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2022-05-27 21:38:51
Kingston, ON (May 26, 2022) – Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (“the Isabel”) at Queen’s University announces its 2022/23 Power of Live season that includes 25 Isabel debuts with classical, jazz, global, Indigenous, indie, and children’s artists and creators. The season also features the Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition with collaborations with CBC and the Kingston [...]
2022-05-03 00:41:54
Tickets are now on sale for The Ordering of Moses featuring the monumental oratorio by the Harlem Renaissance composer Nathaniel Dett! Left to right top to bottom are Damien Sneed, Brandie Sutton, Chauncey Packer, Lucia Bradford, Janinah Burnett, and Kenneth Overton. THE ORDERING OF MOSES FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine 1047 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY, 10025 (map) We hope you will join us for this monumental event with over 100 performers, including a 75-member choir, a 60-piece orchestra with organ, soloists, and conductor! PROGRAM James Weldon Johnson (arr. Damien Sneed) Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing J.S. Bach Herr Gott, dich loben wir (Lord God, Thy Praise We Sing) from Cantata BWV 16 R. Nathaniel Dett The Ordering of Moses FEATURING […]
2022-03-20 00:21:54
NationalPhilharmonic.org: A World Premiere: "A Knee on The Neck,” A Requiem for George Floyd March 26, 2022
Herbert Martin (L) and Adolphus Hailstork (R) (Photo provided by Adolphus Hailstork) National Philharmonic at Strathmore National Philharmonic is excited to announce the world premiere of the highly anticipated Requiem Cantata in memory of George Floyd, “A Knee on The Neck” by Adolphus Hailstork with text by Herbert Martin. The world premiere will be March 26, 2022 at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, MD. The performance will feature the National Philharmonic Chorale with special guest artists Aundi Marie Moore, Norman Shankle, and Kenneth Overton. This work of immense power written by Adolphus Hailstork, one of the nation’s eminent composers, was created due to an inspired response to the tragedy of Mr. Floyd’s death through the text of historian and Professor Emeritus of The University of Dayton Ohio, Herbert Martin. Scored for an orchestra, large chorus, and […]
2022-03-16 00:15:18
Kenneth Overton performs “Love Response” by H. Leslie Adams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9A0burPiV4 WQXR Kenneth Overton performs “Love Response” by H. Leslie Adams during Deep River: Black Currents in Classical Music in @The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR . To celebrate Black History Month, Dr. Howard Watkins, renowned pianist and Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, explored the lineage of Black composers, conductors, and musicians in classical music by curating a recital delving into the rich repertoire of Black American composers, featuring internationally acclaimed soprano Karen Slack and baritone Kenneth Overton. Watch the full recital here: https://youtu.be/28xM5zsaANE
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