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New Haven Symphony Orchestra “Renaissance Rhythms: From Harlem to New Haven,” Harlem Renaissance: Orchestral Voices
April 14 @ 3:00 pm
$10 – $49
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) will present “Renaissance Rhythms: From Harlem to New Haven,” a week of programs spanning the week of April 6- 14, which explore the artistic outpouring of music, theatre, and writing that flourished in both the Harlem Renaissance and New Haven’s Renaissance during the same era.
This high-energy program celebrates the orchestral music written by Black composers and performers at the heart of the Harlem Renaissance.
The Music
Duke Ellington
Black, Brown & Beige • Solitude
Margaret Bonds
I Got a Home in that Rock • You Can Tell the World
William Grant Still
Afro American Symphony
James P. Johnson
Drums • Yamekraw
Carlos Simon
Amen
The Performers
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
Chelsea Tipton II, Conductor & Principal Pops Director
Christian Sands, piano
Lisa Williamson, soprano
Registration is strongly recommended
