#Marjorie Whylie

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Your tremendous support made The Music of the NDTC Benefit Concert for Marjorie Whylie, Musical Director Emerita, a resounding success! Stay tuned for updates on our next performance in 2024. Until then, have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎶🎄🎉

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Louise Bennett, Marjorie Whylie and Joyce Lalor courtesy of the amazing Marjorie Whyile whom I visited with yesterday to gain more insight and knowledge about the kete drum which is the subject of my next children's book.#opalpalmeradisa #knowyourauthor #jamaicanwriters #childrensbooks #kete (at Kingston, Jamaica) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnAsXbLrGgp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Marjorie Whylie, CD – Saluting 60 Jamaican Women http://dlvr.it/SSdXRx

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R.I.P. IRVIN “CARROT” JARRETT [1949✩2018], drummer/percussionist and founding member of THIRD WORLD. Here in 1972 rehearsing at The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica with STEVE GOLDING, BARBARA BOLAND, musical director emerita MARJORIE WHYLIE, MINKY JEFFERSON and RONAN CRITCHLOW © Maria Layacona

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Jackie Mittoo - Drum Song Ft. Marjorie Whylie

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Gleaner Writer RECKORD on WHYLIE "You can't capture the totality of Marjorie Whylie (a St. Andrew High School Trailblazer) in a phrase, not even if it refers to her as "a national treasure". That one was used in a recent Gleaner article by music scholar Herbie Miller. You can't capture her in a sentence either, even one like: "She is a multitalented musicologist, pianist, percussionist, jazz singer and academician." That sentence was written by the equally multifaceted Rex Nettleford, late artistic director of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC)." Photo: Marjorie Whylie is photographed left of the late Princess Diana in Edinburgh, Scotland Dr. Whylie's 2005 GKF Lecture Series can be viewed here. Read more at: Multitalented Marjorie Whylie & the NDTC (pt 1) and (pt 2)

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National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) mounts the fourth instalment of 'The Music of the NDTC', a celebration of cultural richness and artistic excellence. Scheduled for Wednesday, December 6, at Little Theatre, showtime 7:00 pm.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: In her own words, Marjorie Whylie, Musical Director Emerita, eloquently explores the rich soundscape of the National Dance Theatre Company and the NDTC Singers.

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With an illustrious career spanning four decades, Whylie has played a pivotal role in shaping the musical identity of the NDTC. Her invaluable contributions include composing and arranging works for both the singers and musicians, as well as for dance pieces that have become integral to the company’s repertoire.

In a celebration of cultural richness and artistic prowess, the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) presents the fourth staging of The Music of the NDTC on Wednesday, December 6, at 7 p.m. at the Little Theatre. This year’s event holds a special significance as all proceeds will go towards supporting Musical Director Emerita, Majorie Whylie, who has been a stalwart of the company and is currently battling illness.

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Set for Wednesday, December 6 at 7;00 pm at the Little Theatre, the event will see all proceeds going to Whylie whom the NDTC described as a “stalwart of the company.”

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Part 7: In Tribute To Reggae Month

Marjorie Whylie's Tribute to ‘Dennis Brown’ — The Crown Prince left to Jamaica and the world, a catalogue of recordings of original songs, covers and compositions by seminal Jamaican songwriters such as Dwight Pinkney and Boris Gardiner that touches both heart and soul. Known best for expressing emotion in minor modes, the suite — Tribute To Dennis Brown, 2006 — shows that he was equally at ease with the major tonality of “Silhouette”, “Money In My Pocket” and “So Nice To Be With You”, as he was in the modal love anthem — “How Can I Live”.

Performers: Paula Asontuwa, Carole Reid, Faith Livingstone, Dulcie Bogues, Helen Christian, Jhana Williams, Wesley Scott, Howard Cooper, Larry Wright, Heston Boothe, Leighton Jones (Singers)

Marjorie Whylie, Albertina Jefferson, Kamau Khalfani, Wigmoore Francis, Tanagari Manning, Tony Holness Henry Miller, Paul Green, Ewan Simpson, Jesse Golding (Musicians) 

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Part 6: In Tribute to Reggae Month

Reggaerama, a suite arranged by former Musical Director Marjorie Whylie, celebrated the music, the performers, and the ever appreciative audience. The four songs performed by the NDTC Singers and Musicians in the 1998 suite included: “Singerman”, “Loving Pauper”, “Neighbour” and “There Will Always Be Music”. The programme note read: 

The songs of ‘Reggaerama’ are a departure from the norm. The Singers have presented many suites of Jamaican popular music in the past, with classics in the idiom from Satta Massa Gana to Festival songs and the creative offerings of Bob Marley. The songs chosen are a performer's dream, classic from the seventies, eighties, and early nineties, which expressed maturity, self-confidence, love and affection, and an unmistakable Jamaican-ness.

Performers: Paula Johnson, Carole Reid, Louraine Emmanuel, Dulcie Bogues, Dawn Fuller-Philips, Carl Bliss, Wesley Scott, Howard Cooper, Vin James, Earl Brown (Singers)

Marjorie Whylie, Albertina Jefferson, Kamau Khalfani, Tony Holness, Wigmoore Francis, Delroy Thomas, Tanagari Manning, Billy Lawrence, Henry Miller, Paul Green, Ewan Simpson, Adrian Locke (Musicians)

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Part 8: In Tribute to Reggae Month

The ever-changing scene of popular music is a constant source of material and energy, and the classics of these idioms are presented in arrangements which show respect for the genre, and for those whose creative output has stood the test of time.

For the 49th Season of Dance, the NDTC Singers and Musicians performed a suite of songs — Tribute to Coxsone — arranged by former Musical Director Marjorie Whylie. The programme note stated that the recording career of several established popular artists began at Coxsone's Studio One in the nineteen seventies and list five of the classics recorded between 1964 and 1966 which were performed by the NDTC Singers and Musicians. They included: “Simmer Down”, “The Train Is Coming Baby”, “I've Got To Go Back Home��, “Dancing Mood” and “Six And Seven Books”.

Performers: Carole Reid, Faith Livingstone, Rhonda Lumsden Lue, Dulcie Bogues, Dawn Fuller-Philips, Helen Christian, Anna Blankson, Carl Bliss, Howard Cooper, Howard Phillips, Kemar Lee, Earle Brown, Heston Boothe, Leighton Jones, Conrod Hall (Singers)

Marjorie Whylie, Alberton Jefferson, Kamau Khalfani, Wigmoore Francis, Ferdinand Campbell, Henry Miller, Ewan Simpson, Jesse Golding, Andrae Latouche (Musicians)

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Part 5: In Tribute to Reggae Month

The musical arm of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), which is comprised of singers and musicians (NDTC Singers), has long included suites of reggae songs in their repertoire — starting with 'Satta Massa Gana' in 1979 which sets the pace for other choral groups.

[Bob Marley Retrospective] In 1991, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of The Hon. Robert Nesta Marley, the NDTC Singers and Musicians, performed a suite of songs arranged by then Musical Director, Marjorie Whylie. The suite included: “I Shot The Sheriff”, “War”, “Coming In From The Cold”, “Waiting In Vain” and “Jamming”.

Performers: Paula Johnson, Carole Reid, Louraine Emmanuel, Carmen Gordon, Dulcie Bogues, Dawn Phillips, Wesley Scott, Howard Cooper, Vin James, Vibart Seaforth (Singers)

Marjorie Whylie, Kamau Khalfani, Brian Aikman, Leighton Johnson, Tony Holness, Wigmoore Francis, Godfrey Taylor, Delroy Thomas, Henry Miller, Richard Cunningham, Paul Green, Kirk Goulbourne (Musicians)

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Whenever the stories of drumming are chronicled in Jamaica’s musical landscape, the name Marjorie Whylie is likely to come up. Not only has she committed to playing the pulsating instrument – among other instruments, including the piano – from her introduction as a six-year-old while participating in extra-curricular activities and earning her the attention of some of Jamaica’s noted musicians.

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FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE NDTC SINGERS AND ORCHESTRA | Reprinted from NDTC Newsletter — 20th Anniversary 1982

DID YOU KNOW The NDTC Singers was established in 1967 under the leadership of the late Joyce Lalor?

Founding members were: Joyce Lalor (Vocal Soloist); Paula Johnson (Soprano); Hope Freeman (Contralto); Noel Heron (Tenor); Stanley Irons, Vin James, Victor Smith (Bass); Marjorie Whylie (Arranger)

[Marjorie Whylie, Paula Johnson, and Vin James have given unbroken service since the founding of the NDTC Singers]

FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRA — In 1976 all the musicians of the Company joined Musical Director (Marjorie Whylie) and Lloyd Mason and became full-fledged members of the NDTC as contributors on a non-remunerative basis. The Musical Director joined the Company on this basis from 1965 while Lloyd Mason voluntarily waived his fees in 1968.

The other founding members of the NDTC Orchestra were: Minky Jefferson, Barbara Boland (flute); Leighton Johnson (trumpet); Steve Golding (guitar).

Slide 1 — Steve Golding, Barbara Boland, Antonio Henry, Marjorie Whylie, Minky Jefferson, Irvine Jarrett, Ronan Critchlow

Slide 2 — Vin James, Stanley Irons, Wesley Scott, Carl Bliss Joyce Lalor, Dulcie Bogues, Paula Johnson, Lorraine Emmanuel

Maria LaYacona Photography