She’s back for the fifth season with her distinctive melodies, pulsating rhythms and engaging style!  You’ll hear some of Martha’s original songs from her long-awaited inaugural CD, plus many popular tunes sung in her sassy, sexy style!  Hosted by Dallas Chapter of the Charms, Inc.

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