About
the February 28 2016 South Shore Opera Black History Month Concert
Music expresses a culture in different ways. Celebrate the end of Black History Month in a concert featuring the music of Black composers’ classical arrangements
of a powerful form of music that carried a race of people from slavery to emancipation…the
Negro Spirituals. These songs contributed to the
birth of jazz, and to the uplift of outstanding Black singers and musicians. Our
opera community is historically linked to the promotion of these
artists. Featured in the program are classical compositions of William
Grant Still’s Here’s
One and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Deep
River; and music of Ellington and Strayhorn and additional music by these composers, John Carter, and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson— in performance by Chicago’s acclaimed soprano Joelle
Lamarre, led by classical violinist, James Sanders with pianist, Donald Neale and bassist, Christian
Dillingham.
About South Shore Opera Company
The South Shore Opera Company of
Chicago is committed to making opera and musical theater accessible
to under served communities on the
South Side and elsewhere:
- Present the works of rarely performed Black and lesser-known composers whose contribution to music deserve recognition in history
- Provide greater opportunities for diverse artists to grow and present their craft via professional productions
- Provide cultural and educational programs that both enrich the opera-going experience and encourage future generations of artists and audiences
- Enhance the lives of youth by offering music education and outreach programs
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