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Armenta Adams
1936–
United States
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Armenta Adams (Hummings) Dumisani (born 1936) is an American concert pianist and music educator who since 1960 has performed in the United States and, thanks to an international relations award from the U.S. State Department, in 27 other countries. In 1993, she founded the Gateways Music Festival which promotes the achievements of young African-American classical musicians. A former associate professor of music at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, in 1994 she was appointed Eastman's Distinguished Community Mentor.
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