Wednesday, September 23, 2015

John Malveaux: Associate Prof. Karen Walwyn will preview 'Journey to New Lands' from 'Mother Emanuel' during the 150th Anniversary 13th Amendment



Karen Walwyn

John Malveaux of 
writes:

Steinway Artist and Howard University associate professor Karen Walwyn will preview 'Journey to New Lands' from her unfinished monumental work titled 'Mother Emanuel' during the 150th Anniversary 13th Amendment to US Constitution Abolition of Slavery CONCERT, November 21, 2015, DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC.  'Mother Emanuel' is a multi movement work for solo piano that depicts the journey across the seas to enslavement through the recent tragedy of June 17, 2015 at Mother Emanuel Episcopal Church in Charleston South Carolina.  'Journey to New Lands' is the first movement of 'Mother Emanuel'. Dr. Walwyn will also perform movement 4, 'Dance', from the Florence Price suite, 'In the Land O Cotton'. See http://www.coas.howard.edu/music/facstaff/full-time/walwyn.html

John Malveaux

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