Curated by ICO Creative Partner-in-Residence, Joshua Thompson, “Black Keys,” weaves together dance, powerhouse vocals, and world-class artistry and features 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.
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Program:
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”