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Newspaper: Newsday Date Published: Sunday 21st June 2015 In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Classical Music Development Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago will feature the final performance of “Ronald Samm in Concert” on June 27 at the Queen’s Hall Auditorium, St Ann’s. Internationally-acclaimed soloist, and well-loved Trinidadian tenor, Ronald...

Newspaper: Guardian Date Published: Wednesday 10th June 2015 According to production director Deborah Jean-Baptiste-Samuel, in a statement on the programme, it proved “an exhilarating challenge to transform the properly manicured teenaged ladies of St Francois Girls College into battle-ready calypsonians of the 1930s” for their roles in Rawle Gibbons’ calypso...

Newspaper: Newsday Date Published: Sunday 14th June 2015 Born in Canada to Trinidad and Tobago parents, baritone singer Justin Welsh will perform with the cast of the TT Opera Festival, a 10th anniversary celebration of the Classical Music Development Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago (CMDFTT) which runs from June 19-28....

Newspaper: Newsday Date Published: Saturday 23rd May 2015 Salsa Fiesta TnT is hosting its “Dance Congress” from Thursday to Sunday at the Carlton Savannah Hotel with shows at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s. The event comprises a full weekend of workshops, shows and parties. There is also an open salsa competition...

Newspaper: Guardian Writer: Sandra L Blood Date Published: Wednesday 20th May 2015 Having “laid its cornerstone on May 13, 1890 and opened its doors May 5, 1891…the world’s most famous concert hall,” Carnegie Hall in midtown Manhattan, New York, USA, will be stirred on June 17 from 8 pm with...

Newspaper: Newsday Writer: carol Quash Date Published: Sunday 17th May 2015 They may be different in many ways, but Caroline Taylor, actor, writer, editor, director, and producer in publishing, theatre, _ lm and television for over a decade; Candice Alcantara, Caribbean Sunshine Award fo r Best New Female Vocalist and...

Newspaper: Guardian Date Published: Tuesday 5th May 2015 In recognition of the significant contribution of Margaret Walcott to the development of the Arts in T&T, the Patrons of Queen’s Hall (The Patrons), of which she was a charter member, has launched a bursary in her honour.  The Margaret Walcott Bursary...

Newspaper: Guardian Date Published: Thursday 5th May 2015 Four decades ago, two friends and colleagues, Noble Douglas and Tony Hall, embarked upon the groundbreaking task of creating T&T’s first children’s theatre company. Their foresight led to the establishment of the Lilliput Children’s Theatre marks that milestone with its 40th anniversary...

Newspaper: Newsday Date Published: Wednesday 22nd April 2015 Carvalho Productions’ new theatre production, The Magical Island of KAR which premiered yesterday will continue until Friday at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s. This children’s theatrical production will host daily school shows at 9.30 am and 1.30 pm, with an evening matinee show...

Newspaper: Guardian Date Published: Friday 17th April 2015 Next month, the BP Marionettes kicks off its busy 2015 season with a restaging of its critically-acclaimed production of Les Misérables at Queen’s Hall. Running for just three nights, the production coincides with the worldwide commemorations of the 30th anniversary of what...