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Soprano Jessye Norman, who
helped celebrate the 50th anniversary
of Israeli statehood, soon will perform
in a recital sponsored by the Chamber
Music Society of Detroit (CMSD) and
then appear at a dinner-reception at
the Charles H. Wright Museum of
African American History.

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DETROIT
JEWISH NEWS

The Chamber Music Society of
Detroit hosts Jessye Norman in
concert on April 29.

Inset: Lois Beznos is the third Jewish
president of the CMSD.

Both events will be fund-raisers for
the respective organizations.
Norman, who was airlifted onto
Masada for the televised festivities in
Israel, will be on stage at 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 29, at the Detroit Opera
House. Her program will include works
by Richard Danielpour, Manuel
DeFalla and Duke Ellington as well as
traditional spirituals.
The diva will be accompanied by
Mark Markham on piano, Grady Tate
on percussion and Jay Leonhart on
bass.
• "The last time Jessye Norman per-
formed in Michigan was in 1997 for

the University Musical Society in
Ann Arbor, so I think this perfor-
mance will be an incredible opportu-
nity for local audiences," says Lois
Beznos, CMSD president. "Her high
level of artistry inspired us to make
this a very special recital."
Norman, who debuted at the
Metropolitan Opera in 1983, has per-
formed at prestigious opera houses
around the world, includ-
ing La Scala in Italy and
the Royal Opera House in
England. In 1997, she was
a Kennedy Center hon-
oree and became the
youngest recipient in the
,20 years of the awards.
"The fact that we
can bring in an icon
like Jessye Norman
indicates the level of
professionalism that
our organization has
achieved," says Beznos,
the third president in
the 56-year history of
the CMSD.
"We've restructured
over the years, and we're
happy to work with the
African American
Museum in presenting
Scholarships for
Excellence in Classical
Vocal Music to four
Detroit high school stu-
dents."
All three presidents of
the CMSD have been
Jewish. Karl Haas, host
of the radio show Adventures in Good
Music, founded the organization.
Dentist Zalman Konikow came next.
Beznos has devoted considerable time
to financial resources, obtaining
grants, arranging corporate sponsor-
ship and establishing an endowment.
Until the 1960s, the chamber soci-
ety ensembles were comprised of the
first chair musicians of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra. In 1969, the
group began sponsoring notable per-
formers from throughout the world.
Extensive educational programs
recently have been arranged.
"Jessye Norman is one of the great-
est talents in the world today," says
Christy Matthews, president and CEO
of the museum. "Our collaboration
with the Chamber Music Society of