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[Photo Los Jubilados del Caribe. Photo credit: Peregrine Travel] I recently returned from my 12th trip to Cuba.  The first time I traveled there was to confirm and authenticate information for my workshop entitled “The History of the Cuban Flute.” The motivation for creating this workshop was to give back to the culture and people whose music I’ve been privileged to play since the 70s. | Read more>> Read More

[Photo: Camay Murphy (Lower left) with Bernadette Dorsey (lower right), Ephraim Dorsey (standing, left), and Ebban Dorsey (standing, right). Photo credit: Leslie Imes] On April 21, 2024, an exceptionally beautiful day, a sold-out crowd of well-wishers gathered at a catered white-table-cloth event to honor one of Baltimore’s most beloved figures, Camay Calloway Murphy. | Read more>> Read More

[Photo Credit: Will Kirk] We all know what a rehearsal is, but what is an open rehearsal? Essentially, the “open” means that the public is invited to observe a performing arts group practicing, often for an upcoming concert, recital or show–sometimes for free, sometimes for a fee.  | Read more>> Read More