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26 November 2013, London - The only classical music festival in the English-speaking Caribbean, The
Orrett Rhoden International Music Festival aims “to bring classical music alive” in Jamaica with its annual concert series in Kingston and Westmoreland. Each year’s programmes will be presented to
Jamaicans as well as to visitors to the island in search of a tropical destination with a little extra to offer as a compliment to the traditional sand, sea and sun.
Annual festival performances will not only take place in Jamaica, but will also tour the home country of the featured composer for that year, followed by a gala concert at Carnegie Hall in New York.
This November, four concerts will be presented in Jamaica. The first will take place at UWI Chapel,
Mona, Kingston, on 24th November, followed by two lunch hour concerts at the mystical
Mountambrin Theatre Gallery in Caledonia District, Westmoreland on 26th and 27th November. The final concert on 1st December will take place at the UWI Chapel, Mona, Kingston.
Making their first special guest appearance on the 27th November and 1st December is the famed trio DEORO led by the great American cellist Dave Eggar; another of the 3 Rita Coore “distinguished proteges”, Jamaican concert pianist, Paul Shaw; as well as the celebrated musical ambassador of
Jamaica and member of Third World band, Stephen “Cat” Coore on cello and guitar.
In addition, we are proud to present, two young and exciting Jamaican artists : Soprano, Filicia
Morrison-Williams, who, without question, is Jamaica’s greatest new discovery; and songwriter/tenor, Marcel Rhoden who premiers his first classical reggae composition for voice and grand piano, accompanied by his brother – a must see and a must hear! The concerts will begin with a festival debut performance of hypnotic African drumming by The Akwaaba Drummers of
Jamaica while Orrett Rhoden will appear throughout the programme as accompanist and in extemporizations with DEORO and Stephen “Cat” Coore.
One of the primary aims of the festival is to bring both performers and audiences together in a global unifying effort, for music does unite all nations.
The concert on 1 st December will be live streamed on www.orrettrhoden.com
. Both concerts begin at 6pm EST/11pm GMT.

For more information on Jamaica, go to www.VisitJamaica.com
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For more information or images, please contact:
McCluskey International
Fiona Anderson / Edward Herath
T: 020 8747 2170
E: jamaica@mccluskey.co.uk
About the Jamaica Tourist Board
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), founded in 1955, is Jamaica’s national tourism agency, based in the capital city of Kingston. JTB offices are located in Kingston, Montego Bay, Miami, Toronto and
London. Representative offices are located in Düsseldorf, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Tokyo.
Jamaica was named “Favourite Worldwide Destination” by the readers of British Travel Awards’
Check-In magazine at the publication’s new Readers’ Choice Awards 2012. Jamaica was also voted the 2010 World’s Leading Beach Destination (Montego Bay) by the World Travel Awards.
For details on upcoming special events, attractions and accommodation in Jamaica visit the JTB website at www.visitjamaica.com
or call the JTB on 020 7225 9090