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Richard Smallwood (The Kennedy Center)

Richard Smallwood

As a child, Richard Smallwood thrived on rich and diverse musical fare, including gospel, classical, R&B, and pop.  He began picking out melodies by ear on the family piano when he was only five, and by age seven he received formal instruction and performed as the regular pianist in his father’s churches.  When his mother gave him a recording of a Rachmaninoff piano concerto and began taking him to symphony concerts, Smallwood was enchanted, and developed a love for classical music that would later profoundly influence his life and his own music. His father’s profession as a Baptist pastor who “seeded” new churches, on an almost-yearly basis before moving on, family-in-tow to new “untilled turf”— always rendered Smallwood as the new kid in class, in school after school.  At his mother’s insistence, the family settled in Washington, D.

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Richard Smallwood & Vision 4/18/10: Richard Smallwood & Vision

Howard University alumnus and Stellar, Dove (gospel music’s highest honors), and Grammy winner Richard Smallwood and his ensemble Vision bring the “Smallwood Sound”—a fusion of the Gospel, classical, pop and R&B styles.

Richard Smallwood & Vision

Howard University alumnus and Stellar, Dove (gospel music’s highest honors), and Grammy winner Richard Smallwood and his ensemble Vision bring the “Smallwood Sound”—a fusion of the Gospel, classical, pop and R&B styles.
The Mayor’s Arts Awards 1/5/04: The Mayor’s Arts Awards

Mayor Anthony A. Williams and Jim Vance of NBC4 host The Mayor’s Arts Awards, an evening of live performances and award presentations honoring D.C.’s arts world, including performances by Richard Smallwood, CityDance Ensemble, Spanish Dance Society, and Dr. Billy Taylor.
In association with the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

The Mayor’s Arts Awards

Mayor Anthony A. Williams and Jim Vance of NBC4 host The Mayor’s Arts Awards, an evening of live performances and award presentations honoring D.C.’s arts world, including performances by Richard Smallwood, CityDance Ensemble, Spanish Dance Society, and Dr. Billy Taylor.
In association with the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

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