
Black Keys: The Evolution of the Black Classical Arts
April 20, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
$10 – $45
Saturday, April 20 at 7:30PM
Conducted by Matthew Kraemer, Music Director
Curated program by Joshua Thompson, ICO Creative Partner-in-Residence
Featured Guests Joshua Thompson, Piano; Kenyetta Dance Company; Jared Thompson, Saxophone; Psywrn Simone, Vocalist
Curated by ICO Creative Partner-in-Residence, Joshua Thompson, “Black Keys,” weaves together dance, powerhouse vocals, and world-class artistry and featuring fellow artists Psywrn Simone, Kenyetta Dance Co., and Jared Thompson. The repertoire includes masterpieces composed by Black contributors in classical music that span over three centuries: William Grant Still, Joseph Bologne, Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, Harry Burleigh and Margaret Bonds.
Kenyetta Dance Co. is presented with support from Frost Brown Todd
Students/Children Free with reserved ticket! Call or Email office to reserve at 317-940-9607 info@icomusic.org
Repertoire:
Coleridge-Taylor Petite Suite de Concert
Ulysses Kay Pieta
Still Darker America
Still “Out of Silence” from Seven Traceries
Ellington “Spring” from The River
Still “Africa” Land of Romance
Chevalier Symphony in D major
Still Spiritual “A Deserted Plantation”
Burleigh “The Frolic” from The Southland
Simone Four Women
Bonds/Hughes Dream Variations
Ellington Single Petal of a Rose
Ellington MLK, Movement III from “Three Black Kings”
Details
- Date:
- April 20, 2024
- Time:
- 7:30 pm
- Cost:
- $10 – $45
- Event Categories:
- 2023-2024, Masterworks Series, Slider
Organizer
- Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
- Phone
- 317-940-9607
- info@icomusic.org
Venue
- Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University
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610 W. 46th St.
Indianapolis,IN46208United States+ Google Map - Phone
- 317-940-9607