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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 […]
2021-06-03 01:08:00
NationalPhilharmonic.org: 2 PM ET June 6 "Carlos Simon’s moving work, 'Portrait of a Queen,' which traces the evolution of Black people in America"
National Philharmonic at Strathmore Co-sponsored by Julie and Ray Pangelinan Julius Wirth, viola Aundi Marie Moore, narrator Eduardo Alonso-Crespo, Concerto for Viola op. 17 Carlos Simon, Portrait of a Queen First on this program is Eduardo Alonso-Crespo's Concerto for Viola featuring National Philharmonic's Principal Violist, Julius Wirth. Afterwards, we'll be performing Carlos Simon’s moving work, Portrait of a Queen, which traces the evolution of Black people in America through the lens of one figurative Black woman who represents strength, courage, and selflessness. Dramatic spoken word, written by Courtney D. Ware, poetically expresses the thoughts and feelings of the protagonist, enhancing her musical portrait.
2020-10-05 23:32:00
NationalPhilharmonic.org: "All American Composers" including Jessie Montgomery and William Grant Still, Sunday, November 22, 2020, 2:00 PM, Strathmore
All American Composers Sunday, November 22, 2020 Jessie Montgomery William Grant Still (1895-1978) National Philharmonic at Strathmore All American Composers Piotr Gajewski, conductor Sponsored by Mrs. Elżbieta Chłopecka Vande Sande David Whiteside, flute Jessie Montgomery, Starburst for String Orchestra William Grant Still, PreludesMelinda Wagner, Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion Our focus is on American composers, with a program featuring works by leading composer and performer Jessie Montgomery, "Dean of Afro-American Composers" William Grant Still, and winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize in music, Melinda Wagner. David Whiteside, principal flutist, whose playing is described as “dazzling,” “eloquent,” and “evocative” by The Washington Post, is the featured soloist. A special thanks to our 2020-21 Season Sponsors – Jean and Paul Dudek; Ed Grossman and Rochelle Stanfield; Ted Mirecki, NatPhil Board Member; Martha Newman; Doug and Emily Jacobson; and Potter Violins.
Anne Midgette - The classical beat
2013-11-14 19:09:40
In 2005, the opera “Lost Childhood” had a read-through, with singers and piano, through American Opera Projects in New York City. Like many operas these days, it’s based on a true story. It depicts a conversation between a character named Judah, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, inspired by the New York-based psychiatrist Yehuda Nir (who wrote a memoir called “The Lost Childhood”), and a character named Manfred, a German child of Nazi sympathizers, inspired by Richard Wagner’s great-grandson, Gottfried Wagner. The work was intense, full of conversation -- a “New York Times” review questioned whether opera was the best medium for the subject -- and still had to be orchestrated. In a recent phone interview Charles Jarden, the head of American Opera Projects, said that the composer, Janice Hamer, promised to get back to him when she had completed the orchestration -- and that she didn’t show up until almost seven […]
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