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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alfrelynn J. Roberts was elected president of the |
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National Association of Negro Musicians in 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime member of the association, Ms. Roberts |
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served for a decade as national vice president, and she oversaw |
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membership, worked with regional leaders, and conducted an in-depth |
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assessment of the organization's health; during her tenure as |
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national convention director, she was responsible for everything |
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from scouting locations to negotiating hotel, vendor, artist, and |
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workshop clinician contracts; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Roberts is an accomplished musician, performer, |
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choral director, vocal coach, and arts administrator; she has |
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worked in digital arts, voice-over, television, film, and |
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theatrical productions; in addition, she has taught music at the |
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high school and college levels, and she has served Texas Wesleyan |
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University as an adjunct voice professor, associate artistic |
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director, and chorus master; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. Roberts has held many key |
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positions with arts organizations, including director of artistic |
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planning and operations at Portland Opera and interim general |
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director, chorus master, and associate artistic director for |
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Fort Worth Opera; she has led the South Dallas Concert Choir for 10 |
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seasons as artistic and choral director, and she has expanded its |
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reach to larger and more diverse audiences; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Roberts has shared her time and expertise with a |
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host of civic organizations, among them the board of the City of |
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Dallas Cultural Arts Committee; she is active in the music ministry |
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of St. Luke "Community" United Methodist Church and previously |
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served as chair of the congregation's board of trustees; in |
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addition, she is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the |
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American Guild of Musical Artists, and the Dallas Metroplex |
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Musicians' Association; she holds a bachelor's degree in vocal |
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music performance from Hampton University and a master's degree in |
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that subject from Northwestern University; and |
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WHEREAS, Alfrelynn Roberts is advancing the mission of the |
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National Association of Negro Musicians to preserve, encourage, and |
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advocate for all genres of the music of Black Americans, and her |
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contributions are indeed worthy of special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Alfrelynn J. Roberts on her |
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election as president of the National Association of Negro |
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Musicians and extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful |
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tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Roberts as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |