Friday, April 22, 2016

PROCLAMATION! THE BLACK COMPOSER SPEAKS Presented by Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Friday, April 29, 7:30PM Promontory Chicago, 5311 S Lake Park Ave

Jeffrey Mumford

Jessie Montgomery

David N. Baker, Jr. (1931-2016)

PROCLAMATION! The Black Composer Speaks celebrates music by African American artists utilizing styles from neoclassical to free improvisation, concerto to collaborative, Afrocentric to abstract. Based on the award-winning treatise by David Baker, the program features three generations of brilliant African American musicians.

Created by conductor, composer and trumpet virtuoso Stephen Burns, the mission of Fulcrum Point New Music Project is to be a Chicago leader of diverse new music by presenting multi-media performances, generating educational programs, as well as commissioning and recording innovative works. Its programs are inspired and influenced by popular culture, including literature, film, dance, folk, rock, jazz, blues, Latin and world music.  Through multi-disciplinary concert performances and educational programs, Fulcrum Point seeks to encourage audiences to make cross-cultural connections between new music, art, technology and literature, gaining greater insight into today’s diverse world.

For more information on Fulcrum Point and its programs visit www.fulcrumpoint.org.

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