| Powers and Hall Join Broadway and Met Opera Stars for a Successful Benefit Concert in the Caribbean! |
| On Friday, June 11, 2004, in the grand hall of the Rex Grenadian Hotel, in the presence of the Governor General of Grenada and Lady Williams, a team of New York musicians put on A Taste of Broadway II to benefit the fine new hospital in St. George's, the capital of Grenada. The program consisted of beloved Broadway selections, opera, standards, and spirituals, and the grand hall was entirely sold out. Bill Powers played the Brasileira movement of Milhaud's Scaramouche, arranged for piano and saxophone. Grenada (named Granada by Christopher Columbus, Grenade by the French, and Grenada, Greh-NAY-da, by the English) consists of three islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique comprise this nation; the rest of the Grenadine archipelago is the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This nation of 100,000 people last was in US news during the Reagan Administration, when American troops entered to eject the Marxist government. The island is famous for having the best spice plantations in the Western Hemisphere; Grenada is the largest producer of nutmeg after Madagascar, and also produces superb cinnamon, cloves, turmeric, and so forth. Tourism is a vital source of income as well. Along with the rest of the entourage, Mr. Powers and Dr. Hall were presented to the Prime Minister, The Hon. Dr. Mitchell, and were granted a formal state audience with Sir Daniel Williams, the Governor General and the Queen's representative in this Commonwealth nation. In addition, the hospitality shown to all was nothing short of outstanding. |