by Dawn Carroll | Feb 19, 2023 | Songs For Mary
By Larry Katz One day in 2000 while driving along Apple Street in Pittsburgh, Jonnet Solomon noticed a historical marker in front of a large, abandoned house. Solomon, a young woman who had emigrated to the United States from Guyana in 1984 with her family when she...
by Dawn Carroll | Feb 16, 2023 | Songs For Mary
Dawson was a Pioneer in Classical Music who Founded the National Negro Opera Company and Fought Discrimination New England Conservatory (NEC) has unveiled a new portrait of alumna and trailblazing opera singer Mary Cardwell Dawson ‘25. The portrait by artist Iris Lee...
by Dawn Carroll | Feb 12, 2023 | Songs For Mary
By Larry Katz First, the house called out. The onetime headquarters of the National Negro Opera Company, the Queen Anne-style house in Pittsburgh desperately needed restoration, so much so that the National Trust for Historic Preservation had named it one of America’s...
by Dawn Carroll | Feb 6, 2023 | Press
MVY radio which is the heartbeat of Martha’s Vineyard is featuring the story behind Songs For Mary. Thank you Laurel Redington Whitaker for giving us the opportunity to share the Mary Dawson Story and songs for Mary! February 14th is Mary’s birthday, we are so proud...
by Dawn Carroll | Nov 6, 2022 | Press
DAWN CARROLL HAS been consulting on stone design and fabrication for New England’s most prestigious builders, interior designers, and architects for the past 11 years. Dawn is considered one of the industry’s most highly regarded stone consultants. She is...