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‘Un, deux, trois:
le français en version Fredericks Goldman Jones’
by Jean-Cosme Delaloye, Editor-in-Chief of France-Amérique
Carole Fredericks: Full Circle
by Barbara Summers
An American, Carole emigrated to France in 1979 to pursue a music career. “She emerged a powerful singer who wove the passionate threads of blues, jazz, gospel, rock and R&B into a uniquely French tapestry.” Read about her extraordinary life in the essay, Full Circle, by Barbara Summers.
Nancy Gadbois, Chevalier dans L'Ordre des Palmes académiques
Nancy Gadbois was awarded the rank of Chevalier dans L'Ordre des Palmes académiques. We gathered to honor our friend at the MaFLA Conference in Sturbridge, MA. In attendance were Anne Miller, Attachée Culturelle, and Samantha André, Attachée Linguistique et Educative of the Boston French Consulate, Dr. Rebecca Fox of George Mason University, family, friends and students. L. to R.: Samantha André, Connie Fredericks-Malone, Anne Miller, Nancy Gadbois, and Becky Fox.
Canandaigua Magazine
Famed Music as Family Legacy: How a Canandaigua transplant came to launch a venture that’s part innovation, part ode
by Suzette Norris
Unity First News
Check out the issue of Unity First News, which features the 2009 Women's History Month Salute with a special tribute to First Lady Michelle Obama. The issue also salutes the 2009 Women's History Month ‘Visionary Women of Excellence’ honorees, including yours truly and some of Massachusetts' most inspiring and history-making women who lead by example. To view this issue, go to www.unityfirst.com/ufnewsmarch2009.html.
The Soulful Music of Carole Fredericks in DC Public Schools
Alliance Française/ABEI and Connie Fredericks-Malone at Randle Highlands, Ketcham, Burroughs, and River Terrace Elementary Schools
Randle Highland Elementary School
On Thursday, May 10 and Friday, May 11, 2007, the Alliance Française de Washington, in partnership with DC Public Schools, demonstrated the language program it provides in local schools using the music of African-American blues and gospel singer, Carole Fredericks.
The Anne Bujon Educational Initiative sends native French-speaking teachers into schools to offer a rich mixture of language instruction, music, drama and other activities.
As part of its innovative outreach, the Alliance/ABEI is working with the Carole D. Fredericks Foundation to bring a musical component to its language instructional program. The pedagogical program based on Frederick's songs and music videos can be adapted for different class levels.
More photos: DCPS Photos
AATF 81st Annual Convention in Liege Belgium features the music of Carole Fredericks, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones
Liege, Belgium
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